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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Jambhana (जम्भन).—Also Jṛmbhaṇa; a commander to aid Viṣaṅga was killed by Vijayā.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 25. 29.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google books: Genesis and Development of Tantra (Shaktism)

Jambhana (जम्भन, “annihilation”) refers to one of the twelve kinds of black magic (abhicāra) which represents one of the various Siddhis (“supernatural powers”) according to the Siddhayogeśvarīmata: an ancient Sanskrit text devoted to cults of Goddesses as the Vidyāpīṭha or Vidyā Corpus.—Although Vedic rituals were a reliable way for the people of ancient India to fulfill their objectives, Tantric rites too claim to bring about the attainment of wishes. [...] In the Siddhayogeśvarīmata, the objectives of the rites are classified as siddhis [e.g., twelve kinds of black magic (abhicāras) such as annihilation (jambhana)]. They belong to the category of supernatural phenomena and seem to be considerably different from the types of wish people expected to gain from the Vedic rituals that still remained within the sphere of everyday life.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

jambhanā : (f.) yawning; arousing.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Jambhanā, (f.) (to jambhati) arousing, activity, alertness Vbh. 352. (Page 279)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jambhana (जम्भन).—Sexual intercourse.

Derivable forms: jambhanam (जम्भनम्).

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

Jambhana (जम्भन).—[jambh + ana], adj., f. nī, Bruising, Mahābhārata 6, 807.

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

Jambhana (जम्भन).—[feminine] ī crushing, destroying.

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

1) Jambhana (जम्भन):—[from jabh] 1. jambhana mf(ī)n. crushing, destroying, crusher, [Atharva-veda x, 4, 15; Mahābhārata vi, 807]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Calotropis gigantea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] cf. kaṇva-, piśāca-, maśaka-, yātu-, and vyāghra-jambh.

4) [from jambh] 2. jambhana n. sexual intercourse, [Vopadeva] ([varia lectio])

5) [from jambh] a See √1. and √2. jabh.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jambhana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jaṃbhānā (जंभाना):—(v) to yawn.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Ahijambhana, Kanvajambhana, Kayavijambhana, Mashakajambhana, Pishacajambhana, Shapathajambhana, Sijjambhana, Vijambhana, Vyaghrajambhana, Yatujambhana.

Full-text: Kanvajambhana, Vijambhana, Pishacajambhana, Yatujambhana, Mashakajambhana, Shapathajambhana, Ahijambhana, Vyaghrajambhana, Jambhara, Annihilation, Jambha, Abhicara, Pishaca.

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