(p. 481) daṇḍa2 a rod, a mace, a club, a staff, a stick, a pole, a sceptre; a pestle; a mallet; a churning stick; a maulstick; a ramrod; a rudder; anything resembling a rod; a measure of length (=4 cubits); punishment, penalty; a sentence (প্রাণদণ্ড); a fine (অর্থদণ্ড); a loss (ব্যবসায়ে টাকা দণ্ড); government or statemanship, any form or policy of government (সামদানভেদদণ্ড); a war or battle; an army or column (দণ্ডনায়ক). ̃কর্তা n. one who is empowered to punish; a punisher; a governor or ruler; a judge. fem. ̃কর্ত্রী ।̃কাক n. the god of death or Yama (যম) in the guise of a crow; jackdaw, a raven. ̃গ্রহণ n. acceptance of or submission to punishment; act of taking to asceticism. দণ্ডগ্রহণ করা v. to accept punishment, to submit to punishment, to kiss the rod; to take to asceticism, to renounce the world. ̃চুম্বক n. a bar magnet. ̃দাতা n. an inflicter of punishment, a scourger. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃দান n. infliction of punishment; an award of a sentence of punishment. দণ্ডদান করা, দণ্ড দেওয়া v. to punish; to sentence to punishment, to award a sentence of punishment. ̃ধর n. a king; a ruler or governor; a name of Yama (যম) the god of death and punisher of sinners. a. sceptred; armed with or bearing a staff. ̃ধারী a. armed with or bearing a staff; sceptred. n. king; an ascetic. ̃ন n. act of punishing or infliction of punishment, punishment. ̃নায়ক n. a commanderin-chief; an army commander; one empowered to punish, a punisher, a scourger. ̃নীতি n. principles of government; political economy, politics; principles regulating punishment, penal system. ̃নীয় a. punishable. fem. ̃নীয়া । ̃পাণি same as দন্ডধর । ̃প্রদান same as দন্ডদান । ̃পাল, ̃পালক n. a gatekeeper, a porter (fem. porteress, portress), a janitor (fem. janitrix, janitress). ̃বিধাতা same as ̃দাতা fem. ̃বিধাত্রী । ̃বিধান n. award or determination of punishment; the penal code. ̃বিধি n. the penal code; the criminal or penal procedure; a criminal or penal law. ̃মুণ্ড n. all sorts of punishments ranging from the most lenient ones to capital punishment. দণ্ডমুণ্ডের কর্তা one who has the absolute power of punishing; a king; an absolute ruler or master; a judge. ̃যোগ্য a. punishable. ̃স্বরুপ adv. by way of punishment, as a penalty. 23)
