mn. ([ or kāṇḍ/a TS. vii ]) (ifc. f (A or I).) ([ cf. khaṇḍa, with which in some of its senses kāṇḍa is confounded ]) a single joint of the stalk or stem of a plant, such as a bamboo or reed or cane (i.e. the portion from one knot to another cf. tri-k), any... mn. a separate department or subject (e.g. karma-kāṇḍa, the department of the Veda veda treating of sacrificial rites Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 4-2, 51;) AV.; TS.;...