दंड

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दण्ड (daṇḍ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍá). Doublet of डंडा (ḍaṇḍā) and डाँड़ (ḍā̃ṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əɳɖ/, [d̪ɐ̃ɳɖ]

Noun

दंड • (daṇḍ) m (Urdu spelling دنڈ)

1. punishment, penalty, fine, chastisement

   Synonym: सज़ा (sazā)

   तुम्हें इन अपराधों के लिए दंड मिलना होगा।

   tumhẽ in aprādhõ ke lie daṇḍ milnā hogā.

   You must be punished for your crimes.

2. stick, staff, rod, pole

   Synonym: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā)

3. (orthography) danda

Declension

Declension of दंड (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दंड daṇḍ	दंड daṇḍ
oblique	दंड daṇḍ	दंडों daṇḍõ
vocative	दंड daṇḍ	दंडो daṇḍo

Derived terms

• दंडपाल (daṇḍpāl, “watchman, gatekeeper”)
• दंडनायक (daṇḍnāyak, “magistrate”)
• मृत्युदंड (mŕtyudaṇḍ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दंड”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Prakrit

Noun

दंड (daṃḍa) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀤𑀁𑀟

Declension

Maharastri declension of दंड (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	दंडो (daṃḍo)	दंडा (daṃḍā)
Accusative	दंडं (daṃḍaṃ)	दंडे (daṃḍe) or दंडा (daṃḍā)
Instrumental	दंडेण (daṃḍeṇa) or दंडेणं (daṃḍeṇaṃ)	दंडेहि (daṃḍehi) or दंडेहिं (daṃḍehiṃ)
Dative	दंडाअ (daṃḍāa)	—
Ablative	दंडाओ (daṃḍāo) or दंडाउ (daṃḍāu) or दंडा (daṃḍā) or दंडाहि (daṃḍāhi) or दंडाहिंतो (daṃḍāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	दंडस्स (daṃḍassa)	दंडाण (daṃḍāṇa) or दंडाणं (daṃḍāṇaṃ)
Locative	दंडम्मि (daṃḍammi) or दंडे (daṃḍe)	दंडेसु (daṃḍesu) or दंडेसुं (daṃḍesuṃ)
Vocative	दंड (daṃḍa) or दंडा (daṃḍā)	दंडा (daṃḍā)