[from Skt. dandamu.] n. An army, a multitude, a swarm, sainyamu, samuhamu. midatala dandu a swarm of locusts. dandata or dandadimpu dand-ata. n. Revels, gambols, frolies, merry. making. Tossing red powder over one another at a feast. degata. dandettu dand-ettu. (dandu+ettu.) To raise an army. yuddhaprayatnamuceyu. To wage war. To invade.