Bandha (adj.) [cp. Vedic bandha, fr. bandh] 1. bond, fetter It 56 (abandho Mārassa, not a victim of M.); Nd1 328 (taṇhā˚, diṭṭhi˚); ThA 241. -- 2. one who binds or ties together, in assa˚ horsekeeper, groom J ii.98; v.441, 449; DhA i.392. -- 3. a sort of binding: maṇḍala˚ with a circular b. (parasol) Vin iv.338,salāka˚ with a notched b. ibid. -- 4. a halter, tether Dpvs i.76. -- Cp. vinibandha.