Nabhas, Nabhash: 38 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Jyotisha
3. Kavya
4. Ayurveda
5. Shaktism
6. Yoga
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
In Jainism
1. General definition
India history
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi
5. Kannada
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Introduction:

Nabhas means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

1) Nābha (नाभ):—Son of Śruta (son of Bhagīratha). He had a son named Sindhudvīpa. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.9.16-17)

2) Nabha (नभ):—Son of Niṣadha (son of Atithi). He had a son named Puṇḍarīka. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.1)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Nabhas (नभस्) refers to the “sky”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.6.—Accordingly, after the Gods eulogised Goddess Śivā:—“Thus eulogising, in many ways, the great goddess stationed in the womb, the gods returned to their abodes, highly delighted in their minds. When nine months were completed, in the tenth month, the goddess, the mother of the universe, bore all the states of a child in the womb in the complete form. The time was good. The planets, stars and the luminary heavenly bodies were quiet; the sky [i.e., nabhas] was clear and there was brilliance in all the quarters. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Nabha (नभ).—A son of Niṣadha, and father of Puṇḍarīka.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 1.

1b) A month sacred to Indra.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 11. 37.

1c) See Prathakvānya;¹ fourfold agni in gratadvoca sthāna.²

1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 12. 23.
2) Vāyu-purāṇa 29. 21.

1d) A son of Nala and father of Puṇḍarīka of the dynasty of Kuśa, son of Rāma, (Nabhā, Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa and Viṣṇu-purāṇa).^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 202; Matsya-purāṇa 12. 52. Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 202. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 106.

1e) A son of Svārociṣa Manu.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 9. 7

1f) A son of Auttama Manu.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 9. 12.

1g) A Pravara Ṛṣi.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 199. 15.

1h) A Mantrakṛt.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 97.

1i) A son of Vipracitti.^*

* Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 21. 11.

2a) Nābha (नाभ).—The son of Śruta and father of Sindhudvīpa.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 9. 16.

2b) One of the ten sons of Hṛdīka.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 44. 82.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Nabha (नभ) or Nabhas is the son of Nala and the grandson of Niṣadha, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] From Atithi was born Niṣadha. Nala was the son of Niṣadha and his son was Nabha. From Nabha (Nabhas) was born Candrāvaloka and from the latter was born Tārāpīḍa.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Nabhas (नभस्) or Nabha is the son of Nala and the grandson of Niṣadha, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] From Atithi was born Niṣadha. Nala was the son of Niṣadha and his son was Nabha. From Nabhas (Nabha) was born Candrāvaloka and from the latter was born Tārāpīḍa.

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Nabhas (नभस्) refers to the “firmament”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 1), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Glory be to the Sun who is the author and the Soul of the Universe, the ornament of the firmament [i.e., nabhas] and who is enveloped in a thousand rays of the colour of molten gold. Having correctly examined the substance of the voluminous works of the sages of the past, I attempt to write a clear treatise neither too long nor too short”.

Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

Nabha (नभ).—Zero. Note: Nabha is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Nabhas (नभस्) refers to the month of Śrāvaṇa, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 9.84.

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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’.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Nabhas (नभस्) refers to the “sky”, as mentioned in verse 5.1-2 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] vitalizing, refreshing, pleasing one’s stomach, satisfying, stimulating one’s intellect, thin, of indistinct taste, savoury, cold, light, (and) nectar-like (is) Ganges water [viz., gaṅgāmbu] fallen [viz., bhraṣṭa] from the sky [viz., nabhas]; (as it is), however, touched by sun, moon, and wind (in falling), it is largely dependent upon place and time so far as its wholesomeness and unwholesomeness are concerned”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Nabhas (नभस्, “ether”) refers to one of the seventeen stages of the rise of kuṇḍalinī, according to Abhinavagupta as drawn from the Devyāyāmala.—Cf. The seventeen syllables [i.e., saptadaśākṣara] of Mantramātā.—[...] These seventeen units [are] to be arranged in as many locations along the axis of the subtle body, [as was] clearly known to Abhinava. Thus he presents an ascending series marking the stages of the rise of Kuṇḍalinī, the highest stage of which is that of the ‘Pure Self’ heralded by the Transmental just below it. In this set-up, drawn by Abhinavagupta from the Devyāyāmala, there are seventeen stages. These are [e.g., the Ether (nabhas), ...].

Jayaratha quotes this [Devyāyāmala] Tantra as a source of [Kālasaṃkarṣiṇī’s] Vidyā consisting of seventeen syllables. As the Devyāyāmala tells us that these places are related to the recitation of mantra, we may conclude that the seventeen syllables are contemplated in these seventeen places [e.g., Ether (nabhas)]. Accordingly, the Wheel of the Self can be said to be at the end of (i.e. after) the sixteen [i.e., ṣoḍaśānta].

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Nābha (नाभ) refers to the “navel”, which is associated with the Sūryagranthi, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “(10) The Knot of the Sun is in the navel [i.e., nābha] and (11) the one called the Vital Breath is in its own place (that is, in the breath). [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Nābha (नाभ) refers to the “navel”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “At the navel (nābha) is a white lotus. On top of that is the spotless orb of the sun. In the middle of that, at the triple pathway, is she who is the sole essence of saṃsāra [and] the creator of the three worlds, who arises on the path of dharma, who has three bodies [and] who is lauded as Chinnamastā, “she whose head is cut.” I worship her, she who has the form of knowledge, who removes the danger of death, the Yoginī, the seal of Yoga”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Nābha (नाभ) refers to the “navel” of the Buddha, to which his rays (raśmi) might return after emission, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV). According to the Avadānaśataka and Divyāvadāna, it is a custom that, at the moment when the Buddha Bhagavats show their smile, blue, yellow, red and white rays flash out of the Bhagavat’s mouth, some of which go up and some of which go down. Those that go down penetrate into the hells (naraka); those that go up penetrate to the gods from the Cāturmahārājikas up to the Akaniṣṭas. Having travelled through the trisāhasramahāsāhasralokadhātu, the rays return to the Bhagavat from behind. According as to whether the Buddha wishes to show such-and-such a thing, the rays return to him by a different part of the body.

The returning of the rays into the navel (nābha) of the Buddha predicts a birth among the gods (devopapatti).

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: The epoch of the Mahavira-nirvana

King Nabha.—Kalpasutra tells us that Rishabha was born to King Nabha and Marudevi. King Nabha belonged to Ikshvaku dynasty and ruled over Kosala kingdom. Valmiki Ramayana and Vishnupurana gives the genealogy of the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to Vishnupurana, Ikshvaku king Nabhaga lived 15 generations before Dasharatha whereas Valmiki Ramayana mentions that Nabhaga was the father of Aja and the grandfather of Dasharatha. Another Ikshvaku king Nabha was the 5 th descendant (Kusha, Atithi, Nishadha, Nala, Nabha) of King Rama. Most probably, Rishabhadeva was the son of Ikshvaku King Nabhaga.

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Nabhas (नभस्) refers to the “atmosphere”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That wherein things beginning with the self, which are sentient and non-sentient, are seen by the omniscient ones is the cosmos. Consequently, the non-cosmos is named the atmosphere (nabhas). The cosmos is the shape of a palm tree filled with the three worlds, surrounded by the three winds having great speed [and] great power in between [the cosmos and non-cosmos]”.

Synonyms: Gagana.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Nabhas.—(IE 7-1-2), ‘cypher’. Note: nabhas is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

Nabha, (nt.) & Nabhas (in oblique cases) (Sk. nabhas; Gr. nέfos & nefέlh, Lat. nebula, Oir. nēl, Ags. nifol (darkness), Ohg. nebul. See also abbha) mist, vapour, clouds, sky A. I, 242; II, 50 (nabhā), III, 240, Sn. 687 (nabhasi-gama, of the moon); Vv 32³, 35² (=ākāsa VvA. 161), 53⁴ (id. 236), 63²⁷ (id. 268); PvA. 65; Mhvs VII. 9 (nabhasā Instr.). (Page 347)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Nabha (नभ).—m S The sky. 2 A cloud.

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nābhā (नाभा).—m ( P) sometimes nābha f The cyst or bag of the Musk animal Moschus moschiferus. 3 (nābhi) The nave of a wheel.

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

Nabha (नभ).—m The sky. A cloud.

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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

Nabha (नभ).—a. Killing, hurting.

-bhaḥ The month Śrāvaṇa.

-bham The sky, atmosphere.

-bhā A spitting-pot.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nabhas (नभस्).—n. [nahyate medhaiḥ nah-asun bhaścāntādeśaḥ; cf. Uṇādi-sūtra 4.21]

1) The sky, atmosphere; R.5.29; नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन् (nabhaśca pṛthivīṃ caiva tumulo vyanunādayan) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.19; वनान्तरे तोयमिति प्रधाविता निरीक्ष्य भिन्नाञ्जनसंनिभं नभः (vanāntare toyamiti pradhāvitā nirīkṣya bhinnāñjanasaṃnibhaṃ nabhaḥ) Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.11.

2) A cloud.

3) Fog, vapour.

4) Water.

5) Period of life, age. -m.

1) The rains or rainy season.

2) The nose, smell.

3) Name of the month of Śrāvaṇa (corresponding to JulyAugust), (said to be n. also in this sense); प्रत्यासन्ने नभसि दयिताजीवितालम्बनार्थी (pratyāsanne nabhasi dayitājīvitālambanārthī) Meghadūta 4; R.12.29;17.41;18.6; N.9.84; श्रावणे तु स्यान्नभाः श्रावणिकश्च सः (śrāvaṇe tu syānnabhāḥ śrāvaṇikaśca saḥ) Ak.; पञ्चमोऽयं तु संप्राप्तः नभाः श्यामनभाः शुभः (pañcamo'yaṃ tu saṃprāptaḥ nabhāḥ śyāmanabhāḥ śubhaḥ) Śiva. B.26.57.

4) The fibres in the root of the lotus.

5) A spitting-pot.-- (du.) Both the worlds, heaven and earth.

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

Nabha (नभ).—m.

(-bhaḥ) 1. The month Sravana. 2. Æther, atmosphere. f.

(-bhā) 1. A spitting pot. 2. The city of the sun. E. nah to bind, affix bha; see nabhasa .

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

Nabhas (नभस्).—m.

(-bhāḥ) 1. The month Sravana, (July-August) 2. A cloud. 3. The rains, rainy season. 4. Smell. 5. The fibres in the root of the lotus. 6. A bird. 7. A grey-headed man. n.

(-bhaḥ) sky, atmosphere, ether or heaven. E. nabh to injure, to be annihilated, (at the end of the world,) Unadi affix asun, or nah to bind, and bha substituted for ha.

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

Nabha (नभ).—m. A proper name, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 823.

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Nābha (नाभ).—I. a substitute for nābhi, when latter part of a comp. adj. or of a noun based on an adj., e. g. abja- and padma- (Having a lotus in his navel), m. A name of Viṣṇu. padma-nābha also, 1. A proper name. 2. A kind of spell. su-, adj. 1. Having a handsome nave, Mahābhārata 10, 625. 2. Having a beautiful centre, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 33, 12. kāla-, m. The name of an Asura or demon and others. kuśa-, m. A proper name, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 34, 3. tri-, m. A name of Viṣṇu (holding the three worlds in his navel), [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 17, 26. dṛdha-, m. The name of a spell, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 30, 5. puṣkara-, m. A name of Viṣṇu, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 6, 48. vatsa-, m. a particular poisonous tree. Ii. m. Epithet of Śiva, Mahābhārata 12, 10364. Iii. A proper name, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 9, 16.

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

Nabhas (नभस्).—n. 1. Sky, atmosphere, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 37. 2. du. Heaven and earth, Mahābhārata 12, 13240. 3. Æther as one of the five elements, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 26, 12. 4. (n. and m.) The name of a month of the rainy season (July

— August), [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 12, 29.

— Cf. [Latin] nubes, nebula; [Old High German.] nibul; [Anglo-Saxon.] ge-nip, a cloud.

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

Nabha (नभ).—[masculine] a man’s name.

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Nābha (नाभ).—(adj. —°) = nābhi q.v.

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

Nabhas (नभस्).—[neuter] mist, vapour, clouds, atmosphere, sky; a cert. month in the rainy season (*[masculine]); [dual] heaven and earth.

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

1) Nabha (नभ):—[from nabh] m. (rather [from] √nabh denoting ‘bursting forth’ or ‘expanding’ than [from] √nah ‘connecting’, [scilicet] heaven and earth) the sky, atmosphere (= nabhas), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the month Śrāvaṇa, [Caraka]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Manu Svārociṣa or of the 3rd M° (together with Nabhasya), [Harivaṃśa]

4) [v.s. ...] of one of 7 sages of the 6th Manv-antara, [ib.]

5) [v.s. ...] of a demon (son of Vipra-citti by Siṃhikā), [ib.; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] of a son of Nala (Niṣadha) and father of Puṇḍarīka (cf. nabhas), [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

7) Nabhā (नभा):—[from nabha > nabh] f. a spitting-pot (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] Name of the city of the sun, [Horace H. Wilson]

9) Nābha (नाभ):—[from nābh] mfn. ifc. = nābhi, nave, navel, central point (cf. abja-nābha, vajra-n, su-n etc.)

10) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]

11) [v.s. ...] of a son of Śruta and father of Sindhudvīpa, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

12) Nābhā (नाभा):—[from nābh] [locative case] of nābhi (for -bhan).

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

1) Nabhaś (नभश्):—[from nabh] in [compound] for bhas.

2) Nabhas (नभस्):—[from nabh] n. (cf. nabha) mist, clouds, vapour ([especially] of the Soma), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] the sky or atmosphere ([dual number] heaven and earth, [Atharva-veda]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] ether (as an element), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] m. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) Name of a month in the rainy season (= śrāvaṇa, July-August), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Suśruta]

6) [v.s. ...] the sun, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska i, 4]

7) [v.s. ...] period of life, age, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] m. clouds, rainy season, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] the nose or smell (= ghrāṇa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] a rope made of lotus fibres, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] a spitting-pot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince (son of Nala and father of Puṇḍarīka), [Raghuvaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

13) [v.s. ...] cf. [Greek] νέφος, νεφέλη; [Latin] nĕbula; [Slavonic or Slavonian] nebo; [German] nëbul, nëbel, Nebel; [Anglo-Saxon] nifol, ‘dark.’

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

Nabha (नभ):—(bhaḥ) 1. m. The month Shrāvana; æther; sky. f. (bhā) A spitting pot; city of the sun.

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

Nabhas (नभस्):—(bhāḥ) 5. m. The month Shrāvana (July-Aug.) a cloud; rains; smell; a bird. n. Sky, heaven.

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

Nabhas (नभस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇaha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nabhas 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

Nabha (नभ) [Also spelled nabh]:—(nm) the sky; firmament; ether; ~[gāmī/cara/cārī] sky-faring.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nabha (ನಭ):—

1) [noun] the expanse of the heavens that forms an apparent arch over the earth; firmament; the sky.

2) [noun] a mass of tiny, condensed water droplets suspended in the atmosphere which rains water on to the earth; a cloud.

3) [noun] Śrāvaṇa, the fifth month in the Hindu lunar calendar.

4) [noun] the symbol or numeral 0; zero; cipher.

5) [noun] (pros.) a group consisting of two long syllabic instants followed by one short one (—u); anti-bacchius.

6) [noun] (astrol.) the tenth house from the birth house.

context information

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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