बन्धक

{ bandhakḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

   See : बंधक, बंधक

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

बन्धक  m.  m. a binder, one who is employed in binding ( esp. animals), [MBh.]
नग   a catcher (See - and पाश-ब्°)
   a violator, ravisher, [L.]
पाशु-ब्°   a band, tie (See )

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पाशु ब्°

जल-ब्°   a dam, dike (See )

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जल ब्°

   a promise, vow, [L.]
   exchanging, barter, [W.]
   a city, [L.]
स-दश-ब्°   ( ifc. with numerals) a part (See )

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स दश ब्°

बन्धक  n.  m. or n. (?) pledging or a pledge (See स-ब्°)
बन्धक  n.  n. binding, confinement, [W.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

बन्धकः [bandhakḥ]   1 One who binds or catches, a binder.
   A catcher.
   A band, tie, rope, tether.
   A dike, bank, dam.
   A pledge, deposit.
   A posture of the body.
   Barter, exchange.
   A violator, ravisher.
   A promise.
   A city.
   A part or portion (at the end of num. compounds); ऋणं सदश- बन्धकम् [Y.2.76.]
   कम् Binding, confinement.
   Pawn, mortgage; L. D. B.
   की An unchaste woman; न मे त्वया कौमारबन्धक्या प्रयोजनम् [Māl.7;] [Ve.2.]
   A harlot, courtezan; अतः परं स्वैरिणी स्याद्बन्धकी पञ्चमे भवेत् [Mb.1.123.] 77; बलात् धृतोऽसि मयेति बन्धकीधार्ष्ट्यम् [K.237;] वैयात्यं प्रथयति बन्धकीव योषा [Rām. Ch.7.58.]
   A female elephant.
   A barren woman;

Shabda-Sagara

बन्धक  n.  ( -कं)
   1. Exchanging, barter.
   2. A city.
   3. A binding,
   4. Bind- ing, confinement.
  m.  ( -कः) A pledge.
  f.  ( -की)
   1. An unchaste wo- man, a harlot, a wanton.
   2. A barren woman.
   3. A she-elephant,
    E. बन्ध् to bind, ण्वुल् aff. fem. aff. ङीष् .

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बन्ध् ण्वुल् ङीष् .