बांधना bāndhnā

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · v.

Earlier definition

Definition

To tie, to fasten, to bind, to pack, to wrap around.

Usual translation

  1. tie

Origin of the definition

बाँधना bām̐dhanā bā:dhnā: (v) to tie, to fasten; to bind; to pack; to wrap around (as पगड़ी—, पट्टी—).

H باندهنا बांधना bāṅdhnā [bāṅdh˚ = Prk. बंध(इ) = S. बध्ना(ति), rt. बन्ध्], v.t. To bind, tie, fix, fasten; to tie up, tighten; to bind up, dress (hair, &c.); to fasten or tie (on or round), bind (round), put (on, -par; e.g. ghāʼo-par pulṭis bāṅdho); to chain, enchain, fetter; to take captive, enthral, captivate, bring under (one's) influence; to shut up, confine, imprison; to fix, direct, fasten (hope, eyes, aim, &c. upon, -par); to shut, close, stop (water, &c.), to embank; to arrest, hold back, check; to bind together, join together (in marriage, &c.), fasten together, put together, join, connect, conglomerate, unite, gather, pack, set (e.g. gathrī bāṅdhnā; haḍḍī bāṅdhnā; hāth bāṅdhnā; laḍḍū bāṅdhnā; maẓmūn bāṅdhnā); to build, construct (dam, bridge, &c.); to compose (verses); to form, produce, make, constitute (e.g. ṣaf bāṅdhnā; nīyat bāṅdhnā; samā bāṅdhnā); to entertain, cherish, foster, have, contract, form (enmity, friendship, &c.); to put on, lay on, impose, levy (e.g. maḥsūl bāṅdhnā); to put on, lay (a stake, wager, &c.); to fix, erect, set up (a post, standard, &c.); to devise, contrive, plan; to make (of, -ko), constitute, regard as, compare to (e.g. tū usko tār bāṅdh, 'you regard her as, or liken her to, a palm').

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

479 occurrences

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Avyakts

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Mamma

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Created
Wednesday 13 May 2020
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Tuesday 16 January 2024