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double dandas

double dandas is the plural of double danda.

Meaning of double danda

Noun

double danda (plural double dandas)

  1. A punctuation mark (॥) used in many Indic scripts, denoting the end of a paragraph or verse of poetry.
    • The characters belong to the Siddhamātṛkā alphabet and may be assigned to the eighth century A.D. on grounds of palaeography. [...] The inscription begins with the siddham symbol and ends with a double daṇḍa.1971, Dineshchandra Sircar, Studies in the Religious Life of Ancient and Medieval India, Motilal Banarsidass Publications, →ISBN, page 140

Questions about double dandas

What is double dandas the plural of?
Double dandas is the plural of double danda.

Words near double dandas in the dictionary

  1. double dactyl
  2. double dactyls
  3. double dagger
  4. double daggers
  5. double danda
  6. double dandas
  7. double dare
  8. double dared
  9. double dares
  10. double daring
  11. double date

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