Jayastambha, Jaya-stambha: 7 definitions
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Jayastambha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 TranslationJayastambha (जयस्तम्भ) refers to the “column of victory”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.11 (“The Victory of Kumāra”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] O sage, with great pleasure and observing the rules Skanda installed three phallic emblems of Śiva that quell all sins. The first is called Pratijñeśvara, the second Kapāleśvara and the last Kumāreśvara. The three are capable of conferring all the achievements. Thereafter Kumāra, the lord of all, joyously installed the phallic image Stambheśvara, near the column of victory (jayastambha). [...]”.
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India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryJaya-stambha.—(EI 23, 30, 33; CII 4; SII 1, 11-1), a pillar of victory; cf. dharma-jaya-stambha (IA 19). Note: jaya-stambha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJayastambha (जयस्तम्भ).—a trophy, a column erected to commemorate a victory, a triumphal column; निचखान जयस्तम्भान् गङ्गास्रोतोऽन्तरेषु सः (nicakhāna jayastambhān gaṅgāsroto'ntareṣu saḥ) R.4.36; यस्याद्यापि जयस्तम्भाः सन्ति ते पूर्ववारिधौ (yasyādyāpi jayastambhāḥ santi te pūrvavāridhau) Rāj. T.3. 479.
Derivable forms: jayastambhaḥ (जयस्तम्भः).
Jayastambha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jaya and stambha (स्तम्भ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jayastambha (जयस्तम्भ):—[=jaya-stambha] [from jaya] m. column of victory, [Raghuvaṃśa iv, 59; Kathāsaritsāgara xix; Rājataraṅgiṇī iii, 479]
2) [v.s. ...] a trophy, [Horace H. Wilson]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJayastaṃbha (ಜಯಸ್ತಂಭ):—[noun] a post (or an inscribed stone) set up as a mark of one’s victory.
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: Stambha, Jaya.
Ends with: Vijaya-stambha.
Full-text: Dharma-jaya-stambha, Ranastambha, Yupa.
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