वितण्ड (vitaNDa)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 वितण्ड m.
  (-ण्डः)
	 1. A sort of lock or bolt with three divisions or wards.
2. An elephant.
	 f.
  (-ण्डा)
	 1. Controversy,  argument,  the subversion
of another's opinion or interpretation and establishment of one's
own. 
	 2. Criticism. 
	 3. An esculent root,  (Arum colocasia.)
	 4. Ben-
zoin or styrax.
	 5. The Oleander plant,  (Nerium odorum. )
	 6. A
ladle,  a spoon. 
 E.
  वि before,  तडि to beat,  affs. अच् and टाप् ।

Yates

English

 वि-तण्ड (ण्डः) 1.
m.
  A lock or bolt
with three wards
 an elephant.
f.
  Refutation
 controversy
 an
esculent root
 ladle or spoon. 

Wilson

English

 वितण्ड
m.
  (-ण्डः)
1 A sort of lock or bolt with three divisions or wards.
2 An elephant.
f.
  (-ण्डा)
1 Controversy,  argument,  the subversion of another's opinion or
interpretation,  and establishment of one's own. 
2 Criticism. 
3 An esculent root,  (Arum colocasia.)
4 Benzoin or styrax (?)
5 The Oleander plant,  (Nerium odorum. )
6 A ladle,  a spoon. 
E.
  वि before तडि to beat,  aff.
   अच् and टाप्.

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Apte

English

वितण्डः [vitaṇḍḥ],  1 An elephant.

A sort of lock or bolt.

Apte 1890

English

 वितंडः 1 An elephant. 
2 A sort of lock or bolt. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 वि-तण्ड m.
  (prob. connected with prec. ) a sort of lock or bolt with three divisions or wards,  W.
 

 an elephant,  ib.

Monier Williams 1872

English

 वितण्ड वि-तण्ड,  अस्,  m. (probably con-
nected with वि-तड् above),  a sort of lock or bolt
with three divisions or wards
 an elephant
 (आ),  f.
cavil,  captious objection,  hypercriticism,  perverse or
frivolous argument (especially,  in the Nyāya phil., 
idly carping at the arguments or assertions of another
without attempting to establish the opposite side of
the question),  frivolous or fallacious controversy or
wrangling,  debate,  criticism (in general)
 an esculent
root,  Arum Colocasia
 the oleander plant,  Nerium
Odorum
 a ladle,  spoon
 benzoin or storax (?).

Apte Hindi

Hindi

वितण्डः
पुं*
  - वि + तंड् +अच्
हाथी

वितण्डः
पुं*
  - -
एक प्रकार का ताला या चटख़नी

L R Vaidya

English

 vitaRqa {% m. %} 1. An elephant
 2. a sort of bolt.

Burnouf

French

 वितण्ड वितण्ड m.
  éléphant.
		 Sorte de serrure à trois
gardes. -- F. [आ] réfutation. 
		 Racine d'arum colocasia
nerium odorum,  bot.
		 Benjoin ou styrax.
		 Qqf.  cuiller.

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