# वृन्द (vṛnda)

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वृन्द (vṛnda) is a Sanskrit word meaning a heap, multitude, or quantity, a bunch or cluster of flowers or berries, a chorus of singers and musicians, a very high number, specifically one hundred billion, a tumor in the throat, a particular high number representing one thousand million. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Adjective: numerous, many, all, A collection, multitude, or group, A proper name (person or deity).

- **Root:** 1. वृ (1. vṛ)
- **Etymology:** E. वृण् to please, or वृत् to be, &c., aff. दन्, form irr — E. vṛṇ to please, or vṛt to be, &c., aff. dan, form irr
- **SLP1:** `vfnda`  **IAST:** vṛnda  **Devanagari:** वृन्द
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrinda_%28goddess%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vrinda/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** वृन्दा (vṛndā)

## Meanings by context

### Adjective: numerous, many, all (6 definitions)
- numerous, many, all  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 1011,2] वृन्द (vṛnda) mfn. numerous, many, much, all, W. [ ID=204791 ]
- 1. All or many. 2. A heap, multitude, or quantity. 3. Holy basil.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) [Printed book page 802 ] वृन्द (vṛnda) mfn. ( - न्दः - न्दा (-ndā)- न्दं (-ndaṃ) (-ndaḥ-ndā-ndaṃ) ) All, many. n. ( - न्दं (-ndaṃ) ) A heap, a multitude, a quantity, an aggregation. f. ( - न्दा (-ndā) ) Holy basil, ( Ocymum sanctum ). E. वृण (vṛṇa) to please, aff. दन (dana), form irr. [ ID=36545 ]
- 1. All. 2. A heap. 3. Holy basil.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) [Printed book page 720-b ] वृन्द (vṛnda) ( न्दः - न्दा - न्दं ) ((ndaḥ-ndā-ndaṃ)) a. All. 1. n. A heap. f. Holy basil. [ ID=36161 ]
- 1. All or many. 2. A heap, multitude, or quantity. 3. Holy basil.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) [Printed book page 685-a ] वृन्द (vṛnda) mfn. ( - न्दः - न्दा (-ndā)- न्दं (-ndaṃ) (-ndaḥ-ndā-ndaṃ) ) All, many. n. ( - न्दं (-ndaṃ) ) A heap, a multitude, a quantity, an aggregation. f. ( - न्दा (-ndā) ) Holy basil, (Ocymum sanctum.) E. वृण् (vṛṇ) to please, or वृत् (vṛt) to be, &c., aff. दन्, (dan,) form irr. [ ID=38254 ]
- 1. Many or all. 2. A heap or multitude. 3. Holy basil.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) [Printed book page 0896-b ] वृन्द (vṛnda) vṛnda, I. adj. Many, all. II. n. 1. A heap, Chr. 25, 62. 2. A mul- titude, Pañc. 222, 23; Bhartṛ. 3, 47. III. f. dā, Holy basil, Ocymum sanctum. — Comp. Eka-, m. a disease of the throat, Suśr. 1, 306, 15. [ ID=13910 ]
- 1. Numerous, many, or much. 2. A heap, multitude, flock, or quantity. 3. Sacred basil or Tulasi.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) [Printed book page 0959-b ] वृन्द (vṛnda) vṛnda, as, ā, am (according to Uṇādi-s. IV. 98. fr. rt. vṛ ), numerous, many, much, all; ( am ), n. a heap, multitude, large number, quantity, aggregation; a flock, drove; ( ā ), f., N. of the forest in which Kṛṣṇa was educated; sacred basil, Ocy- mum Sanctum, = tulasī; (as), m., N. of the author of a work on medicine. —Vṛndā-vana, am, n. a wood near the town Gokula in the district of Ma- thurā on the left bank of the Jumnā (celebrated as the place where Kṛṣṇa in the character of Go-pāla, or cowherd, passed his youth, associating with the cow- herds and milkmaids employed in tending the cattle grazing in the forest); a raised platform or mound of earth on which the worshippers of Kṛṣṇa plant and preserve the Tulasī; ( ī ), f. holy basil (= tulasī). —Vṛndāvana-varṇana, am, n. ‘description of Vṛndā-vana,’ N. of a chapter of the Pātāla-khaṇḍa of the Padma-Purāṇa. [ ID=44737 ]

### A collection, multitude, or group (5 definitions)
- a heap, multitude, or quantity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1011,2] वृ (vṛ) न्द (vṛnda) n. ( fr. √ 1. वृ (vṛ) ?) a heap, multitude, host, flock, swarm, number, quantity, aggregation ( वृ (vṛ) न्द (vṛnda) ं वृ (vṛ) न्द (vṛnda) म् (vṛndaṃ vṛndam), वृ (vṛ) न्द (vṛnda) ैस् (vṛndais), or वृ (vṛ) न्द (vṛnda) वृ (vṛ) न्द (vṛnda) ैस् (vṛndais) (vṛndavṛndais), in separate groups, in flocks or crowds), Naigh.; MBh. &c. [ ID=204780 ]
- A bunch or cluster of flowers or berries.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a bunch, cluster (of flowers or berries &c.), BhP. [ ID=204781 ]
- a chorus of singers and musicians  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a chorus of singers and musicians, Saṃgīt. [ ID=204782 ]
- 1. A host, multitude, crowd, herd, flock, or swarm. 2. One hundred million.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) [Printed book page 297-2 ] वृन्द (vṛnda) vṛnda, n. host, multitude, crowd, herd, flock, swarm; a certain large number, 100,000,000: -maya, a. appearing like a multitude of ( —° ); -śas, ad. in groups, crowds, or herds. [ ID=16971 ]
- heap, multitude, herd, troop, band  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) [Printed book page 520 ] वृन्द (vṛnda) n. heap, multitude, herd, troop, band; वृन्द (vṛnda) ैस् (vṛndais) & वृन्द (vṛnda) शस् (vṛndaśas) in groups or in large numbers. [ ID=30818 ]

### A proper name (person or deity) (4 definitions)
- a particular form of divine power in Jainism  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with Jainas) a partic. Śakti, L. ( prob. वृन्दा (vṛndā) ) [ ID=204786 ]
- the name of a medical author  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a medical author, Bhpr. [ ID=204787 ]
- Radha, Krishna's mistress  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Rādhā (Kṛṣṇa's mistress), Pañcar.; Vṛṣabhān. [ ID=204789 ]
- the wife of Jalandhara  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Jalaṃ-dhara (daughter of king Kedāra), L. [ ID=204790 ]

### A specific large number (2 definitions)
- a very high number, specifically one hundred billion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. high number (100,000 millions), L. [ ID=204783 ]
- a particular high number representing one thousand million  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. high number (1,000 millions), Āryabh. [ ID=204785 ]

### A throat ailment (1 definition)
- a tumor in the throat  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वृन्द (vṛnda) m. a tumour in the throat, Suśr. [ ID=204784 ]

### Sacred Basil (Tulasi) (1 definition)
- sacred basil  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 1011,2] वृन्दा (vṛndā) a ( आ (ā) ), f. sacred basil (= तुलसी (tulasī) ), Cat. [ ID=204788 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); 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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