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Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Jhampā (झम्पा) in Sanskrit refers to a “leap”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(CDIAL 5336; ST p. 65).

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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’.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jhampā (झंपा).—m A sort of cymbals. 2 A time or measure of music.

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jhāmpa (झांप).—m A load or pressed mass of loppings (esp. of thorny bushes). 2 A broken off branch. 3 C A branch of the Cocoanut: also, as restricted by some, a branch of the Cocoanut or Palmyra when matted, a cadjan. 4 A rude sort of stile excluding cattle. 5 A fold or leaf of a door or window. 6 N. D. A thatched house.

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jhāmpa (झांप).—f (jhāmpaṇēṃ) Sealedness of eyes or stupor (as from bile, as under demoniac possession &c.) v paḍa, ghāla.

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jhāmpā (झांपा).—m A matted or wattled door (of a hut, shed, or fence).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

jhampā (झंपा).—m A time or measure of music.

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jhāmpa (झांप).—m A load or pressed mass or jopp- ings. A rude sort of stile excluding cattle. A fold or leaf of a door or window. f Sealedness of eyes or stupor. A stoop of a bird of prey, a swoop. The rising and springing forwards (of a swimmer, a serpent, a child into the arms). An attack (as of a gang of thieves).

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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 dictionary

Jhampa (झम्प) or Jhampā (झम्पा).—A spring, jump, leap; Mv.5.63.

Derivable forms: jhampaḥ (झम्पः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhampa (झम्प).—mf.

(-mpaḥ-mpā) Jumping, springing, plunging. E. jhaṃ imitative sound, and pat to fall, affix ḍa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhampa (झम्प).—m. Jumping, [Hitopadeśa] 63, 15.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhampa (झम्प).—[masculine] ā [feminine] a jump.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jhampa (झम्प):—mf. a jump (pam, [Hitopadeśa] or pāṃ [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan; Rājataraṅgiṇī vii; Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension xv, 4/5 xxi, 1/2] √dā, to make a jump ifc. [Kathāsaritsāgara lxi, 91 ]), [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa xvi.]

2) Jhampā (झम्पा):—[from jhampa] f. of pa q.v.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jhampa (झम्प):—(mpaḥ) 1. m. Jumping; plunging.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Jhampā (झम्पा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jhaṃpā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jhampa in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jhāṃpa (झांप):—(nf) a weather-shed; shade, covering.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Jhaṃpa (झंप) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bhram.

2) Jhaṃpa (झंप) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ācchāda.

3) Jhaṃpā (झंपा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Jhampā.

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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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jhaṃpa (ಝಂಪ):—[noun] the act of jumping; a jump, a leap.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Jhampada, Jhampadaprabhu, Jhampadi, Jhampai, Jhampaka, Jhampala, Jhampalanem, Jhampali, Jhampalisu, Jhampana, Jhampanem, Jhampani, Jhampanritya, Jhamparu, Jhampashin, Jhampatala, Jhampaunu.

Ends with: Divani Jhampa, Gajajhampa, Hampajhampa, Jagajhampa, Jagajjhampa, Jhar-jhampa, Kharidi Jhampa, Naralijhampa, Urdhvajhampa.

Full-text (+5): Jhampashin, Jhampatala, Jhampin, Jhampaka, Jhampanritya, Lampha, Jhamparu, Divani Jhampa, Jhar-jhampa, Acchada, Kharidi Jhampa, Jhampada, Jampai, Urdhvajhampa, Jhampala, Gajajhampa, Bhram, Jhampana, Kadatara, Khadatara.

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