सेतुबन्ध

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सेतु—बन्ध  m.  m. the forming of a causeway or bridge, a dam or bridge ( esp. the ridge of rocks extending from रामेश्वर on the Southeastern coast of India to Ceylon, and supposed to have been formed by हनुमत् as a bridge for the passage of राम's army), [MBh.]; [R. &c.]

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राम-सेतु    N. of various works ( esp. of the 13th ch. of the भट्टि-काव्य and of a Prākṛt poem on the history of राम, also called , or रावण-वह, attributed to प्रवरसेन and sometimes to कालिदास).

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Shabda-Sagara

सेतुबन्ध  m.  ( -न्धः)
1. The ridge of rocks extending from the south extre- mity of the Coromandel coast towards the island of Ceylon, sup- posed to have been formed by HANUMĀN by command of RĀMA, as a bridge for the passage of his forces, when going against RĀVAṆA.
2. Any dyke or dam, &c.
E. सेतु a bridge, बन्ध a binding.

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