Domba, Ḍōmba, Ḍomba: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Domba means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, biology. 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)
Ḍomba (डोम्ब) in Sanskrit refers to a low caste musician, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Note: A ḍomba is a low caste musician (Monier Williams and Böhtlingk sv). The word is well preserved in modern languages: CDIAL 5570 Gy. Eur. rom “man”, No. ḍomb “barber”, Kho. ḍom “musician”, S. ḍūmu “caste of traveling musicians”, etc. In Hindi (cf. Sharma 1987 sv), ḍom means “a caste of untouchables, who most often work in cemeteries”. Cf. k.38, n.34.
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’.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Ḍomba (डोम्ब) refers to a particular community of “singers” possibly associated with the Ḍombikā genre of performance in ancient Indian art of dance and theater.—V. Raghavan (1978) highlights the popular character and origin of the genre called Ḍombikā. He derives this idea from the description, in Kalhaṇa’s Rājataraṅginī, of a musical and dance performance by an ensemble composed of a ḍomba singer (ḍombagāyana) and his two daughters, also ḍomba singers (ḍombagāyikā), collectively referred to as a ḍomba ensemble (ḍombamaṇḍala). Raghavan further mentions the existence of a peripatetic community of performers in South India called ḍombas, whose performances, the ḍombankūṭṭādis, featured acrobatic numbers, drumming and rope-dancing (Raghavan 1993: 190–191).
Rājataraṅgiṇī 5.354–380 recounts the visit of a troupe of ḍombas to the court of Kashmir in the tenth century, and how the ruling king Cakravarman, flattered and seduced by the singing and dancing of the two daughters of Raṅga, the ḍomba singer, introduced them into his court. Blinded by passion, Cakravarman let the ḍombas take control over the affairs of his kingdom, while he fell into misery and was eventually murdered. Such commonalities led Raghavan and Warder to consider the Ḍombikā described by Abhinavagupta on a par with the performance by the ḍombamaṇḍala described in the Rājataraṅginī.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Ḍomba (डोम्ब) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Ḍombī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Guṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the guṇacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Ḍomba] are whitish red in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Ḍomba (डोम्ब) refers to one of the ancient Mleccha-countries, according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
“[...] Independent, unstumbling like the wind, practicing various and manifold penances, persevering in manifold vows, the Blessed One [i.e., Ṛṣabha] wandered for a thousand years as easily as a day in Mleccha-countries [viz., Ḍomba, etc.], observing silence, making non-Āryas well-disposed to others just from the sight of him, untouched by disturbances, enduring trials”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Domba in Bhutan is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zea tunicata (Larrañaga ex A. St.-Hil. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1987)
· Botanische Zeitung. Berlin (1851)
· Escritos (1923)
· Makinoa (1947)
· Enumeratio Stirpium Transsilvaniae (1816)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1821)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Domba, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ḍōmba (डोंब).—m ( H) A low caste or an individual of it. They are employed especially about burial and burning grounds. 2 A conflagration or a roaring fire; any fierce blazing or intense heat. Gen. used with āga, as āgīcā ḍōmba. 3 fig. Sensation of great heat, a burning or glowing; as aṅgācā ḍōmba. 4 Used as a particle of enhancement with adjectives expressing acritude or pungency; as tikhaṭa ḍōmba. 5 f R A pit to receive the issues from a drain or sewer, a cess-pool. ḍōmba pājaḷaṇēṃ-hōṇēṃ To get overheated--the body. 2 To be blazoned abroad. v māra.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ḍomba (डोम्ब).—m. A man of a low caste, who gains his livelihood by singing and dancing, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 353.
Ḍomba (डोम्ब).—[masculine] a cert. low caste; [feminine] ī a kind of drama.
1) Ḍomba (डोम्ब):—[from ḍoma] m. idem, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā lxxxvii, 33] ([varia lectio] ḍumba), [Kathāsaritsāgara xiii, 96ff.; Rājataraṅgiṇī vf.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man,[ vii, 1070 and 1136]
Ḍomba (डोम्ब):—m.
1) ein Mann niedriger Kaste, der sich mit Gesang und Musik abgiebt, [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 353. 358. 395. 6, 69. 84. 182.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 96. fgg.] [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 328 (98).] Vgl. Dom, Domrā und Domba bei [WILSON], A Gloss. of jud. and rev. terms. [BROCKHAUS] vermuthet, dass der Name der Zigeuner in ihrer Sprache, nämlich Rom, damit zusammenhänge; vgl. [POTT’s Zigeuner I, 42.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Rājataraṅgiṇī 7, 1070. 1136.]
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Ḍomba (डोम्ब):—
1) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87, 33.] —
3) f. ī eine Art Schauspiel Cit. beim Schol. zu [DAŚAR. 1, 8.]
Ḍomba (डोम्ब):——
1) m. — a) ein Mann niedriger Kaste , der sich mit Gesang und Musik abgiebt. — b) Nomen proprium eines Mannes. —
2) f. ī eine Art Schauspiel.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ḍoṃba (ಡೊಂಬ):—
1) [noun] (masc.) a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, that requires skilful control of the body, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze; an acrobat.
2) [noun] a caste, members of which are generally engaged in acrobatics.
3) [noun] ಡೊಂಬರ ಕೋಡಗ [dombara kodaga] ḍombara kōḍaga (fig.) a person whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others; a puppet; ಡೊಂಬರ ಲಾಗ [dombara laga] ḍombara lāga the skilful tumbling of an acrobat.
4) [noun] (fig.) all one’s efforts (to achieve something); ಡೊಂಬರಾಟ [dombarata] ḍombarāṭa a theatrical, sensational actions or course of an action, often hypocritical, done to impress others or gain some personal advantages.
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Ḍoṃba (ಡೊಂಬ):—
1) [noun] a deceitful act of speech.
2) [noun] a pretending to be what one is not or to feel what one does not feel; hypocrisy.
3) [noun] an unduly high opinion of oneself, one’s merits, possession, status, etc.; exaggerated self-conceit; pride; vanity.
4) [noun] a man whose actions belie stated beliefs; he who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., which he does not actually possess; a hypocrite.
5) [noun] a cheat; a deceiver; a fraud.
6) [noun] an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; a magician.
7) [noun] a snake charmer.
8) [noun] great or special power, ability or faculty.
9) [noun] haughty or arrogant behaviour.
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Doṃba (ದೊಂಬ):—
1) [noun] (masc.) a skilled performer of gymnastic feats, that requires skilful control of the body, as walking on a tightrope or swinging on a trapeze; an acrobat.
2) [noun] a caste, members of which are generally engaged in acrobatics.
3) [noun] ದೊಂಬರ ಕುಣಿತ [dombara kunita] dombara kuṇita artless, unskilled dancing; ದೊಂಬರ ಕೋಡಗ [dombara kodaga] dombara kōḍaga (fig.) a person whose actions are prompted and controlled by another or others; a puppet; ದೊಂಬರಗಿತ್ತಿ [dombaragitti] dombaragitti a woman belonging to the caste of acrobats; ದೊಂಬರ ಲಾಗ [dombara laga] dombara lāga the skilful tumbling of an acrobat.
4) [noun] (fig.) all one’s efforts (to achieve something) ದೊಂಬರಾಟ [dombarata] dombarāṭa a theatrical, sensational actions or course of an action, often hypocritical, done to impress others or gain some personal advantages.
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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