Jambukhanda, Jambukhaṇḍa, Jambu-khanda, Jambūkhaṇḍa: 5 definitions
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Jambukhanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJambukhaṇḍa (जम्बुखण्ड) or Jambūkhaṇḍa (जम्बूखण्ड).—Name of one of the seven continents surrounding the mountain Meru.
Derivable forms: jambukhaṇḍaḥ (जम्बुखण्डः), jambūkhaṇḍaḥ (जम्बूखण्डः).
Jambukhaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jambu and khaṇḍa (खण्ड). See also (synonyms): jambudvīpa, jambuparvata.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJambūkhaṇḍa (जम्बूखण्ड).—[masculine] [neuter], jambūdvīpa [masculine] = jambudvīpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJambūkhaṇḍa (जम्बूखण्ड):—[=jambū-khaṇḍa] [from jambū > jambu] mn. = bu-dvīpa, [Mahābhārata i, 337; vi, 226 and 401]
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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.
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Partial matches: Jambu, Jampu, Khanda.
Starts with: Jambukhandavinirmanaparva, Jambukhandavinirmanaparvan.
Full-text: Nagadvipa, Jambukhandavinirmanaparvan, Dhatugarbha, Jambudvipa, Jambuparvata, Vinirmana.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva < [Book 6 - Bhishma Parva]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 18: Further wandering with Gośāla < [Chapter III - Mahāvīra’s first six years as an ascetic]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 8 - Śākadvīpa: Mountains, Rivers and Countries < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 3 - Various Mountains and Regions of the Earth < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]