Transcription of the Sanskrit dan!d!a--a staff or pole held by the god Yama which has an emblem on its top， such as that of a human head. Transcribed variously as 檀荼， 檀陀， 但荼， 单驮， 单拏， 娜拏， 难拏， 檀拏幢， and 檀拏棓. Translated according to its meaning as 杖， 宝杖， 策杖， 棒棓， 人头幢， 人头棒， and 骷髅杖.