हुण्ड

{ huṇḍḥ, huṇḍa(ṁ), huṇḍa }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

HUṆḌA   An asura, the son of Vipracitti. [He abducted Aśokasundarī, sister of Subrahmaṇya. Padma Purāṇa] . (See under Aśokasundarī).
HUṆḌA(Ṁ)   An urban region in ancient India. The people of this area were known as Huṇḍas. Īn the great war they fought on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. They took their positions in the Krauñcāruṇa vyūha formed by Nakula and Sahadeva. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 50, Verse 51] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

हुण्ड  m.  m. a ram ( cf. हुड), [KāśīKh.]
a tiger, [L.]
a village hog, [L.]
a blockhead, [L.]
a राक्षस, [L.]
( prob.) an ear (of corn), [Siṉhâs.]
पौण्ड्र   ( pl.) N. of a people ( v.l.), [MBh.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

हुण्डः [huṇḍḥ]   1 A tiger.
A ram.
A blockhead.
A village-hog.
A demon.

Shabda-Sagara

हुण्ड  m.  ( -ण्डः)
1. A tiger.
2. A village-hog.
3. A blockhead.
4. An imp, a goblin.
5. A ram.
E. हुडि to collect, अच् aff.

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हुडि अच्