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चण्ड

कोपन, प्रचगड, क्रोधी, उग्र, तेज-मिजाज,

prone to anger, fierce

Monier–Williams

चण्ड — {cáṇḍa} mf({ā} lxviii, 92##{ī} ii &c.)n. (probably fr. {candrá}, 'glowing' with passion) fierce, violent, cruel, impetuous, hot, ardent with passion, passionate, angry &c##circumcised##m. N. of a mythical being ({cáṇḍasya naptyás}, 'daughters of Caṇḍa', a class of female demons ii, 14, 1), Agp. xlī, 20##Śiva or Bhairava xii, 10358 xxiii (= {sūrya}) iii, 14631##N. of a demon causing diseases 9563##of a Daitya, 12937##of an attendant of Yama or of Śiva##of one of the 7 clouds enveloping the earth at the deluge##= {-cukrā}##n. heat##passion, wrath##({am}), ind. violently, in anger iii, 21##({ā}), f. (g. {bahv-ādi}), N. of Durgā (esp. as incarnation for the purpose of destroying the Asura Mahisha, this exploit forming the subject of the and being particularly celebrated in Bengāl at the Durgāpūjā about Oct. Nov.) vi, 797 10245##N. of one of the 8 Nāyikās or Saktis of Durgā##N. of an attendant of the 12th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī##of a river##of a plant (Andropogon aciculatus##Mucuna pruritus##Salvinia cucullata##white Dūrvā grass##{liṅginī} ) i, iv ; vi, 51##a kind of perfume (commonly Chor)##({ī}), f. (g. {bahv-ādi}) a passionate woman, vixen##a term of endearment applied to a mistress##N. of Durgā vi, 797 10233 xi##of a female attendant of Durgā##of Uddālaka's wife, JaimBhār. xxiv, 1##a short N. of the##a metre of 4 x 13 syllables (cf. {uc-}, {pra-}##{a-caṇḍī}, {cāṇḍa}.)