vaṃdin

Dictionary meanings for vaṃdin from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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vaṃdin

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. 1 A panegyrist, bard, an encomiast, a herald; gharmacchedātpaṭu- taragiro vaṃdino nīlakaṃṭhāḥ V. 4. 4; (the bards form a distinct caste sprung from a Kṣatriya father and a Śūdra mother).

2 A captive, prisoner.

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