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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Lambana (लम्बन).—A son of Jyotiṣmat; kingdom of, named after him.^*

• * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 36.

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Lambana (लम्बन).—Parallax in longitude; or, in particular, the difference between the parallaxes in longitude of the Sun and the Moon. Note: Lambana is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” 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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Lambana (लम्बन):—Pendulous or drooping

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Lambana (लम्बन) refers to “fallout (of a drip edge ) § 3.23.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Lambana (लम्बन) means “wearing (earrings)” [?], according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] His body is adorned on the left (by his consort) and he is adorned with a garland of wild flowers. He wears earrings made of snakes [i.e., sarpakuṇḍala-lambana] and his sacred thread is Vāsuki. The Lord is adorned with tinkling anklets and sits on a ghost in the lotus posture. He is adorned with the five insignia and a garland of severed heads that hangs from his neck up to his feet. He dances with the bliss of wine and is accompanied by heroes and Bhairavas. Sixty-four Yoginīs and great mothers encompass him. He is endowed with sixty-four energies and adorned with ghosts and demons. O Śambhu, Bhairava is said to have as his seat (āsana) the Supreme Goddess”.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lambaṇa (लंबण) [or लंबणभाऊ, lambaṇabhāū].—Usually lambāṇa &c.

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lambana (लंबन).—n S Depending, hanging, suspended state. 2 Applied in the siddhāntaśirōmaṇī to the difference between dṛksūtra & garbhasūtra (line of vision and line drawn from the earth's centre). Used therefore to express Parallax.

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lambāṇa (लंबाण).—m A caste or an individual of it. They are carriers of grain, salt &c. 2 n The people, cattle, and baggage of a company of them; a company as on its march or at its encampment.

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lāmbaṇa (लांबण).—f (lāmba) Length comparatively; greater extension. Ex. pāyavāṭēpēkṣāṃ gāḍēvāṭēkaḍūna lāṃ0 āhē. 2 A distance; a long extent of space. Ex. killā disatō kharā parantu hī kāya lāṃ0 thōḍī. 3 Spinning out, protracting (by dawdling, delaying &c.) Ex. hyāca mahinyānta lagna karūna ghyā ugīñca lāṃ0 lāvūṃ nakā; lavakara lavakara jēva lāṃ0 kāya lāvalī āhēsa? lāmbaṇīvara paḍaṇēṃ To be protracted, prolonged, drawn out through a long period. lāmbaṇīvara ghālaṇēṃ-ṭākaṇēṃ lōṭaṇēṃ To prolong, protract, or draw out.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

lāmbaṇa (लांबण).—f Length comparatively. A dis- tance. Spinning out protracting (by dawdling, delaying &c.). lāmbaṇīvara ghālaṇēṃ-ṭākaṇēṃ-lōṭaṇēṃ Prolong, protract. lāmbaṇīvara paḍaṇēṃ Be protracted, prolonged.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lambana (लम्बन).—[lamb-lyu lyuṭ vā]

1) An epithet of Śiva.

2) The phlegmatic humour.

3) A camp-follower.

-nam 1 Hanging down, depending, descending &c.

2) Fringe.

3) The parallax in longitude (of the moon).

4) A sort of long necklace; also लम्बमाना (lambamānā).

5) A mode of fighting.

Derivable forms: lambanaḥ (लम्बनः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Lambana (लम्बन).—nt., fringe, trimmings (of a garment): Mahāvyutpatti 5848 (misprinted 5858, also in Index) = Tibetan śam bu.

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

Lambana (लम्बन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Depending, descending, falling. 2. A long necklace, one which depends from the neck to the navel. 3. Parallax in longitude, (of the moon.) m.

(-naḥ) 1. Phlegm, the phlegmatic humour. 2. An epithet of Siva. E. labi to fall, &c., aff. lyuṭ .

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

Lambana (लम्बन).—[lamb + ana], n. 1. Falling. 2. A long necklace reaching to the navel.

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

Lambana (लम्बन).—[adjective] hanging down (tr. & [intransitive]).

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

1) Lambana (लम्बन):—[from lamb] mfn. hanging down or causing to hang down (said of Śiva), [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a camp-follower, soldier’s boy, [Harṣacarita]

3) [v.s. ...] phlegm, the phlegmatic humour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Jyotiṣ-mat, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] n. hanging down, depending, falling, [Horace H. Wilson]

6) [v.s. ...] a [particular] mode of fighting, [Harivaṃśa]

7) [v.s. ...] the moon’s parallax in longitude, the interval of the lines between the earth’s centre and surface, [Sūryasiddhānta; Golādhyāya]

8) [v.s. ...] a fringe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] a long necklace (depending from the neck to the navel), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] Name of a Varṣa in Kuśa-dvīpa, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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

Lambana (लम्बन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Depending; falling; a long necklace. m. Phegem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lambana 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

Laṃbāna (लंबान):—(nm) see [laṃbāī;-/cauḍāna] see [laṃbāī-cauḍāī] (under [laṃbāī]).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Laṃbaṇa (ಲಂಬಣ):—

1) [noun] a long string.

2) [noun] an ornamental tuft of threads, cords, etc. of equal length, hanging loosely from a knot by which they are tied together; a tassel.

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Laṃbana (ಲಂಬನ):—

1) [noun] = ಲಂಬಣ - [lambana -] 1.

2) [noun] the act or fact of being suspended from above; suspension.

3) [noun] (astron.) the apparent change in the position of an object resulting from the change in the direction or position from which it is viewed; parallax.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Lambanabhau, Lambanadiva, Lambanakrit, Lambanakya, Lambanamale, Lambanavidhi.

Ends with (+33): Abalambana, Adhyalambana, Ajalambana, Alambana, Analambana, Anavalambana, Arthavalambana, Astavalambana, Atmavalambana, Avalambana, Avilambana, Buddhalambana, Citravalambana, Cittalambana, Dhairyavalambana, Dharmalambana, Dharmavalambana, Driglambana, Ekalambana, Hastalambana.

Full-text (+15): Ajalambana, Driglambana, Lambanavidhi, Vilambana, Alambana, Lamanabhau, Lamana, Lamani, Anavalamba, Alambanapariksha, Lambani, Alambanavat, Samalambana, Lambanige, Lambalige, Lambanamale, Avalambana, Karalambana, Alampanam, Parilambana.

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