Lokadambhaka, Loka-dambhaka: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokadambhaka (लोकदम्भक).—a. cheating mankind; Manusmṛti 4.195.
Lokadambhaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and dambhaka (दम्भक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokadambhaka (लोकदम्भक).—[adjective] deceiving the world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokadambhaka (लोकदम्भक):—[=loka-dambhaka] [from loka > lok] mfn. deceiving the w°, cheating mankind, [Manu-smṛti iv, 195.]
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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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Partial matches: Dambhaka, Loka.
Full-text: Dambhaka.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.195 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]