དཔུང་པ་

དཔུང་པ། (Wyl. dpung pa ) Pron.: pungpa

• Skt. बाहुः, bāhu, Pron.: bahu. From Sanskrit: fr. | for 2. | •col.3 | •opp. to | in •medic. the whole upper extremity of the body, as •opp. to | the lower extremity | the arm as a measure of length (= 12 Añgulas) | the fore-foot of an animal (•esp. its upper part) | the limb of a bow | the bar of a chariot-pole | the post | of a door | the side of an angular figure (•esp. the base of a right-angled triangle) | the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial | also | the constellation Ārdrā | N. of a Daitya | of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions) | of a son of Vṛika | of a son of Vajra | •cf. •Gk., ; [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW