दण्ड

Etymology
language. Kuiper argues for a loanword from ; compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,,. Likewise, Southworth suggests a substratum, compare.

Alternatively, but less likely, a derivative of, whence , and thus cognate with , but both this and that Greek word are phonologically difficult to explain.

Noun

 * 1) stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club
 * 2) staff given at investiture with the sacred thread
 * 3) penis (with
 * 4) trunk »
 * 5) "arm" or "leg" » ,
 * 6) "tusk" »
 * 7) penis
 * 8) a stalk, stem (of a tree; compare, , )
 * 9) the staff of a banner
 * 10) the handle (of a ladle, sauce-pan, fly-flap, parasol etc.)
 * 11) the steam of a plough
 * 12) "a mast" »
 * 13) the crossbar of a lute which holds the strings
 * 14) the stick with which a lute is played
 * 15) a churning-stick (compare )
 * 16) a pole as a measure of length (= 4 hastas)
 * 17) name of a measure of time (= 60 s)
 * 18) name of a staff-like appearance in the sky ("Name of a planet" L.; compare )
 * 19) name of a constellation
 * 20) a form of military array (compare )
 * 21) line
 * 22) staff or sceptre as a symbol of power and sovereignty, application of power, violence
 * 23) power over (genitive or in compound), control, restraint (compare, ,  []; )
 * 24) the rod as a symbol of judicial authority and punishment, punishment (corporal, verbal, and fiscal; chastisement and imprisonment, reprimand, fine)
 * 25) pride
 * 26) horse
 * 27) Punishment (son of Dharma and Kriyā)
 * 28) Yama
 * 29) Shiva
 * 30) name of an attendant of the Sun
 * 31) (g.  and ) name of a man with the patronymic
 * 32) name of a prince slain by Arjuna (brother of, identified with the asura )
 * 33) name of a rakṣas

Descendants

 * Dardic:
 * Central:
 * Hindustani: dā̃ḍ, ḍā̃ḍ, ḍā̃ṛ, daṇḍā, ḍaṇḍā, ḍā̃ḍā, ḍā̃ṛā, ḍaṇḍī, ḍā̃ḍī
 * Eastern:
 * Northern:
 * Central Pahari:
 * Eastern Pahari:
 * Western Pahari:
 * Southern:
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Central:
 * Hindustani: dā̃ḍ, ḍā̃ḍ, ḍā̃ṛ, daṇḍā, ḍaṇḍā, ḍā̃ḍā, ḍā̃ṛā, ḍaṇḍī, ḍā̃ḍī
 * Eastern:
 * Northern:
 * Central Pahari:
 * Eastern Pahari:
 * Western Pahari:
 * Southern:
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Eastern:
 * Northern:
 * Central Pahari:
 * Eastern Pahari:
 * Western Pahari:
 * Southern:
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Northern:
 * Central Pahari:
 * Eastern Pahari:
 * Western Pahari:
 * Southern:
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Western Pahari:
 * Southern:
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Western:
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")
 * Hindustani: dannā ("penis")


 * Hindustani: daṇḍ
 * Hindustani: daṇḍ
 * Hindustani: daṇḍ
 * Hindustani: daṇḍ