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कबंधः (kabaMdhaH)

 
Apte 1890
English
कबंधः,
धं A headless trunk (especially when it retains life)
(स्वं) नृत्यत्कबंधं समरे ददर्श R. 7. 51, 12. 49.
धः 1 The belly.
2 A cloud.
3 A comet.
4 N. of Rāhu.
5 Water (said to be n. also in this sense)
Śi. 16. 67.
6 N. of a mighty demon mentioned in the Rāmāyaṇa. [While Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lived in the Daṇḍakā forest, Kabandha attacked them and was slain by them. It is said that, though at first a heavenly being, he was cursed by Indra to assume the form of a demon and to be in that state till killed by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. He advised Rāma to form friendship with Sugrīva
see R. 12. 57].