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बिन्दु

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See also: बन्दी and बन्द

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Noun

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बिन्दु n

  1. Devanagari script form of bindu

Declension

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Declension table of "बिन्दु" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)बिन्दु (bindu)बिन्दूनि (bindūni) or बिन्दू (bindū)
Accusative (second)बिन्दुं (binduṃ)बिन्दूनि (bindūni) or बिन्दू (bindū)
Instrumental (third)बिन्दुना (bindunā)बिन्दूहि (bindūhi) or बिन्दूभि (bindūbhi)
Dative (fourth)बिन्दुस्स (bindussa) or बिन्दुनो (binduno)बिन्दूनं (bindūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)बिन्दुस्मा (bindusmā) or बिन्दुम्हा (bindumhā)बिन्दूहि (bindūhi) or बिन्दूभि (bindūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)बिन्दुस्स (bindussa) or बिन्दुनो (binduno)बिन्दूनं (bindūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)बिन्दुस्मिं (bindusmiṃ) or बिन्दुम्हि (bindumhi)बिन्दूसु (bindūsu)
Vocative (calling)बिन्दु (bindu)बिन्दूनि (bindūni) or बिन्दू (bindū)

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bindúṣ, of uncertain further origin. Per Turner, it is likely a substrate borrowing related to उण्डुक (uṇḍuka, “network”), इन्दु (indu, “drop”), इण्ड्व (iṇḍva, “(two) mats”), वीटा (vīṭā, “stick used in tipcat”), वृन्त (vṛnta, “stalk”) and विटप (viṭapa, “tree”).

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Noun

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बि॒न्दु • (bindú) stem, m (once n)

  1. a detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot
  2. (with हिरण्यय (hiraṇyaya)) a pearl
  3. a drop of water taken as a measure
  4. a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant
  5. (grammar, lexicography) (at the end of a compound also बिन्दुक (binduka)) the dot over a letter representing the anusvara (supposed to be connected with शिव (śiva) and of great mystical importance)
  6. a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased = "stet")
  7. a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing
  8. a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress
  9. a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows
  10. (in dramatic language) the sudden development of a secondary incident (which, like a drop of oil in water, expands and furnishes an important element in the plot)
  11. name of a man g. बिदादि (bidā-di)
  12. name of an आङ्गिरस (āṅgirasa) (author of RV. 8.83 and 9.30)
  13. name of the author of a रसपद्धति (rasa-paddhati)
  14. (in the plural) name of a warrior tribe g. दामन्यादि (dāmany-ādi)

Declension

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Masculine u-stem declension of बि॒न्दु
singular dual plural
nominative बि॒न्दुः (bindúḥ) बि॒न्दू (bindū́) बि॒न्दवः॑ (bindávaḥ)
accusative बि॒न्दुम् (bindúm) बि॒न्दू (bindū́) बि॒न्दून् (bindū́n)
instrumental बि॒न्दुना॑ (bindúnā)
बि॒न्द्वा¹ (bindvā́¹) 		बि॒न्दुभ्या॑म् (bindúbhyām) बि॒न्दुभिः॑ (bindúbhiḥ)
dative बि॒न्दवे॑ (bindáve) बि॒न्दुभ्या॑म् (bindúbhyām) बि॒न्दुभ्यः॑ (bindúbhyaḥ)
ablative बि॒न्दोः (bindóḥ) बि॒न्दुभ्या॑म् (bindúbhyām) बि॒न्दुभ्यः॑ (bindúbhyaḥ)
genitive बि॒न्दोः (bindóḥ) बि॒न्द्वोः (bindvóḥ) बि॒न्दू॒नाम् (bindūnā́m)
locative बि॒न्दौ (bindáu) बि॒न्द्वोः (bindvóḥ) बि॒न्दुषु॑ (bindúṣu)
vocative बिन्दो॑ (bíndo) बिन्दू॑ (bíndū) बिन्द॑वः (bíndavaḥ)
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Neuter u-stem declension of बि॒न्दु
singular dual plural
nominative बि॒न्दु (bindú) बि॒न्दुनी॑ (bindúnī) बि॒न्दूनि॑ (bindū́ni)
बि॒न्दु¹ (bindú¹)
बि॒न्दू¹ (bindū́¹)
accusative बि॒न्दु (bindú) बि॒न्दुनी॑ (bindúnī) बि॒न्दूनि॑ (bindū́ni)
बि॒न्दु¹ (bindú¹)
बि॒न्दू¹ (bindū́¹)
instrumental बि॒न्दुना॑ (bindúnā)
बि॒न्द्वा¹ (bindvā́¹) 		बि॒न्दुभ्या॑म् (bindúbhyām) बि॒न्दुभिः॑ (bindúbhiḥ)
dative बि॒न्दुने॑ (bindúne)
बि॒न्दवे॑¹ (bindáve¹) 		बि॒न्दुभ्या॑म् (bindúbhyām) बि॒न्दुभ्यः॑ (bindúbhyaḥ)
ablative बि॒न्दुनः॑ (bindúnaḥ)
बि॒न्दोः¹ (bindóḥ¹) 		बि॒न्दुभ्या॑म् (bindúbhyām) बि॒न्दुभ्यः॑ (bindúbhyaḥ)
genitive बि॒न्दुनः॑ (bindúnaḥ)
बि॒न्दोः¹ (bindóḥ¹) 		बि॒न्दुनोः॑ (bindúnoḥ)
बि॒न्द्वोः¹ (bindvóḥ¹) 		बि॒न्दू॒नाम् (bindūnā́m)
locative बि॒न्दुनि॑ (bindúni)
बि॒न्दौ¹ (bindáu¹) 		बि॒न्दुनोः॑ (bindúnoḥ)
बि॒न्द्वोः¹ (bindvóḥ¹) 		बि॒न्दुषु॑ (bindúṣu)
vocative बिन्दु॑ (bíndu)
बिन्दो॑ (bíndo) 		बिन्दु॑नी (bíndunī) बिन्दू॑नि (bíndūni)
बिन्दु॑¹ (bíndu¹)
बिन्दू॑¹ (bíndū¹)
  • ¹Vedic

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899), “बिन्दु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 731, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “bindú-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 224-225
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bindú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 522
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