Sanskrit

Adjective

सेतु • ‎(setu)

1. (fr. √1. सि) binding, who or what binds or fetters RV.

Noun

सेतु • ‎(setu) m

1. a bond, fetter ib.
2. a ridge of earth, mound, bank, causeway, dike, dam, bridge, any raised piece of ground separating fields (serving as a boundary or as a passage during inundations) RV. &c.
3. राम's bridge (» सेतुबन्ध) BhP.
4. a landmark, boundary, limit (also fig. = ‘barrier, bounds’) Mn. MBh. &c.
5. a help to the understanding of a text, an explanatory commentary (also N. of various commentaries) Cat.
6. an established institution, fixed rule MW.
7. the प्रणव or sacred syllable Om (which is said to be मन्त्राणां सेतुः) KālP.
8. Crataeva Roxburghii or Tapia Crataeva (= वरण, वरुण) L.
9. N. of a son of द्रुह्यु and brother of बभ्रु Hariv.
10. N. of a son of बभ्रु Pur.
11. N. of a place MW.