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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ālabh (आलभ्).—1 Ā.

1) To touch; गामालभ्यार्कमीक्ष्य वा (gāmālabhyārkamīkṣya vā) Manusmṛti 5 7,4.117; Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.91; सत्येनायुधमालभे (satyenāyudhamālabhe); सत्येन (satyena) (satyaṃ) आत्मान- मालभे (ātmāna- mālabhe) Mb.

2) To get, attain to; अतितरां कान्तिमालप्स्यते ते (atitarāṃ kāntimālapsyate te) (vapuḥ) Meghadūta 15 v. l.; Kām.9.63.

3) To kill, immolate (as a victim in sacrifices); प्रातर्वै पशूनालभन्ते (prātarvai paśūnālabhante) Śat. Br.; गर्दभं पशुमालभ्य (gardabhaṃ paśumālabhya) Y.3.28.

4) To take hold of, seize, grasp, handle.

5) To gain or win over. -Caus.

1) To touch.

2) To commence.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ālabh (आलभ्).—catch, seize, touch, take hold of ([especially] the sacrificial animal to kill it); undertake, begin; gain, acquire, get, attain. [Causative] cause to seize, touch, or begin. [Desiderative] wish to touch or kill.

Ālabh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and labh (लभ्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ālabh (आलभ्):—[=ā-√labh] [Ātmanepada] -labhate, to take hold of, touch, handle, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to kill, sacrifice, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.;

—to commence, undertake, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā];

—to reach, obtain;

—to conciliate, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Mahābhārata; Meghadūta] etc.:

—[Causal] -lamohayati, to cause to touch, [Kauśika-sūtra; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];

—to cause to begin, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] :

—[Desiderative] -lipsate, to intend or wish to touch, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];

—to intend to kill or sacrifice, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ālabh (आलभ्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ālabha.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Alabh in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) disadvantage; harm; ~[kara] disadvantageous; harmful..—alabh (अलाभ) is alternatively transliterated as Alābha.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Alaabh is another spelling for अलाभ [alābha].—n. disadvantage; harm;

context information

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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Partial matches: Labh, A.

Starts with: Alabha, Alabhaka, Alabhakala, Alabhakara, Alabhalabha, Alabhamana, Alabhammadu, Alabhana, Alabhaniya, Alabhika, Alabhiya, Alabhy, Alabhya, Alabhyalabha, Alabhyatara, Alabhyate.

Ends with: Anvalabh, Gangalabh, Pralabh, Pratyalabh, Pratyupalabh, Salabh, Samalabh, Samupalabh, Shalabh, Upalabh, Vipralabh.

Full-text: Alabha, Alambha, Alambhin, Alambhana, Upalambhana, Alambhya, Alambham, Uparambhati, Alambhaniya, Alabhana, Anvalabh, Pratyalabh, Alabdha, Samalabh, Samalambhana, Upalambha, Alabhya, Arabhati, Labhya.

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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

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Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)

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