skaṃdhaḥ

Dictionary meanings for skaṃdhaḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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skaṃdhaḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[skadyate āruhyate'sau sukhena śā- khayā vā karmaṇi ghañ pṛṣoº; cf. Uṇ. 4. 206] 1 The shoulder.

2 The body.

3 The trunk or stem of a [Page1143-a+ 57] tree; tīvrāghātapratihatataruskaṃdhalagnaikadaṃtaḥ S. 1. 33; R. 4. 57, Me. 53.

4 A branch or large bough.

5 A department or branch of human knowledge.

6 A chapter, section, division (of a book).

7 A division or detachment of an army.

8 A troop, multitude,...

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