Jagadamba, Jagadambā, Jagat-amba: 9 definitions
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Jagadamba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJagadambā (जगदम्बा) refers to “she who is the mother of the universe” and is used to describe the Goddess Umā (Durgā/Śivā), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.6.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] At the proper time, he saw his wife Menā about to be delivered of the child, with delight, as one sees the sky enveloped with clouds. The lord of the mountains felt greatly rejoiced on seeing his wife of sound and auspicious in limbs the ‘labour-chamber’ presided over by physicians. She felt very brilliant with the mother of the universe in her womb [i.e., garbhastha-jagadambā]. In the mean time, O sage, Viṣṇu, and other gods as well as the sages came there and eulogised Śivā who was in the womb”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjagadambā (जगदंबा) [or जगदंबिका, jagadambikā].—f (S Mother of the world.) A name of lakṣmī, pārvatī, and other female personifications of the energies of the Deity.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjagadambā (जगदंबा) [or jagadambikā, or जगदंबिका].—f A name of lakṣmī, pārvatī and other famale personifica- tions of the energies of the Deity.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJagadambā (जगदम्बा).—Name of Durgā.
Jagadambā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jagat and ambā (अम्बा). See also (synonyms): jagadambikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJagadambā (जगदम्बा).—f.
(-mbā) A name of Durga. E. jagat, and ambā mother.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jagadambā (जगदम्बा):—[=jagad-ambā] [from jagad > jaga] f. the mother of the world, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya ii, 22]
2) [v.s. ...] = mbikā, [Udbhaṭa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJagadambā (जगदम्बा):—[jagada-mbā] (mvā) 1. f. Durgā.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jagad, Jagat, Mba, Jagada, Amba, Jakat.
Starts with: Jagadambacampu, Jagadambaka, Jagadambapradurbhava, Jagadambara.
Full-text: Jagadambapradurbhava, Jagadambika, Shuddhashaiva, Shuddha.
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