Chambati: 1 definition

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Chambati 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhambati.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Chambati (छम्बति).—(= Pali chambhati, perhaps to be read here; derivs. of this root are spelled with b, not bh, in this text; see also sa-cchambita; compare the next entries, and (ac)chambhin, (ac)chambhita(tva)), is frightened: bi- bhety api chambaty apy uttrasaty api, Dhvajāgrasūtra, Waldschmidt, Kl. Sanskrit Texte 4, p. 49, line 23. The MIndic chambhati is clearly based on Sanskrit skambh-; [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] (rarely) uses the equivalent stambh- in the same sense, see a- stambhin.

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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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