# त्रिपुण्ड्र (tripuṇḍra)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tripundra

त्रिपुण्ड्र (tripuṇḍra) is a Sanskrit word meaning three curved horizontal marks on the forehead.

- **Etymology:** E. त्रि three, triple, and पुण्ड्र a line; also with कन् added त्रिपुण्ड्रक । — E. tri three, triple, and puṇḍra a line; also with kan added tripuṇḍraka
- **SLP1:** `tripuRqra`  **IAST:** tripuṇḍra  **Devanagari:** त्रिपुण्ड्र
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripundra
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tripundra/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** त्रिपुंड्र (tripuṃḍra)

## Meanings by context

### The Tripundra: a sectarian mark of three lines (5 definitions)
- a triple sectarial mark consisting of 3 lines or marks on the forehead  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 459,2] त्रि (tri) — पुण्ड्र (—puṇḍra) n. a triple sectarial mark consisting of 3 lines or marks on the forehead (or on back, heart, shoulders &c., Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 400 ), Vas.; Hariv.; BrahmāṇḍaP.; Tithyād. [ ID=87968 ]
- Three curved horizontal marks made across the forehead with ashes or cowdung.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रि (tri) पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) (tripuṇḍra) [Printed book page 390 ] त्रि (tri) पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) (tripuṇḍra) n. ( - ण्ड्रं (-ṇḍraṃ) ) Three curved horizontal marks, made across the forehead with cowdung, ashes, &c. they are worn especially by the followers of ŚIVA, or ŚAKTI, and are indispensable in proceeding to worship the former. E. त्रि (tri) three, triple, and पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) a line; also with उन् (un) added त्रि (tri) पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) (tripuṇḍra) क (tripuṇḍraka). [ ID=18112 ]
- Three curved horizontal marks on the forehead.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिपुण्ड्र (tripuṇḍra) [Printed book page 345-b ] त्रि - पुण्ड्र (tri-puṇḍra) ( ण्ड्रं ) ((ṇḍraṃ)) 1. n. Three curved horizontal marks on the forehead. [ ID=17588 ]
- Three curved horizontal marks made across the forehead with ashes or cowdung, worn especially by followers of Shiva or Shakti.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रि (tri) पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) (tripuṇḍra) [Printed book page 325-a ] त्रि (tri) पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) (tripuṇḍra) n. ( - ण्ड्रं (-ṇḍraṃ) ) Three curved horizontal marks, made across the forehead with cowdung, &c.; they are worn especially by the followers of SIVA, or SAKTI, and are indispensable in proceeding to worship the former. E. त्रि (tri) three, triple, and पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) a line; also with कन् (kan) added त्रि (tri) पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra) (tripuṇḍra) क । (tripuṇḍraka.) [ ID=18095 ]
- three horizontal lines of ashes drawn across the forehead and other parts of the body, especially by the followers of Shiva  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिपुण्ड्र (tripuṇḍra) [Printed book page 212 ] त्रिपुण्ड्र (tripuṇḍra) n. three lines made across the forehead and other parts of the body with ashes etc., esp. by the followers of Śiva. [ ID=12878 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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