Jambala, Jambāla: 20 definitions
Introduction:
Jambala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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)
Jambāla (जम्बाल) refers to “clay”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 7.13; 17.30.
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’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Jambāla (जम्बाल) refers to “mud” (which elephants are fond of in the winter season), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “29. In the winter season, when the rays of the sun are frosty cold, he eats shrubs, creepers, and tendrils in which vigor and sap are developed; with eagerness for play in mud (jambāla), dust, and water, the elephant generally manifests an accumulation of phlegm rather (than the other humors) [jambālapāṃsujalakelikutūhalena prāyaḥ kaphopacayameva gajo bibharti]”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Jambala [जम्बाला] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze from the Pandanaceae (Screw pine) family having the following synonyms: Keura odorifera, Pandanus odoratissimus, Pandanus fascicularis. For the possible medicinal usage of jambala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Jambala [جمبالا] in the Urdu language, ibid. previous identification.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Jambāla, (Sk. jambāla) mud; adj. jambālin muddy, as n. jambālī (f.) a dirty pool (at entrance to village) A. II, 166. (Page 279)
jambāla (ဇမ္ဗာလ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[jala+bala+ṇa]
[ဇလ+ဗလ+ဏ]
[Pali to Burmese]
jambāla—
(Burmese text): ညွန်၊ ရွှံ့။
(Auto-Translation): Guide, follow.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
jāmbaḷā (जांबळा).—a (jāmbūḷa) Of the color of the fruit of the jāmbūḷa, of a dark purple.
jāmbaḷā (जांबळा).—a Of a dark purple.
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
Jambāla (जम्बाल).—
1) Mud.
2) Moss; जम्बूवज् जलबिन्दुवज् जलजवज् जम्बालवज् जालवत् (jambūvaj jalabinduvaj jalajavaj jambālavaj jālavat) | Udb.
3) The Ketaka plant.
Derivable forms: jambālaḥ (जम्बालः).
Jāmbāla (जाम्बाल).—(muddy, from Sanskrit jambāla plus -a), name of a man, hero of Avadāna-śataka chapter 50: Avadāna-śataka i.279.1; 280.6 etc.
Jambāla (जम्बाल).—mn.
(-laḥ-laṃ) 1. Mud, clay. 2. An aquatic plant, (Vallisneria.) &c. m.
(-laḥ) A fragrant plant, (Pandanus odoratissimus.) E. jala water, bal to move, affix aṇ, and the deriv. irr. or jamba-ghañ jambam ālāti ādatte ā-lā-ka .
Jambāla (जम्बाल).—m. Mud, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 94.
Jambāla (जम्बाल).—[substantive] mud, clay.
1) Jambāla (जम्बाल):—[from jamba] mn. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) idem, [Pañcatantra i, 13, 0/1; Kādambarī; Bālarāmāyaṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Pārśvanātha-caritra]
2) [v.s. ...] Blyxa octandra, [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati xxxii, 9]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Pandanus odoratissimus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Jambāla (जम्बाल):—[(laḥ-laṃ)] 1. m. n. Mud, clay, an aquatic plant, Pandanus.
Jambāla (जम्बाल):—
1) m. Sumpf [Amarakoṣa 1, 2, 3, 9.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 391.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1090.] [Medinīkoṣa l. 91.] [Hārāvalī 205.] n. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 650.] jambālaśeṣametatsaraḥ saṃjātam [Pañcatantra 76, 11.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 1, 10. 3, 4, 16, 92.] Vgl. ghanajambāla . —
2) Name zweier Pflanzen: a) = śaivala, m. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Medinīkoṣa] neutr. [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] — b) m. = ketaka (s. d.) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Jambāla (जम्बाल):—
1) füge Schlamm und [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 94.] [PĀRŚVANĀTHAK. 1, 45] [?(nach AUFRECHT)] hinzu. —
2) hierher vielleicht [Spr. 2277.]
Jambāla (जम्बाल):——
1) (*m. n.) — a) Sumpf , Schlamm [Rājataraṃgiṇī 8,2853.] [Kād. (1872) 2,98,13.] [Bālarāmāyaṇa 195,1.] — b) Blyxa ocatandra. —
2) *m. Pandanus odoratissimus.
Jambāla (जम्बाल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jaṃbāla.
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
Jaṃbāla (जंबाल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Jambāla.
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
Jaṃbāla (ಜಂಬಾಲ):—
1) [noun] deep mud, that is thoroughly wet; soggy earth; mire.
2) [noun] any of various classes (esp. Bryopsida) of very small, leafy-stemmed, flowerless, green bryophytes growing in velvety clusters on rocks, trees, moist ground, etc.; moss.
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Jaṃbāḷa (ಜಂಬಾಳ):—[noun] = ಜಂಬಾಲ [jambala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ba-la, Bala, Jala, Na.
Starts with: Jambalakeli, Jambalanka, Jambalate.
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