Kumba: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kumba means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
See Kumbagama.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kumbā (कुंबा).—m A large wild tree bearing a fruit, Careya arborea. Grah. It is probably one with kumbhā q. v.
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
Kumba (कुम्ब).—Ved.
1) A kind of head-dress for women (?) कुरीरमस्य शीर्षणि कुम्बं चाधिनिदध्मसि (kurīramasya śīrṣaṇi kumbaṃ cādhinidadhmasi) Av.6.138.3.
2) The upper part of a club.
-bā 1 A thick petticoat.
2) An enclosure round the sacrificial ground.
Derivable forms: kumbaḥ (कुम्बः).
Kumbā (कुम्बा).—f.
(-mbā) An enclosure round a place of sacrifice, to prevent profane intrusion. E. kuvi to cover, to screen or conceal, aṅ and ṭāp affs.
Kumba (कुम्ब).—[substantive] a kind of head-dress for women.
1) Kumba (कुम्ब):—mn. (ifc. f(ā). ) a kind of head-dress for women, [Atharva-veda vi, 138, 3]
2) the thick end (of a bone or of a club), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [according to] to some also, ‘the horn or point of anything’.
4) Kumbā (कुम्बा):—[from kumba] f. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 105]) a thick petticoat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] an enclosure round a place of sacrifice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Kumbā (कुम्बा):—(mbā) 1. f. An enclosure round a place of sacrifice for defence.
Kumba (कुम्ब):—
1) eine Art weiblicher Kopfputz [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 138, 3.] —
2) der obere Theil —, Kopf eines keulenförmigen Holzes: tasminnudīcīnakumbāṃ śamyāṃ nidadhāti [KALPA] bei [RÖER,] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 122.] —
3) f. kumbā (von kumb) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 105.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 192.] a) ein dicker Unterrock (sthūlaśāṭaka) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 6, 34.] — b) Schutzwehr um einen Opferplatz [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 18.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 824.]
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Kumba (कुम्ब):—
1) kurīra [ĀPASTAMBA] beim Schol. zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 7, 4, 7.] —
2) das dicke Ende eines Knochens [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1, 538, 12.] eines Pflocks [412, 2. 5.]
Kumba (कुम्ब):——
1) m. oder n. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — a) ein best. weiblicher Kopfputz. — b) das dicke Ende (eines Knochens oder Pflockes). —
2) *f. kumbā — a) ein grober Unterrock. — b) Schutzwehr um einen Opferplatz.
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
Kuṃba (ಕುಂಬ):—[noun] a tall spar or, now often, a hollow metal structure, sometimes in sections, rising vertically from the keel or deck of a vessel and used to support the sails, yards, radar and radio equipment, etc. ; the mast of a vessel.
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Kuṃba (ಕುಂಬ):—
1) [noun] a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids; a pot; a pitcher.
2) [noun] boiled rice made in a pot, offered to a deity during festivals.
3) [noun] a measure of grain equal to twenty drōṇas.
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Kuṃba (ಕುಂಬ):—[noun] an enclosure, fence around the place where sacrifice is performed.
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)
Starts with (+5): Kumba luva, Kumba-abhisheka, Kumbakonam, Kumbakurira, Kumbatala, Kumpacalam, Kumpacampavan, Kumpaccurai, Kumpakalacam, Kumpakamalai, Kumpakaran, Kumpakarunan, Kumpakkutam, Kumpamuni, Kumpamuttirai, Kumpaniruttu, Kumpappilavai, Kumpappu, Kumparattinam, Kumparekai.
Full-text (+68): Kumbakurira, Jholakamba-Kumba-Khamba-Khumba, Kumpappu, Kumpam, Kumpakkutam, Catakumpam, Karangiyaa kumba, Piretakumpam, Makakumpam, Cantirakumpam, Kumba luva, Nidi-kumba, Vaai kumba, Ya kumba, Kumpavatam, Varttanikumpam, Kumba-abhisheka, Curiyakumpam, Kumpastapanam, Adhahkumba.
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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
5h. Dress and Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - The Familial and Social Life of Women in the Atharvaveda]
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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Verse 568: Puraka Kumbhaka Resaka Alternated—Cleansing of Nadis < [Tantra Three (munran tantiram) (verses 549-883)]
Verse 1315: Worship of Yantra < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Verse 2928: Siva Draws Jiva Unto Himself < [Tantra Nine (onpatam tantiram) (verses 2649-3047)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 471 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 395 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Page 834 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)