Alambha, Ālambha: 9 definitions

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Alambha 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

Ālambha (आलम्भ).—[ā-labh ghañ lyuṭ mum]

1) Taking hold of, seizing, touching; स्त्र्यालोकालम्भविगमः (stryālokālambhavigamaḥ) Y.3.157; Manusmṛti 2.179.

2) Tearing off, uprooting (of plants); Manusmṛti 11.144.

3) Killing (especially an animal at a sacrifice); अश्वालम्भं गवालम्भम् (aśvālambhaṃ gavālambham) Ādipurāṇa; आलम्भयज्ञाः क्षत्राश्च हविर्यज्ञा विशः स्मृताः । परिचारयज्ञाः शूद्रास्तु तपोयज्ञा द्विजातयः (ālambhayajñāḥ kṣatrāśca haviryajñā viśaḥ smṛtāḥ | paricārayajñāḥ śūdrāstu tapoyajñā dvijātayaḥ) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.232.31.

Derivable forms: ālambhaḥ (आलम्भः).

See also (synonyms): ālambhana.

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

Ālambha (आलम्भ).—m.

(-mbhaḥ) 1. Slaughter, killing. 2. Embracing. E. āṅ before labhi to kill, affix ghañ.

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

Ālambha (आलम्भ).—i. e. ā-labh + a, m. 1. Touching, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 79. 2. Cutting, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 144. 3. Killing, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 46.

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

Ālambha (आलम्भ).—[masculine] taking hold of, seizing, tearing off (plants), killing (cf. seq.).

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

1) Ālambha (आलम्भ):—[=ā-lambha] [from ā-labh] m. taking hold of, seizing, touching, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]

2) [v.s. ...] tearing off, rooting out (plants), [Manu-smṛti]

3) [v.s. ...] killing, sacrificing, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Meghadūta]

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

Ālambha (आलम्भ):—[ā-lambha] (mbhaḥ) 1. m. Slaughter.

[Sanskrit to German]

Alambha 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ālaṃbha (ಆಲಂಭ):—

1) [noun] the act of taking hold of; an instance of seizing; seizure.

2) [noun] the act of killing (esp. an animal at a sacrifice).

3) [noun] the act of completely eliminating; a removal without leaving any trace behind.

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Āḷaṃbha (ಆಳಂಭ):—

1) [noun] the act of taking hold of; an instance of seizing; seizure.

2) [noun] the act of killing (esp. an animal at a sacrifice).

3) [noun] the act of completely eliminating; a removal without leaving any trace behind.

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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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