बिन्दु

बिन्दु

See also: बन्दी and बन्द

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• bindu (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• বিন্দু (Bengali script)
• බින්‍දු (Sinhalese script)
• ဗိန္ဒု or ၿိၼ္ၻု or ၿိၼ်ၻု (Burmese script)
• พินฺทุ or พินทุ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩥᨶ᩠ᨴᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ພິນ຺ທຸ or ພິນທຸ (Lao script)
• ពិន្ទុ (Khmer script)

Noun

बिन्दु n

1. Devanagari script form of bindu

Declension

Declension table of "बिन्दु" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बिन्दु (bindu)	बिन्दूनि (bindūni) or बिन्दू (bindū)
Accusative (second)	बिन्दुं (binduṃ)	बिन्दूनि (bindūni) or बिन्दू (bindū)
Instrumental (third)	बिन्दुना (bindunā)	बिन्दूहि (bindūhi) or बिन्दूभि (bindūbhi)
Dative (fourth)	बिन्दुस्स (bindussa) or बिन्दुनो (binduno)	बिन्दूनं (bindūnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बिन्दुस्मा (bindusmā) or बिन्दुम्हा (bindumhā)	बिन्दूहि (bindūhi) or बिन्दूभि (bindūbhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बिन्दुस्स (bindussa) or बिन्दुनो (binduno)	बिन्दूनं (bindūnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बिन्दुस्मिं (bindusmiṃ) or बिन्दुम्हि (bindumhi)	बिन्दूसु (bindūsu)
Vocative (calling)	बिन्दु (bindu)	बिन्दूनि (bindūni) or बिन्दू (bindū)

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• विन्दु (vindu) – later variant

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bindúṣ.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bin.dú/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbin̪.d̪u/

Noun

बिन्दु • (bindú) m (once n)

1. a detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot
2. (with हिरण्यय (hiraṇyaya)) a pearl
3. a drop of water taken as a measure
4. a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant
5. (grammar, lexicography) (at the end of a compound also बिन्दुक (binduka)) the dot over a letter representing the anusvara (supposed to be connected with शिव (śiva) and of great mystical importance)
6. a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased = "stet")
7. a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing
8. a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress
9. a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows
10. (in dramatic language) the sudden development of a secondary incident (which, like a drop of oil in water, expands and furnishes an important element in the plot)
11. name of a man g. बिदादि (bidā-di)
12. name of an आङ्गिरस (āṅgirasa) (author of RV. 8.83 and 9.30)
13. name of the author of a रसपद्धति (rasa-paddhati)
14. (in the plural) name of a warrior tribe g. दामन्यादि (dāmany-ādi)

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of बिन्दु (bindú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बिन्दुः bindúḥ	बिन्दू bindū́	बिन्दवः bindávaḥ
Vocative	बिन्दो bíndo	बिन्दू bíndū	बिन्दवः bíndavaḥ
Accusative	बिन्दुम् bindúm	बिन्दू bindū́	बिन्दून् bindū́n
Instrumental	बिन्दुना / बिन्द्वा¹ bindúnā / bindvā̀¹	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभिः bindúbhiḥ
Dative	बिन्दवे / बिन्द्वे² bindáve / bindvè²	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Ablative	बिन्दोः / बिन्द्वः² bindóḥ / bindvàḥ²	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Genitive	बिन्दोः / बिन्द्वः² bindóḥ / bindvàḥ²	बिन्द्वोः bindvóḥ	बिन्दूनाम् bindūnā́m
Locative	बिन्दौ bindaú	बिन्द्वोः bindvóḥ	बिन्दुषु bindúṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Neuter u-stem declension of बिन्दु (bindú)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बिन्दु bindú	बिन्दुनी bindúnī	बिन्दू / बिन्दु / बिन्दूनि¹ bindū́ / bindú / bindū́ni¹
Vocative	बिन्दु / बिन्दो bindú / bíndo	बिन्दुनी bíndunī	बिन्दू / बिन्दु / बिन्दूनि¹ bíndū / bindú / bíndūni¹
Accusative	बिन्दु bindú	बिन्दुनी bindúnī	बिन्दू / बिन्दु / बिन्दूनि¹ bindū́ / bindú / bindū́ni¹
Instrumental	बिन्दुना / बिन्द्वा² bindúnā / bindvā̀²	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभिः bindúbhiḥ
Dative	बिन्दवे / बिन्द्वे³ bindáve / bindvè³	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Ablative	बिन्दोः / बिन्दुनः¹ / बिन्द्वः³ bindóḥ / bindúnaḥ¹ / bindvàḥ³	बिन्दुभ्याम् bindúbhyām	बिन्दुभ्यः bindúbhyaḥ
Genitive	बिन्दोः / बिन्दुनः¹ / बिन्द्वः³ bindóḥ / bindúnaḥ¹ / bindvàḥ³	बिन्दुनोः bindúnoḥ	बिन्दूनाम् bindūnā́m
Locative	बिन्दुनि bindúni	बिन्दुनोः bindúnoḥ	बिन्दुषु bindúṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Derived terms

• चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu)

Descendants

• → Bengali: বিন্দু (bindu)
• → Hindi: बिंदु (bindu)
• → Punjabi: ਬਿੰਦੂ (bindū)
• → Tamil: பிந்து (pintu)
• → Telugu: బిందువు (binduvu)
• → Thai: พินทุ (pin-tú)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “बिन्दु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0731.