Andha, as, ā, am, blind; making blind, prevent- ing the sight, dark; (am), n. darkness; turbid water, water; (ās), m. pl., N. of a people. —Andha-kāra, as, am, m. n. darkness. —Andhakāra-maya,as, ī, am, dark. —Andhakāra-sañcaya, as, m. intensity of darkness. —Andha-kārita, as, ā, am, made dark, dark. —Andha-kūpa, as, m. a well of which the mouth is hidden; a well over-grown with plants, &c.; a particular hell. —Andhaṅ-karaṇa, as,ī, am, making blind. —Andha-tamasa or andha-tāmasa or andhā-tamasa, am, n. great darkness. —Andha-tā, f. or andha-tva, am, n. blindness. —Andha-tāmisra, as, m. complete darkness of the soul; (am), n. a division of Tartarus, the second or eighteenth of the twenty-one hells; doctrine of annihilation after death. —Andha-dhī, īs, īs, i, mentally blind. —Andha-pūtanā, f. a female demon causing diseases in children. —Andha-mūṣā, f. a small covered crucible with a hole in the side. —Andha-mūṣikā, f., N. of a grass, Lepeocercis Serrata. —Andham-bhāvuka, as, ā, am, or andha-bhaviṣṇu, us, us, u, becoming blind. —Andha-rātrī, f., Ved. dark night. —Andhālajī (°dha-al°), f. a blind boil, one that does not suppurate. —An-dhāhi (°dha-ahi), is, or andhāhika, as, m. a blind snake, not poisonous; (is, is), m. f., N. of a fish, commonly called kucikā.
andhaa.1 Blind (lit. and fig.); devoid of sight, unable to see (at particular times); divāndhāḥ prāṇinaḥ kecidrātrāvandhāstathāpare; D. Bhāg. made blind, blinded; srajamapi śirasyandhaḥ kṣiptāṃ dhunotyahiśaṅkayā Ś.7.24; madāndhaḥ blinded by intoxication; so darpāndhaḥ, krodhāndhaḥ; kāma˚ lobha˚ ajñāna˚ ajñānā- ndhasya dīpasya jñānāñjanaśalākayā | cakṣurunmīlitaṃ yena tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||; sahajāndhadṛśaḥ svadurnaye Śi.16.29 blind to his own wicked acts. -2 Making blind, preventing the sight; utter, pitchy; complete, thick (darkness) pradharṣitāyāṃ vaidehyāṃ babhūva sacarācaram | jagatsarvamamaryādaṃ tamasāndhena saṃvṛtam || Rām 3.52.9. Ms.8.94; sīdannandhe tamasi U.3.33; Māl.9.8.20; See ˚kūpa, ˚tāmasaminfra.-3 Afflicted. āryaḥ paryuṣitaṃ tu nābhya- vaharatyandhaḥ kṣudhāndho'pyasau Viś. Guna.101. -4 Soiled, tarnished; niḥśvāsāndha ivādarśaścandramā na prakāśate Rām.3.16.13. -ndham Darkness. andhaḥ syādandhavelāyāṃ bādhiryamapi cāśrayet Mb.1.140.12. -2 Spiritual ignorance; ajñāna or avidyā q.v. -3 Water; also, turbid water. -dhaḥ 1 A kind of mendicant (parivrājaka) who has completely controlled his organs; tiṣṭhato vrajato vāpi yasya cakṣurna dūragam | catuṣpadāṃ bhuvaṃ muktvā parivrāḍandha ucyate ||-2 An epithet of the zodiacal signs at particular periods; (naṣṭadravyalābhālābhopayogayukto rāśibhedaḥ); meṣo vṛṣā mṛgendraśca rātrāvandhāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | nṛyukkarkaṭakanyāśca divāndhāḥ parikīrtitāḥ ||-ndhāḥ (pl.) N. of a people; see andhra. -Comp. -alajī a blind boil or abscess in the eyes (one that does not open or suppurate). (Ved. alaji visalpasya vidradhasya vātīkārasya vālajeḥ Av.9.8.20.) -ahiḥ, -ahikaḥ a blind serpent, i. e. one that is not poisonous. (-hiḥ, -hikaḥ) N. of a fish (kucikā). -kāraḥ [andhaṃ karoti] darkness (lit. and fig.); līnaṃ divābhītamivāndhakāram Ku.1.12; kāma˚, madana˚; andhakāratāmupayāti cakṣuḥ K.36 grows dim; bāṣpajaladhārāndhakāritamukhī K.161,286. -kūpaḥ [andhayatītyandhaḥ, andhaḥ kūpaḥ] 1 a well, the mouth of which is hidden; a well overgrown with plants &c. -2 [andhasya dṛṣṭayabhāvasya kūpa iva] mental darkness, infatuation. -3 N. of a hell, to which those who tease and kill harmless creatures are condemned. -tamasam (P.V.4.79.) -tāmasam, -ndhātamasam deep or complete darkness; lokamandhatamasātkramoditau R.11.24; andhatamasamiva praviśāmi U.7 the gloom of hell; pradhvaṃsitāndhatamasastatrodāharaṇaṃ raviḥ Śi.2.33. (-sā) night. -tāmisraḥ, śraḥ (-sram also) 1 complete or deep darkness (especially of the soul); tāmisroṣṭadaśadhā tathā bhavatyandhatāmisraḥ Sāṅ K.48 (bhayaviśeṣaviṣayako'bhiniveśaḥ); tasyāmandhatāmisramabhyadhyāyat Mv.1. -2 spiritual ignorance (dehe naṣṭe ahameva naṣṭaḥ iti rūpamajñānam); enveloped in utter darkness. (-sraḥ, sram) 1 N. of a division of Tartarus or infernal regions, the second of the 21 hells to which those who seduce the wives of others and enjoy them are condemned. According to Bhavabhūti persons committing suicide were condemned to this hell; cf. andhatāmisrā hyasūryā nāma te lokāstebhyaḥ pratividhīyante ya ātmaghātina ityevamṛṣayo manyante U.4; tāmisramandhatāmisraṃ mahārauravarauravau | narakaṃ kālasūtraṃ ca mahānarakameva ca || Ms.4.88,197; Y.3.224; doctrine of annihilation after death. -2 Death moho'prakāśastāmisramandhatāmisrasaṃjñitam | maraṇaṃ cāndhatāmisraṃ tāmisraṃ krodha ucyate || Mb.12.313.25. -dhīa. mentally blind. -pūtanā a demoness supposed to cause diseases in children; yo dveṣṭi stanamatisārakāsahikkāchardībhirjvara- sahitābhirardyamānaḥ | durvarṇaḥ satatamadhaḥśayo'mlagandhistaṃ brūyurvarabhiṣajondha- pūtanārtam Suśr. -mūṣā a small covered crucible with a hole in the side. -mūṣikā [andhaṃ dṛṣṭyabhāvaṃ muṣṇāti, muṣ-ṇvul] N. of a plant or grass devatāḍa (tatsevanena cakṣuṣmattā bhavatīti vaidyakaprasiddhiḥ). -rātrī dark night (Ved). -vartmanm. [andhaṃ sūryaprakāśarāhityādvartma yatra] the seventh skandha or region of wind.
— a) blind. Am Ende eines Comp. geblendet (in übertr. Bed.) , berauscht durch 176,16. parimalāndha KĀD. 33,2. 212,9. getrübt durch (vom Geiste) Chr. 127,23.
— b) blind so v.a. trübe , beschlagen (von einem Spiegel) 86,10.
— c) blind so v.a. stockfinster Spr. 7647. 7750.
— 2) m. N.pr.
— a) eines Flusses.
— b) Pl. eines Volkes MBH. 6,357. andhra MBH. ed. Bomb.
ANDHA II . There is a story in M.B., about a hunts- man, Vaṭaka killing one Andha, an evil being. Andha whose form and shape were that of an animal, by do- ing tapas, became recipient of a boon for destroying everything. Brahmā rendered him blind lest the world perish, and that animal began to be known as Andha. When Andha began his programme of complete destruc- tion many people rushed up to Viśvāmitra in his abode in the forest. Andha followed them. But, Viśvāmitra, in the interests of self-protection pointed out the refu- gees to Andha. As punishment for this sin Viśvāmitra had once to go to hell. This story was related by Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna during the great war at Kurukṣetra, and the reason for telling the story was this: During the fight Arjuna hesitated to aim arrows against Karṇa. Enraged by this attitude of Arjuna Dharmaputra asked him to hand over his famous bow, Gāṇḍīva to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Feeling insulted at this demand Arjuna, all on a sud- den, drew his sword to do away with Dharmaputra. Śrī Kṛṣṇa, prevented Arjuna from attacking his noble brother, and in this context related the above story to prove the truth that sins committed even unwittingly will lead one, as in the case of Viśvāmitra to hell. (M.B., Karṇa Parva, Chapter 69).
ANDHA III . Upamanyu, the excellent disciple of Dhaumya, consumed the leaves of a tree which made him blind. (See Ayodhadhaumya) (M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 3).