Alamb, Ālamb: 5 definitions

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Alamb means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ālamb (आलम्ब्).—1 Ā.

1) To rest or lean upon, support oneself on; शाखामालम्ब्य (śākhāmālambya) Rām.

2) To lay hold of, seize, take; अथालम्ब्य धनू रामः (athālambya dhanū rāmaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 6.35,14.95.

3) To support, hold or take up; आथोरणालम्बितम् (āthoraṇālambitam) R.18.39.

4) To win, conquer, overcome; तस्य कविता मच्चित्तमालम्बते (tasya kavitā maccittamālambate) Dhūrtas

5) To resort to, have recourse to, take, assume; अमुमेवार्थमालम्ब्य (amumevārthamālambya) Mu.2.2; स्वातन्त्र्यमालम्ब्य (svātantryamālambya) K.181; Kirātārjunīya 13.14; यशः शरीरं नवमाललम्बे (yaśaḥ śarīraṃ navamālalambe) Mv.7.18 obtained; Kirātārjunīya 17.34; so ध्यानम्, धैर्यम्, क्रोधम्, औदास्यम्, दक्षिणाम् दिशम् (dhyānam, dhairyam, krodham, audāsyam, dakṣiṇām diśam) &c.

6) To hang from, be suspended; मुखालम्बित- हेमसूत्रम् (mukhālambita- hemasūtram) V.5.2.

7) To depend upon; तमालम्ब्य रसोद्गमात् (tamālambya rasodgamāt) S. D 63.

8) To stretch forth; V.4.62.

9) To strike up (a tune or note).

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

Ālamb (आलम्ब्).—hang down; hang or lean, depend or rest upon, hold or stick to ([accusative], [rarely] [locative]); seize, take; support, maintain; take to, affect, pursue assume, show, exhibit.

Ālamb is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and lamb (लम्ब्).

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

Ālamb (आलम्ब्):—[=ā-√lamb] [Ātmanepada] -lambate, to hang from, [Vikramorvaśī];

—to lay hold of, seize, cling to;

—to rest or lean upon, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra] etc.;

—to support, hold, [Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.;

—to take up;

—to appropriate;

—to bring near;

—to get;

—to give one’s self up to, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcatantra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.;

—to depend, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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

Ālamb (आलम्ब्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ālaṃba.

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.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Aalamb is another spelling for आलम्ब [ālamba].—n. 1. support; depending on/from; 2. that/which one rests on; prop; stay; 3. receptacle; 4. fulcrum;

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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