[uṃd-yuc Uṇ. 2. 76] 1 Food, boiled rice; e. g. dadhyodanaḥ, ghṛtaº, guḍaº, māṃsaº &c.

2 Grain mash- ed and cooked with milk.

3 A cloud. (Sometimes odana is prefixed to the names of pupils to denote that the pupil's object is more to be fed by his master than be taught; e. g. odanapāṇinīyāḥ P. VI. 2. 69 Sk. nī The plant (balā) Sida Cordifolia. Comp. āhvayā, āhvā, odanikā N. of a medicinal plant...