masculine · paṇḍaka 1 · paṇḍaka 2
an eunuch
Paṇḍaka [cp late (dialect) Sanskrit paṇḍa and paṇḍaka; for etymology see Walde, Latin Wtb. under pello] a eunuch, weakling Vin I 86, 135, 168, 320; IV 20, 269; A III 128; V 71; Saddh 79. — With reference to the female sex as paṇḍikā at Vin II 271 (itthi°).
<b> <c c="#a00149">Paṇḍaka</c> </b> <br>A monk, friend of Kapila, who lived in a village near Kosambī. He was found guilty of having taken what did not belong to him and also of unchastity. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.iii.67</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, agent, from paṇḍu) asexual; neuter eunuch Construction: paṇḍu + aka
(masc, masc, agent, from paṇḍa) homosexual; effeminate man Construction: paṇḍu + aka