khanda

[ kahn-duh ]

/ ˈkɑn də /

an Indian sword, having a broad, usually single-edged blade and a disklike pommel with a point.

Origin of khanda

1885–90; < Indo-Aryan; compare Hindi khā̃ṛa, Punjabi khaṇḍā sword, Assamese khāṇḍa heavy knife (Prakrit khaṁḍa-)

khamenei, khamsin, khan, khanate, khanbalik, khanda, khanga, khania, khaniá, khanjar, khanka

Her crest is the straight Rajput sword, the Khanda, for an account of the worship of which very powerful divinity read Tod.

From Sea to Sea |Rudyard Kipling
All the acts of men are lost by discontinuance of their practice (as in Jnna khanda).

The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) |Valmiki
The state emblems are a jhar or sprig of seven branches and a khanda or sword.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4 |Various
There was never a word from Scott in the Khanda district, away to the southeast, except the regular telegraphic report to Hawkins.

The Day's Work, Volume 1 |Rudyard Kipling

When she becomes of marriageable age she is formally married to the Khanda or daggar of Khandoba, and becomes his nominal wife.

The Child in the Midst |Mary Schauffler Labaree

khanda

/ (ˈkʌːndə) /

a double-edged sword that appears as the emblem on the Sikh flag and is used in the Amrit ceremony to stir the amrit