Dambholi: 15 definitions
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Dambholi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Dambholi (दम्भोलि) is the name a foot-soldier in service of Śikhaṇḍatilaka (king of Indīvara), according to the eighth Ucchvāsa of the Udayasundarīkathā. Dambholi was sent to search for Śikhaṇḍatilaka’s daughter Udayasundarī.
The Udayasundarīkathā is a Sanskrit epic tale written by Soḍḍhala in the early 11th century, revolving around the Nāga princess Udayasundarī and Malayavāhana (king of Pratiṣṭhāna).
Dambholi (दम्भोलि) refers to a “thunderbolt”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 12.19; 20.71.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Dambholi (दम्भोलि) refers to a “thunderbolt”, according to Vāgīśvarakīrti’s Tattvaratnāvaloka verse 17.—Accordingly, “Cleansed by the oozing of the seed (i.e. semen) from the thunderbolt (dambholi) (i.e.the officiant’s penis) growing as a sprout born from a purified lotus (i.e. the consecrated vulva of the consort), the crop that is the fourth [state of consciousness] comes to full bloom; [although] the Fourth [Initiation] is manifest, it is hidden even from the wise”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dambholi (दम्भोलि).—
1) Indra's thunderbolt; दन्तावलानां दन्तेषु दम्भोलिदृढमूर्तिषु (dantāvalānāṃ danteṣu dambholidṛḍhamūrtiṣu) Śiva. B.4.44; दम्भोलिप्रकृतिभृतां बतायुधानाम् (dambholiprakṛtibhṛtāṃ batāyudhānām) 24.66; B. R.4.51.
2) A diamond.
Derivable forms: dambholiḥ (दम्भोलिः).
Dambholi (दम्भोलि).—m.
(-liḥ) Indra'S thunderbolt. E. dambha to divide or split, affix uli .
Dambholi (दम्भोलि).—[masculine] Indra's thunderbolt.
1) Dambholi (दम्भोलि):—[from dambh] m. Indra’s thunderbolt, [Bālarāmāyaṇa iv, 51; ix, 56/51; Kathāsaritsāgara xciv, 11; Prasannarāghava iv, 10; v, 53; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Agastya (Ṛṣi of the Ist Manv-antara), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa i, 10, 9]
3) [v.s. ...] (dattogni), [iii, 1, 11]
4) [v.s. ...] (ttoni), [Brahma-purāṇa] and ([varia lectio] dānt), [Harivaṃśa 417]
5) [v.s. ...] (ttātri), [Vāyu-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] (ttātreya), [Padma-purāṇa]
Dambholi (दम्भोलि):—[dambho+li] (liḥ) 2. m. A thunderbolt.
Dambholi (दम्भोलि):—m. Indra's Donnerkeil [Amarakoṣa.1,1,1,43.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 180.] [Jaṭādhara] in [Oxforder Handschriften 191,b,3.]
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Dambholi (दम्भोलि):—[Kathāsaritsāgara 94, 11.] [Sāhityadarpana 278, 19.]
Dambholi (दम्भोलि):—m. —
1) Indra’s Donnerkeil [Indische sprüche 7616.] [Jayadeva's Prasannarāghava 69,21.105,17.] [Bālarāmāyaṇa 105,16.274,9.] pāta m. [195,17.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Pulastya [Viṣṇupurāṇa 1,10,9.]
Dambholi (दम्भोलि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Daṃbholi.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Daṃbholi (दंभोलि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dambholi.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Daṃbhōli (ದಂಭೋಲಿ):—
1) [noun] the thunder that accompanies a flash of lightning.
2) [noun] (myth.) the bolt or missile of Indra, the Lord of Gods.
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Daṃbhōḷi (ದಂಭೋಳಿ):—[noun] = ದಂಭೋಲಿ [dambholi].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
dambholi (ဒမ္ဘောလိ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[dambha+uli]
[ဒမ္ဘ+ဥလိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
dambholi—
(Burmese text): မိုးကြိုး-ဝဇီရစိန်-လက်နက်။ (တောင်ပေါက်၊ ဓာန်၊သျ။ စိန္တာမဏိ။ ထောမတို့လည်းကြည့်ပါ)။
(Auto-Translation): Lightning - Wizard Stone - Weapon. (Mountain passage, magic, and some minerals. Please have a look.)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Dambha, Uli.
Starts with (+0): Dambholibija, Dambholipani, Dambholipata, Dambholipatay, Dambholipataya.
Full-text (+0): Dambholipani, Dambholipataya, Dambholipata, Dattogni, Dattoni, Dattatri, Tampoli, Dambholibija, Dubhaka, Dalmi, Saurashtra, Indra, Dambha.
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