Definitions
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- n. A double-edged sword from India, used ceremonially in Sikhism.
- n. A religious symbol of Sikhism, having the shape of three swords: a khanda, a chakram and two kirpans.
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, the court permitted plaintiff to move ahead on his claim that he should be permitted to wear the kara (steel bracelet) and khanda (pendant), possess a second kanga (religious comb), possess longer turbans, remain in contact with religious articles during searches, and that prison religious exercise policies should be re-written to include Sikhs.
Recent Prisoner Religious Exercise Cases In U.S. and Britain
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[586] He is the deified sword, the name being _khanda-aba_ or sword-father.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
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The long cut-and-thrust sword is not uncommon, and also the _khanda_ or double-edged sword.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
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He had a watch-dog who warned him of the approach of his enemies, and he is named after the _khanda_ or sword which he always carried.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala
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'Paritanamichithe' (Patnam Subramania Iyer) in khanda chapu with an inherent pep about it brightened up things.
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Shloka's rhythmic grasp was in full flow in Jatrikattu in Maand with the khanda jati combinations crisply highlighted.
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Because They Love Me khanda - santee, California Iraq
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'part' to mean a _piece_ (khanda); for Brahman does not admit of being divided into pieces, and moreover, the difficulties connected with the former interpretation would present themselves here also.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48
chained_bear commented on the word khanda
"... once people learned how to make sugar crystals, they began to use the name sharkara (for it), which also meant 'gravel.' ...
"The word for 'a piece of sugar' in the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit is khanda, which, as it passed through Persian to Arabic to Europe, became candy."
Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos, Sugar Changed the World (Boston and New York: Clarion Books, 2010), 12-13
January 10, 2018