# वन्दिन् (vandin)

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वन्दिन् (vandin) is a Sanskrit word meaning praising or honouring, a panegyrist, bard, or herald, a captive or slave, a flatterer, a bard, herald, or panegyrist who sings praises, a prisoner. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Praiser, Bard, or Flatterer, Praiser/Bard and Prisoner/Captive, Cross-reference to 'bandin'.

- **Etymology:** E. वदि to praise, aff. इन् — E. vadi to praise, aff. in
- **SLP1:** `vandin`  **IAST:** vandin  **Devanagari:** वन्दिन्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandin
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vandin/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Praiser, Bard, or Flatterer (6 definitions)
- praising or honouring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 919,2] वन्दिन् (vandin) mfn. praising, honouring ( ifc. ), Kum. (= 1. बन्दिन् (bandin), ‘a praiser’, ‘bard’) [ ID=186228 rev (1332,1) ]
- 1. A bard, herald, or panegyrist who praises a prince or proclaims titles. 2. A flatterer.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 734 ] वन्दिन् (vandin) m. ( - न्दी (-ndī) ) 1 A panegyrist, a bard, a herald, a servant whose duty it is to proclaim the titles of a great man as he passes along, or a poet, who sings the praises of a prince in his presence, or accompanies an army, to chaunt martial songs: considered as one of a distinct tribe, he is the son of a Kṣatriya by a Śūdra female. 2 A praiser, a flatterer. E. वदि (vadi) to praise, aff. इन् (in). [ ID=33581 ]
- 1. A panegyrist. 2. A flatterer.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 657-a ] वन्दिन् (vandin) ( न्दी ) ((ndī)) 5. m. A panegyrist. a flatterer. [ ID=33171 ]
- 1. A praiser or encomiast. 2. A bard.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 0813-a ] वन्दिन् (vandin) vand + in, m. 1. A praiser, Pañc. 158, 2. 2. An encomiast, Man. 3, 158; a bard, Vikr. d. 76. [ ID=12694 ]
- a bard  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 708-1 ] *vandin ( b°, B.), pl. (“bards”): I, 3112, 3287, 8141 (only B.); III, 14896; V, 3144, 7620; VI, †747, 3843; VII, 176, 2517, 2739, 2938, 2939 (only C.), 2996; VIII, 12, 392, 1373, 1513; IX, 3402; XI, 458, 467, 667; XII, 1323, 1376, 2233; XIII, 2573, 2821, 5768; XIV, 402, 1896, 2051; XV, 624. [ ID=11521 ]
- panegyrist  
  *The Purana Index*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 3-147 ] Vandins (also Bandins ) — panegyrists. Bhā. X. 50. 37; 53. 43; 69. 26; 71. 29. [ ID=12188 ]

### Praiser/Bard and Prisoner/Captive (2 definitions)
- 1. A bard, herald, or panegyrist who sings praises. 2. A flatterer. 3. A prisoner.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 629-b ] वन्दिन् (vandin) m. ( - न्दी (-ndī) ) 1. A panegyrist, a bard, a herald, a servant whose duty it is to proclaim the titles of a great man as he passes along; or a poet, who sings the praises of a prince in his presence, or accompanies an army, to chaunt martial songs: considered as one of a distinct tribe, he is the son of a Kshetriya by a Sūdra female. 2. A flatterer. 3. A prisoner. E. वदि (vadi) to praise, aff. णिनि । (ṇini.) [ ID=35092 ]
- 1. A panegyrist, bard, or herald. 2. A captive or slave.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 0885-b ] Vandin, ī, m. one who praises or extols, a praiser, panegyrist, encomiast, bard, poet, herald (whose duty is to proclaim the titles of a great man as he passes along, or who sings the praises of a prince in his presence or accompanies an army to chaunt martial songs; these bards are regarded as belonging to a distinct tribe, being considered the descendants of a Kṣatriya by a Śūdra female); a captive, slave, (in this sense more properly written bandin, cf. Page0885-c+ 75 2. vandi. ) —Vandi-pāṭha, as, m. the panegyric of a bard or Vandin, eulogium. [ ID=41178 ]

### Cross-reference to 'bandin' (1 definition)
- See bandin  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वन्दिन् (vandin) [Printed book page 472 ] वन्दिन् (vandin) v. बन्दिन् (bandin). [ ID=28134 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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