[daṃḍ ac] 1 A stick, staff, rod, mace, club, cudgel; patatu śira- syakāṃḍayamadaṃḍa ivaiṣa bhujaḥ Māl. 5. 31; kāṣṭhadaṃḍaḥ.

2 The sceptre of a king, the rod as a symbol of authority [Page0555-a+ 57] and punishment; āttadaṃḍaḥ Ś. 5. 8.

3 The staff given to a twice-born man at the time of investiture with the sacred thread; cf. Ms. 2. 45- 47.

4 The staff of a saṃnyāsin or ascetic.

5 The trunk of an ele-...