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गण्डा gaṇḍā[Prk. गंडओ; S. गण्डकः], s.m. An aggregate of four 'cowries,' or four pice (paisā); the number four, counting by fours;—disjunction, separation; a joint; a reed; sugarcane (syn. gannā);—a ring, circle (esp. a magic circle, or one which is supposed to act as a charm or amulet, i.e. as an 'obstacleor impediment' to the influence of evil spirits, etc.);—a charmed cord (generally of three coloured threads knotted together) bound round the neck (or wrist, or ankle) to avert or remove demoniac influence, or the fascination of an evil eye;—the string which teachers of particular arts or crafts (as singers, dancers, conjurers, etc.) bind round a finger or the wrist of the right arm of their pupils;—a cordof black thread (or large conch shells, or plates of gold and silver of an acuminate heart shape, strung together and) fastened round the neck of a horse as an ornament or an amulet;—the ring or collar round the neck of a turtle-dove or ring-dove;—(local) dependence (e.g. unke ā`e-par kyāgaṇḍāhai);—a mark, spot, stripe:—gaṇḍetawīẕkarnā, v.t. To charm, exorcise (by means of amulets); to bewitch:—gaṇḍe-dār, adj. Marked, spotted, striped.