As a Hindi name
ताण्डव · tāṇḍav · s.m.
Dancing (esp. with violent gesticulation); the frantic dance of the god Śiva and his votaries — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 307
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
dancing (esp. with violent gesticulation), frantic dance (of Śiva and his votaries), &c. (cf. )
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
tāṇḍava m. n. (g. ardharcādi; fr. taṇḍu?) dancing (esp. with violent gesticulation), frantic dance (of Śiva and his votaries), Mālatīm.; Kathās.; BhP. x; MatsyaP.; Rājat. &c. (cf. RTL. p. 84)
(in prosody) a tribrach
Saccharum procerum, L.
tāṇḍava mn. (-vaḥ-vaṃ) 1 Dancing, especially with violent gesticulation, and particularly applied to the frantic dance of the god ŚIVA, and his votaries. 2 A sort of grass, (Saccharum procerum.) m. (-baḥ) In prosody, a tribrach or foot of three short syllables. E. taṇḍu the name of the Muni, by whom the style of dancing was first taught, affix aṇ; or taḍi to beat, and ava aff.
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