Stambh, Shtambh: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (K膩vya)Stambh (啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷�) in Sanskrit (or Thambh in Prakrit) means 鈥渢o stop, paralyze, fix鈥�, as is mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擮ften magical process: 鈥渟top鈥濃�攐f a rock in its fall;鈥攐f a vehicle; 鈥減aralysis鈥濃�攐f a boat;鈥攁n arm; 鈥渇ixation鈥濃�攐f water and fire;鈥攂lood;鈥攎ercury. var.: khal 鈥渟topping鈥� of a vehicle; 鈥減aralysis鈥� of a boat.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStambh (啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷�).鈥�1 膧.; 5, 9 P. (stambhate, stabhnoti, 蝉迟补产丑苍腻迟颈, stambhita or stabdha; the s of the root being changed to 峁� after prepositions ending in i or u and also after ava)
1) To stop, hinder, arrest, suppress; 啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶� 啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啶苦い啶ぞ啶粪啶さ啷冟い啷嵿い啶�- 啶曕げ啷佮し啶� (ka峁囜弓ha岣� stambhitab膩峁av峁泃ti- kalu峁岣�) 艢.5.4.
2) To make firm or stiff, to make immoveable.
3) To stupefy, paralyze, benumb; 啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ 啶︵ぇ啷嵿さ啶傕じ啶苦ぐ啷� 啶椸ぞ啶む啶班 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶啶 啶� 啶啶班た啶 啶灌い啷� (pr膩峁嚹� dadhva峁僺ire g膩tra峁� tasmambhe ca priye hate) Bha峁弓ik膩vya 14.55.
4) To prop support, uphold, sustain.
5) To become stiff, rigid or immoveable.
6) To be proud or elated, be stiff-necked.
7) To occupy, spread; 啶むい啶� 啶啶｀啶ぞ啶灌啷嬥し啷嬥そ啶啶︵啶︵た啶掂 啶膏啶むが啷嵿ぇ啷嵿さ啷囙さ 啶ぞ啶班い (tata岣� pu峁噛膩hagho峁'bh奴ddiva峁� stabdhveva bh膩rata) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 12.38.19. (The following verse illustrates the root in its different conjugations :-stambhate puru峁岣� pr膩yo yauvanena dhanena ca | na 蝉迟补产丑苍腻迟颈 k峁t墨艣o'pi na stabhnoti yuv膩pyasau ||). -Caus. (stambhayati-te)
1) To stop, arrest.
2) To make firm or regid.
3) To paralyze.
4) To prop, support.
5) To suppress, check.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryStambh (啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷�).鈥擺(u) stambhu] r. 5th. cl. (stabhnoti) r. 9th. cl. (蝉迟补产丑苍腻迟颈) 1. To stop, to block, to hinder. 2. To be stupid or insensible; also umbh .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁⑨弓ambh (啶粪啶熰ぎ啷嵿き啷�).鈥攕ee stamb.
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Stambh (啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷�).鈥攊i. 5, stabhnu, and 9, stabhn膩, n墨, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To make firm (to create), ved. 2. To stop, to make immovable, [Bha峁弓ik膩vya, (ed. Calc.)] 17, 45. 3. To oppose, to hurtle, [础谤箩耻苍补蝉补尘腻驳补尘补] 6, 13. i. 1, [膧tmanepada.] To become immovable, [Bha峁弓ik膩vya, (ed. Calc.)] 14, 55. Ptcple, of the pf. pass. stabdha, 1. Stopped, blocked up. 2. Immovable, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 2214. 3. Firm, [Uttara R膩macarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 76, 1; hard, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 190, 17; rigid, [顿补艣补办耻尘腻谤补肠补谤颈迟补] in
鈥� With the prep. ava ava, after which the initial st becomes 峁ａ弓, 1. To bind, [B枚htlingk, Sanskrit Chrestomathy.] 229, verse 178. 2. To rest on, Mah膩v墨rac. 74, 5. 3. To rely on, [Bhagavadg墨t膩, (ed. Schlegel.)] 9, 8. 补惫补峁ａ弓补产诲丑补, 1. Supported. 2. Stopped. 3. Paralysed. 4. Opposed. 5. Near, [Bha峁弓ik膩vya, (ed. Calc.)] 9, 72. 6. Hanging from. 7. Surpassed, overcome. 8. Bound. 9. Wrapped up.
鈥� With paryava pari-ava, 1. To surround, [M膩lat墨m膩dhava, (ed. Calc.)] 86, 4; 8. 2. To surround and oppose, [Uttara R膩macarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 122, 18.
鈥� With samava sam-ava, To encourage,
鈥� With ud ud, [Causal.] uttambhaya, To cherish, support, [碍颈谤腻迟腻谤箩耻苍墨测补] 2, 48. uttambhila, 1. Supported, upheld. 2. Erect, [Uttara R膩macarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 60, 3. 3. Stopped.
鈥� With ni ni, nistabdha, Stopped. Comp. A-, adj. unconquered, [Bha峁弓ik膩vya, (ed. Calc.)] 9, 89.
鈥� With prati prati, I. pratistabdha, Stopped. Comp. A-, adj. unconquered, [Bha峁弓ik膩vya, (ed. Calc.)] 9, 82. Ii. 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓补产诲丑补, Stopped, obstructed.
鈥� With vi vi, 峁ａ弓ambh, 1. To fix (to create), Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 6694; with 辫腻诲补耻, to stand immovable, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] ii. [distich] 120. 2. To stop, Mah膩bh膩rata 3, 2123; to restrain,
鈥� With sam sam, 1. To support, [Bhagavadg墨t膩, (ed. Schlegel.)] 3, 43. 2. To corroborate, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 14, 13. 3. To stop, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 63, 47. 4. To hurtle, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 190, 15. 蝉补峁僺迟补产诲丑补, 1. Made firm. 2. Corroborated. 3. Stopped. [Causal.] 1. To corroborate, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 34, 53. 2. To make immovable, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 7291.
鈥� With abhisam abhi-sam, To corroborate, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 64, 11.
鈥� Cf. (cf. stamba); [Old High German.] stamph么n; [Old Norse.] st么fn; [Old High German.] stam; A. S. stemn (based on stambh + na).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryStambh (啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷�).鈥�stabh, 蝉迟补产丑苍腻迟颈, stabhnoti, stambhate (ti), [participle] stabhita & stabdha (q.v.) prop, support, uphold, make firm or steady; [Middle] become firm or rigid. [Causative] 蝉迟补尘产丑腻测补迟颈 & stambhayati, 蝉迟补产丑苍腻迟颈, stabhnoti, stambhate (ti), [participle] stabhita & stabdha (q.v.) prop, support, uphold, make firm or steady; [Middle] become firm or rigid. [Causative] 蝉迟补尘产丑腻测补迟颈 & stambhayate = [Simple], the latter also = make stiff or lame, paralyze, stun, obstruct, suppress.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 峁⑨弓ambh (啶粪啶熰ぎ啷嵿き啷�):鈥擲ee 鈭�stambh.
2) Stambh (啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷�):鈥攐r stabh (connected with 鈭�skambh q.v.; in native lists written stanbh) [class] 5. 9. [Parasmaipada] ([Dh膩tup膩峁環a xxxi, 7]) stabhnoti, 蝉迟补产丑苍腻迟颈 (cf. [P膩峁噄ni 3-1, 82]), or [class] 1. [膧tmanepada] ([x, 26]) stambhate ([present participle] also stambhat, [Hariva峁兣沘], 蝉迟补产丑补尘腻苍补 q.v. [Aitareya-膩ra峁噛aka]; [perfect tense] tastambha, mbhat, 迟补蝉迟补产丑耻岣�, p. tastabhvas, 惫腻苍诲, [峁歡-veda]; 迟补蝉迟补产丑腻苍补, tastambhe, [Mah膩bh膩rata]; [Aorist] 补蝉迟补尘产丑墨迟; 补蝉迟腻尘辫蝉墨迟, [Taittir墨ya-br膩hma峁嘺]; astabhat [grammar]; [future] 蝉迟补尘产丑颈迟腻, 产丑颈峁补迟颈, [ib.]; [infinitive mood] stabdhum, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]; [indeclinable participle] 蝉迟补产诲丑惫腻, [Atharva-veda] etc.; 蝉迟补尘产丑颈迟惫腻, [Mah膩bh膩rata]; -stabhya and -stambham, [Br膩hma峁嘺]),
2) 鈥攖o fix firmly, support, sustain, prop ([especially] the heavens), [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda; Br膩hma峁嘺];
2) 鈥攖o support or hold up by contact with, reach up to ([accusative]), [Mah膩bh膩rata; Hariva峁兣沘];
2) 鈥攖o stop, stop up, arrest, make stiff or immovable, paralyze, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.;
2) 鈥� ([膧tmanepada]) to rest or lean on ([locative case]), [Har峁carita];
2) 鈥攖o become stiff or immovable, [Bha峁弓i-k膩vya];
2) 鈥攖o become solid, [Mah膩bh膩rata xii, 6807] :鈥擺Passive voice] stabhyate ([Aorist] astambhi), to be firmly fixed or supported or propped etc., [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature] etc.:鈥擺Causal] 蝉迟补产丑腻测补迟颈, to make firm, support, [峁歡-veda];
2) 鈥攖o stop, arrest, [ib.];
2) 鈥� stambhayati, te ([Aorist] atastambhat), to fix, establish, erect, [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature] etc.;
2) 鈥攖o make stiff or rigid, paralyze, [Su艣ruta];
2) 鈥攖o make solid, [ib.];
2) 鈥攖o stop, arrest (also by magic), suppress, check, restrain, [ib.] :鈥擺Desiderative] 迟颈蝉迟补尘产丑颈峁迟颈 摆驳谤补尘尘补谤闭:鈥摆滨苍迟别苍蝉颈惫别闭 迟腻蝉迟补产丑测补迟别[ib.]
3) cf. [Greek] 蟽蟿苇渭蠁蠀位慰谓, 蟽蟿苇渭尾蠅, 蟽蟿蔚委尾蠅; [Lithuanian] stambras, stimbras; [German] stampf么n, stampfen; [English] stamp, stump.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Stambh (啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 罢丑补峁僢丑补.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryStambh in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) a column; pillar; stem; stupefaction, torpor; see ~[na;-lekhaka] a columnist, column-writer..鈥攕tambh (啶膏啶む啶�) is alternatively transliterated as Sta峁僢ha.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryStambh is another spelling for 啶膏啶むぎ啷嵿き [stambha].鈥攏. column; a pillar; post;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+9): Stambhabhanjaka, Stambhadipike, Stambhaditya, Stambhadveshi, Stambhak, Stambhakari, Stambhaki, Stambhakridita, Stambhala, Stambhalagana, Stambhan, Stambhanadattatreya, Stambhanadividhi, Stambhanagai, Stambhanaka, Stambhanakavatara, Stambhanakshara, Stambhanaprakara, Stambhane, Stambhanika.
Full-text (+89): Avashtambh, Paryavashtambh, Samavastambh, Vishtambh, Abhishtambh, Parishtambh, Upastambh, Stambha, Pratistambh, Samstambha, Samstambhayishu, Upastambha, Utstambh, Avashtambha, Uttambha, Vishtabdhi, Avashtambhana, Samstambhin, Stambhaka, Stambhana.
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