Khaṇḍa-kuṇḍa

Khaṇḍa-kuṇḍa · khaṇḍa-kuṇḍa, “the half kuṇḍa”

Grammar: neuter noun; a compound of khaṇḍa (part) and kuṇḍa.

Meaning: a half-round kuṇḍa.

In the scriptures: the Madhyama Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa fixes the payment for its maker at ten varāṭas, and one varāṭa equals 80 kauḍīs (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 3–5).

Related terms: Kuṇḍa

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 2, Chapters 3–5