Kumbhila, Kumbhīla: 13 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kumbhila (कुम्भिल).—A Rākṣasa with his city in the third Talam;1 a son of Bali.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 20. 28.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 50. 27. 68. 32.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kumbhila in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kumbhīla : (m.) crocodile.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kumbhīla, (kuṃ+bhīra?) a crocodile (of the Gaṅges) J. I, 216, 278; DhA. I, 201; III, 362.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kumbhila (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 Dictionary

Kumbhila (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 Dictionary

Kumbhila (कुम्भिल).— (akin to kumbha), m. A thief, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 13, 2 ([Prakrit]).

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

Kumbhila (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 Dictionary

1) 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 Dictionary

1) 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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Kuṃbhila (कुंभिल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kumbhila.

2) Kuṃbhīla (कुंभील) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kumbhīla.

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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.

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