cāṇḍāla

Dictionary meanings for cāṇḍāla from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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cāṇḍāla

Normalized lookup: candala

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. = caṇḍ (Ved. Pa1n2. 5-4, 36 Va1rtt. 1) VS. xxx, 21; S3Br. xiv; Kaus3.; Mn. &c 392,1 72789 m. the worst among (in comp. Mn. ix, 87 MBh. xii f.; gen. Ca1n2.) 392,1 72790 f. a Can2d2a1la caṇḍāla woman Mn. viii, 373; BhP. vi, 3, 12 392,1 72791 f. (said of a woman on the first day of her courses) Vet. i, 10 392,1 72792

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