1. kinsman, member of a clan or family, relative AN.iii.44; Snp.60 (pl. bandhavāni in poetry; cp. Cnd.455); Dhp.288 (pl. bandhavā) Ja.ii.316; Ja.v.81; DN-a.i.243.
2. (-˚) one who is connected with o …

…see bandhati & cp. bandhava

…i.122); AN.v.327 sq.;

• -bandhava connected by family ties (ñāti˚ +) Cnd.455;
• -rakkhita…

…Snp-a.488), Snp.976.

• -bandhava one acquainted with the Mantras Snp.140 (= vedabandhū Snp-a.192); Mnd.11 (where Cnd.455…

…-bandhava a relation in friendship, one who is one’s relative as a friend Cnd.455 (where Mnd.11 has…

…baddhagū and explains by bandhavara sissa antevāsika.

a difficult word, composed of pacca + gū, the latter a by-form of ˚ga, as in…