बिन्दु

See also: बन्दी and बन्द

Pali

Alternative forms

bindu (Latin script)
𑀩𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀼 (Brahmi script)
বিন্দু (Bengali script)
බින්‍දු (Sinhalese script)
ဗိန္ဒု (Burmese script)
พินฺทุ (Thai script)
ᨻᩥᨶ᩠ᨴᩩ (Tai Tham script)
ពិន្ទុ (Khmer script)

Noun

बिन्दु n

Devanagari script form of bindu

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

विन्दु (vindu) – later variant

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bindúṣ.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bin̪.d̪ú/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbin̪.d̪u/

Noun

बिन्दु • (bindú) m (once n)

a detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot
(with हिरण्यय (hiraṇyaya)) a pearl
a drop of water taken as a measure
a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant
(grammar, lexicography) (at the end of a compound also बिन्दुक (binduka)) the dot over a letter representing the anusvara (supposed to be connected with शिव (śiva) and of great mystical importance)
a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased = "stet")
a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing
a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress
a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows
(in dramatic language) the sudden development of a secondary incident (which, like a drop of oil in water, expands and furnishes an important element in the plot)
name of a man g. बिदादि (bidā-di)
name of an आङ्गिरस (āṅgirasa) (author of RV. 8.83 and 9.30)
name of the author of a रसपद्धति (rasa-paddhati)
(in the plural) name of a warrior tribe g. दामन्यादि (dāmany-ādi)

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of बिन्दु (bindú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बिन्दुः bindúḥ	बिन्दू bindū́	बिन्दवः bindávaḥ
Vocative	बिन्दो bíndo	बिन्दू bíndū	बिन्दवः bíndavaḥ
Accusative	बिन्दुम् bindúm	बिन्दू bindū́	बिन्दून् bindū́n
Instrumental	बिन्दुना / बिन्द्वा¹ bindúnā / bindvā̀¹	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभिः bindúbhiḥ
Dative	बिन्दवे / बिन्द्वे² bindáve / bindvè²	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Ablative	बिन्दोः / बिन्द्वः² bindóḥ / bindvàḥ²	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Genitive	बिन्दोः / बिन्द्वः² bindóḥ / bindvàḥ²	बिन्द्वोः bindvóḥ	बिन्दूनाम् bindūnā́m
Locative	बिन्दौ bindaú	बिन्द्वोः bindvóḥ	बिन्दुषु bindúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Neuter u-stem declension of बिन्दु (bindú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बिन्दु bindú	बिन्दुनी bindúnī	बिन्दू / बिन्दु / बिन्दूनि¹ bindū́ / bindú / bindū́ni¹
Vocative	बिन्दु / बिन्दो bindú / bíndo	बिन्दुनी bíndunī	बिन्दू / बिन्दु / बिन्दूनि¹ bíndū / bindú / bíndūni¹
Accusative	बिन्दु bindú	बिन्दुनी bindúnī	बिन्दू / बिन्दु / बिन्दूनि¹ bindū́ / bindú / bindū́ni¹
Instrumental	बिन्दुना / बिन्द्वा² bindúnā / bindvā̀²	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभिः bindúbhiḥ
Dative	बिन्दवे / बिन्द्वे³ bindáve / bindvè³	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Ablative	बिन्दोः / बिन्दुनः¹ / बिन्द्वः³ bindóḥ / bindúnaḥ¹ / bindvàḥ³	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Genitive	बिन्दोः / बिन्दुनः¹ / बिन्द्वः³ bindóḥ / bindúnaḥ¹ / bindvàḥ³	बिन्दुनोः bindúnoḥ	बिन्दूनाम् bindūnā́m
Locative	बिन्दुनि¹ bindúni¹	बिन्दुनोः bindúnoḥ	बिन्दुषु bindúṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Derived terms

चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu)

Descendants

→ Bengali: বিন্দু (bindu)
→ Hindi: बिंदु (bindu)
→ Tamil: பிந்து (pintu)
→ Telugu: బిందువు (binduvu)
→ Thai: พินทุ (pin-tú)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “बिन्दु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0731.

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