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caṇḍena

caṇḍa

masc instr sg of caṇḍa (adj); nt instr sg of caṇḍa (adj); masc instr sg of caṇḍa (noun)

  1. fierce; violent; savage; hostile
  2. name of a chieftain; lit. fierce

Etymology. √caṇḍ + a; from √caṇḍ 'be fierce, be violent'; Sanskrit caṇḍa [caṇḍ]

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

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