Analamba, Anālamba: 10 definitions

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Analamba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Anālamba (अनालम्ब).—A sacred pool. A bath in the pool is as efficacious as the Puruṣamedha yajña. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 32).

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Analamba in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Anālamba, (adj.) (an + ālamba) without support (from above), unsuspended, not held Sn.173 (+ appatiṭṭha; expld. at SnA 214 by heṭṭhā patiṭṭhâbhāvena upari ālambhāvena ca gambhīra). (Page 32)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anālamba (अनालम्ब).—a. Without support or stay; कथंकारमनालम्बा कीर्तिर्द्यामधिरोहति (kathaṃkāramanālambā kīrtirdyāmadhirohati) Śiśupālavadha 2.52;

-mbaḥ Want of support; despondency.

-mbī Śiva's lute.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anālamba (अनालम्ब).—mfn.

(-mbaḥ-mbā-mbaṃ) Unsupported, without stay or support. E. an neg. ālamba support.

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

Anālamba (अनालम्ब).—adj. unsupported, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 48, 22.

Anālamba is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and ālamba (आलम्ब).

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

1) Anālamba (अनालम्ब):—[=an-ālamba] mfn. unsupported, without stay or support

2) [v.s. ...] m. want of support

3) [v.s. ...] despondency

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

Anālamba (अनालम्ब):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.

(-mbaḥ) 1) Want of support.

2) Despon-dency, heart-brokenness. E. a neg. and ālamba. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-mbaḥ-mbā-mbam) Without support or stay, unsupported. E. a priv. and ālamba.

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

Anālamba (अनालम्ब):—[anā+lamba] (mbaḥ-mbā-mbaṃ) a. Unsupported, without a prop.

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Analamba in German

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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.

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