Kumbhila, Kumbhīla: 13 definitions
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Kumbhila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKumbhila (कुम्भिल).—A Rākṣasa with his city in the third Talam;1 a son of Bali.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykumbhīla : (m.) crocodile.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKumbhīla, (kuṃ+bhīra?) a crocodile (of the Gaṅges) J. I, 216, 278; DhA. I, 201; III, 362.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKumbhila (कुम्भिल).—
1) A thief who breaks into a house.
2) A plagiarist.
3) A wife's brother.
4) A child of an imperfect impregnation or born at undue seasons.
Derivable forms: kumbhilaḥ (कुम्भिलः).
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Kumbhīla (कुम्भील).—A thief; लोप्त्रेण गृहीतस्य कुम्भीरकस्यास्ति वा प्रतिवचनम् (loptreṇa gṛhītasya kumbhīrakasyāsti vā prativacanam) V.2; कुम्भीलकैः कामुकैश्च परिहर्तव्या चन्द्रिका (kumbhīlakaiḥ kāmukaiśca parihartavyā candrikā) M.4.
Derivable forms: kumbhīlaḥ (कुम्भीलः).
See also (synonyms): kumbhīraka, kumbhīlaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumbhila (कुम्भिल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. A thief. 2. A plagiarist, a paraphrast. 3. A wife’s brother. 4. A fish, the gilt-head. 5. A child begotten at undue seasons, or of an imperfect impregnation. E. kumbha as above, and ilac aff.
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Kumbhīla (कुम्भील).—m.
(-laḥ) A crocodile: see kumbhīra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumbhila (कुम्भिल).— (akin to kumbha), m. A thief, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 13, 2 ([Prakrit]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKumbhila (कुम्भिल).—(& ka) [masculine] thief.
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Kumbhīla (कुम्भील).—[masculine] the same; thief (also ka [masculine]*).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kumbhila (कुम्भिल):—[from kumbha] a m. a thief who breaks into a house (often in Prākṛt kumbhī̆laa [Mṛcchakaṭikā; Vikramorvaśī] etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a plagiarist, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a wife’s brother, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a child begotten at undue seasons or a child of an imperfect pregnation, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of fish (the gilthead, Ophiocephalus Wrahl), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Kumbhīla (कुम्भील):—[from kumbha] m. (= bhīra) a crocodile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Kumbhila (कुम्भिल):—b etc. See kumbha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kumbhila (कुम्भिल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A thief; a plagiarist; wife’s brother; a gilt head.
2) Kumbhīla (कुम्भील):—(laḥ) 1. m. A crocodile.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kumbhila (कुम्भिल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kuṃbhila, Kuṃbhīla.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kuṃbhila (कुंभिल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kumbhila.
2) Kuṃbhīla (कुंभील) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kumbhīla.
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.
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Starts with: Kumbhila Jataka, Kumbhila Vihara, Kumbhilabhaya, Kumbhilaka, Kumbhilakala, Kumbhilakamakshika, Kumbhilala, Kumbhilamakshika, Kumbhilaraja, Kumbhilasobbha, Kumbhilavanaka.
Ends with: Girikumbhila, Nikumbhila.
Full-text: Kumbhilaka, Kujambhala, Nikumbhila, Kumpilam, Kumbhilamakshika, Kumbhilaraja, Kumbhila Jataka, Kumpilan, Kumbhilala, Kumbhilabhaya, Kumbhiraka, Kumbhira, Vanarinda Jataka, Gaha, Bali.
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