Ābandhana (neuter) [from ā + bandh]1. tie, bond Sv I 181 = Pp-a 236 (°atthena ñāti yeva ñāti-parivaṭṭo).2. tying, binding Vism 351 (-lakkhaṇa, of āpodhātu).3. reins (?) or harness (on a chariot) Ja V 319 (but cf. commentary explanation "hatthi-assa-rathesu ābandhitabbāni bhaṇḍakāni", thus taking it as ā + bhaṇḍa + na, i.e. wares, loads etc.). With this cf. Sanskrit ābandha, according to Abhidh-r-m 2, 420 a thong of leather which fastens the oxen to the yoke of a plough. {103}
(nt, nt, act, from ābandhati) binding; holding together; cohering binds to, fastens on to Construction: ā + √bandh + ana