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बंधुः (baMdhuH)

 
Apte 1890
English
बंधुः [बध्नाति मनः स्नेहादिना बंध्-उ] 1 A relation, kinsman, relative in general
यत्र द्रुमा अपि मृगा अपि बंधवो मे U. 3. 8: मातृबधुनिवासिनं R. 12. 12
Ś. 6. 22
Bg. 6. 9.
2 Any one connected or associated with another, a brother
प्रवासबंधुः a brothertraveller
धर्मबंधुः a spiritual brother
Ś. 4. 9.
3 (In law) A cognate kinsman, one's own kindred or kinsmen generally
(three kinds are enumerated
आत्म° personal, पितृ° paternal, and मातृ° maternal
see these three words).
4 A friend (in general)
as in बंधुकृत्य below
oft. at the end of comp.
मकरदंगंधबंधो Māl. 1. 38 ‘a friend of, (i. e.) charged with fragrance’ &c.
9. 13.
5 A husband
वैदेहिबंधार्हृदयं विदद्रे R. 14. 33.
6 A father.
7 A mother.
8 A brother.
9 The tree called बंधुजीव q. v.
10 One who belongs to or is connected with any tribe or profession only nominally
i. e. one who belongs to it, but does not do the duties pertaining thereto (often used by way of contempt)
स्वयमेव ब्रह्मबंधुनोद्भिन्नो दुर्गप्रयोगः M. 4
cf. क्षत्रबंधु.
11 Connection, relationship, association in general.
Comp.
काम a. affectionate towards kinsmen.
कृत्यं {1} the duty of a kinsman
त्वयि तु परिसमाप्तं बंधुकृत्यं प्रजानां Ś. 5. 8. {2} the business of a friend, a friendly or kind act or service
कच्चित्सौम्य व्यवसितमिदं बंधुकृत्यं त्वया मे Me. 114.
जनः {1} a relative, kinsman. {2} kindred, kinsmen taken collectively.
जीवः, जीवकः N. of a tree
बंधुजीवमधुराधरपल्लवमुल्लसितस्मितशोभं Gīt. 2
R. 11. 24.
दग्धः an abandoned wretch (हतक).
दत्तं a kind of Strīdhana or woman's property, the property given to a girl by her relatives at the time of marriage
Y. 2. 144.
प्रीतिः f. {1} love of a relative
बंधुप्रीत्वा Me. 49. {2} love for a friend.
भावः {1} friendship. {2} relationship.
वर्गः kinsmen, kindred.
हीन a. destitute of relatives or friends.