adjective having relatives, rich in kinsmen; only as Np. m bandhumā Name of father of the Buddha Vipassin DN.ii.11 = Vism.433; f. bandhumatī Name of mother of the Buddha Vipassin ibid.; also Name of a town DN.ii.12 (capital of king Bandhumā); Snp-a.190 = Ja.iv.388 (where the latter has Vettavatī), and a river Snp-a.190; Ja.iv.388 (: Vettavatī).

fr. bandhu, cp. Vedic bandhumant