bindu (mn)
Meanings
- (in dram.) the sudden development of a secondary incident
- a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows
- a detached particle
- a drop of water taken as a measure
- a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress
- a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing
- a pearl
- a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant
- a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased = "stet")
- dot
- drop
- globule
- spot
- the dot over a letter representing the Anusvāra (supposed to be connected with Śiva and of great mystical importance)
a flaw in a jewel
Sememes
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