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bandhanā

bandhana

nt nom pl of bandhana (noun); nt instr sg of bandhana (noun); nt abl sg of bandhana (noun); nt voc sg of bandhana (noun); …

1. tie; rope; bond; fetter; lit. binding
2. attachment; connection; lit. binding
3. bondage; confinement; imprisonment; tying up; lit. binding
4. tying up; kidnapping; lit. binding
5. with a mending; having a repair; lit. with binding
6. stalk; lit. binding
7. name of an arahant monk; lit. binding
8. binding (to); tying (to); imprisoning (in)

Etymology. √bandh + ana; from √bandh 'bind, tie'; Sanskrit bandhana [bandh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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