baMDakaH 1 One who binds or catches, a binder. 2 A catcher. 3 A band, tie, rope, tether. 4 A dike, bank, dam. 5 A pledge, deposit. 6 A posture of the body. 7 Barter, exchange. 8 A violator, ravisher. 9 A promise. 10 A city. 11 A part or portion (at the end of num. compounds); fRaM sadaSabaMDakaM Y. 2. 76. — kaM Binding, confinement. — kI 1 An unchaste woman; na me tvayA kOmArabaMDakyA prayojanaM Māl. 7 ; Ve. 2. 2 A harlot, courtezan; balAt Dftosi mayeti baMDakIDAzwaryaM K. 237. 3 A female elephant. 4 A barren woman.