त्रि (tri) + पुण्ड्र (puṇḍra)
त्रिपुण्ड्र • (tripuṇḍra) stem, n
- Three curved horizontal marks, made across the forehead with cowdung, etc. They are worn especially by the followers of Shiva, or Shakti, and are indispensable in proceeding to worship the former
