Jambhira, Jambhīra: 12 definitions
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Jambhira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyJambhīra (जम्भीर) is another name (synonym) for Bastagandhā, which is the Sanskrit word for Ocimum gratissimum (clove basil), a plant from the Lamiaceae family. This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu, which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjāmbhīra (जांभीर).—f (jambīra S) The lime tree: and n Its fruit, a lime.
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 dictionaryJambhīra (जम्भीर).—The lime or citron tree.
Derivable forms: jambhīraḥ (जम्भीरः).
See also (synonyms): jambhara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJambhīra (जम्भीर).—[, var. for jambīra, nt., Mahāvyutpatti 5808; but Mironov jambīra, m., without v.l.; = Sanskrit jambīra and Lex. jambhīra, citron (m. the tree, nt. the fruit).]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJambhīra (जम्भीर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. The lime or citron, apparently of more than one species. 2. A plant, considered to be a kind of basil with small leaves. E. jabhi to destroy, (sickness,) īran affix, and num augment; also jambīra, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jambhīra (जम्भीर):—[from jabh] m. = mbīra idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] = mbīraha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJambhīra (जम्भीर):—(raḥ) 1. m. The lime or citron; a plant, basil with small leaves.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJaṃbhīra (ಜಂಭೀರ):—[noun] = ಜಂಬೀರ [jambira].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryjambhīra (ဇမ္ဘီရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[jamu+īra．jambha+īra]
[ဇမု+ဤရ။ ဇမ္ဘ+ဤရ]
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)
Starts with: Jambhiranagara.
Full-text: Jambira, Jambhiranagara, Jambhin, Gila, Jambhara, Bastagandha.
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