Vishkambha, 痴颈峁补尘产丑腻, 痴颈峁补尘产丑补: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 痴颈峁补尘产丑腻 and 痴颈峁补尘产丑补 can be transliterated into English as Viskambha or Vishkambha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥擜 son of Vi艣ve艣膩.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 171. 50.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra1) 痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥擮ne of the 108 办补谤补峁嘺蝉 (minor dance movement) mentioned in the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 4. The instructions for this 惫颈峁补尘产丑补-办补谤补峁嘺 is as follows, 鈥渁 hand to be Apaviddha, S奴c墨 C膩r墨, foot to be made Niku峁弓ita and the left hand on the chest.鈥�.
2) 痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥擮ne of the 32 补峁単补丑腻谤补蝉 (major dance movement) mentioned in the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 4. The instructions for this 惫颈峁补尘产丑补-补峁単补丑腻谤补 is as follows, 鈥渉ands by turns made Udve峁ａ弓ita, feet are successively made Niku峁弓ita and bent, then assuming 弄r奴dv峁泃ta-办补谤补峁嘺 hands to be made Caturasra and feet Niku峁弓aka, assuming then Bhuja峁単atr膩sita-办补谤补峁嘺 hands to be made Udve峁ａ弓ita, assuming Chinna and Bhramaraka Kara峁嘺s while Trika is to be moved, then Karihasta and Ka峁璱cchinna Kara峁嘺s to be assumed.鈥�.
A 办补谤补峁嘺 represents a minor dance movements and combines 蝉迟丑腻苍补 (standing position), 肠腻谤墨 (foot and leg movement) and 苍峁泃迟补丑补蝉迟补 (hands in dancing position). A sequence of multiple 办补谤补峁嘺蝉 combine into an 补峁単补丑补谤补 (major dance movement).
3) 痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き) or 痴颈峁补尘产丑腻 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き啶�) refers to one of the eighteen 箩腻迟颈蝉: rules used in the playing of drums (辫耻峁补谤补) [with reference to M峁沝a峁単a, Pa峁嘺va and Dardura] according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 33. Accordingly, 鈥渢wo heavy syllables, two light syllables, one light syllable, three heavy syllables, and a light syllable such as si峁� m膩峁� gha峁璦 ghendra gu du ghe峁� ghe峁� ghama tthi metchap constitute 惫颈峁补尘产丑腻-箩腻迟颈. It is to be applied in the Erotic Sentiment of superior women鈥�.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き) refers to a 鈥渄iameter鈥�, according to Hemavijaya Ga峁噄n鈥檚 Kath膩ratn膩kara (A.D. 1600).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Br膩hma峁嘺, who is especially well-versed in the whole range of astral science, wore a forehead mark made of saffron and rice-grains鈥攞The round vessel is made of ten palas of copper. In the 驳丑补峁璱办腻 [bowl] the height should be made of six 补峁単耻濒补蝉. The diameter [i.e., 惫颈峁补尘产丑补] there should be made to the measure of twelve 补峁単耻濒补蝉. The good cherish a water clock that holds sixty palas of water}鈥攄ropped the bowl, made fully according to the aforementioned prescriptions, in a basin filled with clean water at the time of the setting of the divine sun鈥�.
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥擠iameter. Note: 痴颈峁补尘产丑补 is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary惫颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕啶�).鈥攎 S The first of the twenty-seven astronomical 测艒驳补.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥�1 Obstacle, hindrance, impediment.
2) The bolt or bar of a door.
3) The supporting beam of a house
4) A post, pillar.
5) A tree.
6) (In dramas) An interlude between the acts of a drama and performed by one or more characters, middling or inferior, who connect the story of the drama and the subdivisions of the plot by briefly explaining to the audience what has occurred in the intervals of the acts or what is likely to happen later on :-S. D. thus defines it :-啶掂啶む啶むさ啶班啶むた啶粪啶ぎ啶距ぃ啶距え啶距 啶曕ぅ啶距啶多ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶ㄠた啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶曕 啷� 啶膏啶曕啶粪た啶啶むぞ啶班啶ムじ啷嵿い啷� 啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き 啶嗋い啶距さ啶權啶曕じ啷嵿く 啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶苦い啶� 啷� 啶ぇ啷嵿く啷囙え 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶ぞ啶啶ぞ啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ啶啶ぞ啶� 啶膏啶啶�- 啶啶溹た啶む 啷� 啶多啶︵啶о 啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啶� 啶む 啶膏啶曕啶班啶｀ 啶ㄠ啶氞ぎ啶о啶ぎ啶曕げ啷嵿お啶苦い啶� (v峁泃tavarti峁am膩峁嚹乶膩峁� kath膩峁兣浤乶膩峁� nidar艣aka岣� | sa峁僰峁pt膩rthastu 惫颈峁补尘产丑补 膩t膩va峁卥asya dar艣ita岣� || madhyena madhyam膩bhy膩峁� v膩 p膩tr膩bhy膩峁� sa峁僷ra- yojita岣� | 艣uddha岣� sy膩t sa tu sa峁僰墨r峁噊 n墨camadhyamakalpita岣�) || 38.
7) The diameter of a circle.
8) A particular posture practised by Yogins.
9) Extension, length; 啶むう啷嵿う啷嵿さ啶苦啷佮ぃ啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き啶� 啶栢ぞ啶むぞ啶︵ 啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶班く啷囙い啷� (taddvigu峁嘺惫颈峁补尘产丑补峁� kh膩t膩d vapra峁� k膩rayet) Kau. A.1.3; 啶忇し啶距ぎ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き啷� 啶啶溹え啶距え啶� 啶膏す啶膏啶班ざ啶� (e峁Ｄ乵antaravi峁ambho yojan膩ni sahasra艣a岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 6.6.6.
1) The first of the twenty-seven astronomical periods (yoga).
Derivable forms: 惫颈峁补尘产丑补岣� (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥攎.
(-尘产丑补岣�) 1. The first of the twenty-seven astronomical periods, called Yogas or Yoga star of the first lunar mansion. 2. Obstacle, hindrance, impediment, resistance. 3. Spreading, extension. 4. Act, doing any thing. 5. A posture of the devotees called Yogis. 6. One of the performers at a dramatic entertainment, either an actor who in the intervals of the scenes explains to the audience the progress of the story, or one or two of the personages of the drama, who do the same in a soliloquy or dialogue. 7. A tree. 8. The bolt or bar of a door. 9. A post, the roof-tree of a house. 10. The diameter of a circle. E. vi before 峁补产丑颈 to stop or hinder, aff. 驳丑补帽; or vi + skanbh-ac; also with kan added, 惫颈峁补尘产丑补ka .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥攊. e. vi-skambh + a, m. 1. Obstacle, hindrance, resistance. 2. The bolt of a door. 3. A post, the roof-tree of a house. 4. Spreading. 5. A posture of the devotees, called yogin. 6. Act, doing anything. 7. The first of the twenty-seven astronomical periods called Yogas. 8. A prelude.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き).鈥擺masculine] support; width, diameter; also = seq. [masculine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き):鈥擺=惫颈-峁补尘产丑补] [from 惫颈-峁补尘产丑] m. a prop, support, [L膩峁瓂膩yana; Su艣ruta]
2) [v.s. ...] the bolt or bar of a door, [Raghuva峁兣沘 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] the supporting beam or pillar of a house, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] a post (round which the string of a churning-stick is wound), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] width, extension, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩; M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] the diameter of a circle, [膧ryabha峁璦]
7) [v.s. ...] a mountain-range (= -parvata), [M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
8) [v.s. ...] an obstacle, impediment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] the first of the twenty-seven astronomical periods called Yogas or the leading star of the first lunar mansion, [Colebrooke]
10) [v.s. ...] (in [dramatic language]) an interlude or introductory scene (coming between the acts [a峁卥ayor madhya-vart墨] and performed by an inferior actor or actors [苍墨肠补-辫腻迟谤补-辫谤补测辞箩颈迟补岣�], who explains to the audience the progress of the plot, and inform them of what is supposed to have happened in the intervals of the acts cf. 辫谤补惫别艣补办补), [Bharata-n膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra; Da艣ar奴pa] etc.
11) [v.s. ...] a [particular] Yoga-posture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] a tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] action, doing anything, [Horace H. Wilson]
14) [v.s. ...] = pratibimba, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) [v.s. ...] Name of a divine being reckoned among the Vi艣ve Dev膩岣�, [Hariva峁兣沘] ([varia lectio] viskumbhu, nikumba, and 惫颈峁ａ弓补谤补)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き):鈥擺惫颈-峁补尘产丑补] (尘产丑补岣�) 1. m. First Yoga; obstacle; extension; posture of Yogis; act; actor; a tree; a bolt; a post; a diameter.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 痴颈办办丑补峁僢丑补.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVi峁a峁僢ha (嗖掂部嗖粪硩嗖曕矀嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a prop or support (that supports from below or a side).
2) [noun] an obstacle; an impediment.
3) [noun] the extent to which something is extended.
4) [noun] a wooden or iron bar for preventing a closed door from being opened.
5) [noun] a kind of disease, characterised by swelling of the belly, caused by indigestion.
6) [noun] (rhet.) an interlude or introductory scene in which something which is supposed to have happened.
7) [noun] (astrol.) the first of the twenty-seven astronomical periods called Y艒gas.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary痴颈峁补尘产丑补 (啶掂た啶粪啶曕ぎ啷嵿き):鈥擺惫颈峁补尘产丑补 / 惫颈峁补尘产丑补ka] n. 1. obstacle; hindrance; impediment; 2. the bolt/bar of a door; 3. Poetics. interlude in which the audience is instructed about what was occurred or what will happen later; 4. a particular posture practiced by yogins;
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.
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