As a Hindi name
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As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the forming of a causeway or bridge, a dam or bridge (esp. the ridge of rocks extending from Rāmeśvara on the Southeastern coast of India to Ceylon, and supposed to have been forme…
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Dictionary citations
setu—bandha m. the forming of a causeway or bridge, a dam or bridge (esp. the ridge of rocks extending from Rāmeśvara on the Southeastern coast of India to Ceylon, and supposed to have been formed by Hanumat as a bridge for the passage of Rāma's army), MBh.; R. &c.
N. of various works (esp. of the 13th ch. of the Bhaṭṭi-kāvya and of a Prākṛt poem on the history of Rāma, also called rāma-setu, or rāvaṇa-vaha, attributed to Pravarasena and sometimes to Kālidāsa).
setubandha m. (-ndhaḥ) 1 The ridge of rocks extending from the south extremity of the Coromandel coast towards the island of Ceylon, supposed to have been formed by HANUMĀN by command of RĀMA, as a bridge for the passage of his forces, when going against RĀVAṆA. 2 Any dyke or dam, &c. E. setu a bridge, and bandha a binding.
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