kábandha as, am m. n. (sometimes written kávandha) a big barrel or cask, a largebellied vessel (metaphorically applied to a cloud) RV. AV. ix, 4, 3 ; x, 2, 3
• (ep.) the clouds which obscure the sun at sunset and sunrise (sometimes personified) MBh
• the belly Nir
• a headless trunk (shaped like a barrel
• esp. one retaining vitality W.) R. Pañcat. Ragh. &c
• m. N. of the Rākshasa Danu (son of Śrī
• punished by Indra for insolently challenging him to combat
• his head and thighs were forced into his body by a blow from the god's thunderbolt, leaving him with long arms and a huge mouth in his belly
• it was predicted that he would not recover his original shape until his arms were cut off by Rāma and Lakshmaṇa). R. iii, 69, 27ff. Hariv. Ragh. &c
• N. of Rāhu L
• N. of certain Ketus (96 in number) VarBṛS
• N. of an Ātharvaṇa and Gandharva ŚBr. xiv (kabándha) VP. &c
• (am), n. water Sāy. & L