भाण्डागार

Sanskrit

Etymology

भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) +‎ आगार (āgāra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɳ.ɖɑː.ɡɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːɳ.ɖɑːˈɡɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

भाण्डागार • (bhāṇḍāgāra) stem, ?

1. storeroom
2. treasury; treasure

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀸𑀕𑀸𑀭 (bhaṃḍāgāra), 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀸𑀕𑀸𑀆𑀭 (bhaṃḍāgāāra), 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀸𑀭 (bhaṃḍāra)
  • Central:
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀪𑀁𑀟𑀸𑀕𑀸𑀭 (bhaṃḍāgāra)
      • Old Awadhi: भंडारू (bhaṇḍārū)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: bhãḍār, bhãḍārā
        • Hindi: भंडार, भंडारा
        • Urdu: بھَن٘ڈار, بھَن٘ڈارا
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: ভঁৰাল (bhõral)
      • Bengali: ভাঁড়ার (bhãṛar)
      • Bihari:
        • Bhojpuri: भँड़ार (bhãṛār)
        • Maithili: भँड़ार (bhãṛār)
      • Odia: ଭଣ୍ଡାର (bhaṇḍāra)
  • Northern:
    • Chambeali: भण्डार (bhaṇḍār)
    • Kumaoni: भनार (bhanār)
    • Nepali: भण्डार (bhaṇḍār)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Sindhi: bhaṇḍāru

        Arabic script: ڀَنڊارُ

        Devanagari script: भंडारु

  • Southern:
    • Dhivehi: ބަންޑާރަ (ban̊ḍāra)
    • Marathi: भांडार (bhāṇḍār)
  • Western:
    • Gujarati: ભંડાર (bhaṇḍār)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “भाण्डागार”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṇḍāgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press