दण्डं (daNDaM)
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पुराणम्
Englishदण्डम् १ / DAṆḌAM I. A divine weapon of kāla (yama). It is mentioned in mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 41, Stanza 26 that King yama had presented this weapon to arjuna.
दण्डम् २ / DAṆḌAM II. A holy place on the bank of river pampā. Those who bathe in this holy place will get the fruits of giving a thousand cows as Gift. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 85, Stanza 15).
दण्डम् ३ / DAṆḌAM III. One of the four expedients. The four expedients are sāma, Dāna, Bheda and daṇḍa. A king should subdue an enemy by resorting to these four expedients. Of the four expedients, sāma and daṇḍa are considered to be the best.Sāmādīnāmupāyānāṁ
Caturṇāmapi paṇḍitāḥ ।
Sāmadaṇḍau praśaṁsanti
Nityaṁ rāṣṭrābhivṛddhaye. ।। (manusmṛti, Stanza 109).
Wise people say that, of the four expedients sāma and daṇḍa are the most effective for the prosperity of the country.
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