Dambhaka: 8 definitions

Introduction:

Dambhaka 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

Dambhaka (दम्भक).—a. Cheating, deceiving; लोकदम्भकः (lokadambhakaḥ) Manusmṛti 4.195.

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

Dambhaka (दम्भक).—[dambh + aka], adj. Deluding, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 195.

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

Dambhaka (दम्भक).—[adjective] deceiving, deluding (—°).

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

Dambhaka (दम्भक):—[from dambh] mfn. ifc. deceiving, [Manu-smṛti iv, 195.]

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

Dambhaka (दम्भक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Daṃbhaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dambhaka in German

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍaṃbhaka (ಡಂಭಕ):—[noun] = ಡಂಬಕ [dambaka].

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Daṃbhaka (ದಂಭಕ):—[noun] a man having too high an opinion of himself; a self-conceited man.

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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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