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कबन्ध

रुद्र, राहु, एक राक्षस, सलिल

rudra, rahu, a demon, water

Monier–Williams

कबन्ध — {kábandha} {as}, {am} m. n. (sometimes written {kávandha}) a big barrel or cask, a largebellied vessel (metaphorically applied to a cloud) RV. AV. ix, 4, 3 ; x, 2, 3##(ep.) the clouds which obscure the sun at sunset and sunrise (sometimes personified) MBh##the belly Nir##a headless trunk (shaped like a barrel##esp. one retaining vitality W.) R. Pañcat. Ragh. &c##m. N. of the Rākshasa Danu (son of Śrī##punished by Indra for insolently challenging him to combat##his head and thighs were forced into his body by a blow from the god's thunderbolt, leaving him with long arms and a huge mouth in his belly##it was predicted that he would not recover his original shape until his arms were cut off by Rāma and Lakshmaṇa). R. iii, 69, 27ff. Hariv. Ragh. &c##N. of Rāhu L##N. of certain Ketus (96 in number) VarBṛS##N. of an Ātharvaṇa and Gandharva ŚBr. xiv ({kabándha}) VP. &c##({am}), n. water Sāy. & L