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vaṇṭa

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Vaṇṭa (nt.) [Epic Sk. vṛnta] a stalk S iii.155=D i.73 (˚chinna with its stalk cut); J i.70; Ap 62; Vism 356 (in comparison); SnA 296; VbhA 60; DhA ii.42;iv.112; VvA 44. avaṇṭa (of thana, the breast of a woman) not on a stalk (i. e. well -- formed, plump) J v.155. So to be trsld here, although vaṇṭa as medical term is given in BR with meaning "nipple." -- See also tālavaṇṭa