Rambhoru, Rambha-uru: 6 definitions

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Rambhoru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Rambhoru (रम्भोरु) refers to “beautiful celestial damsels”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.22. Accordingly as Śiva said to Sitā:—“[...] Heaven, the abode of the Devas is stationed on the summits (ucca) of the Meru wherein the cities of the guardians of the quarters are also situated. They are brilliant. Beautiful celestial damsels (rambhoru), Rambhā, Śacī, Menakā and others heighten their glory”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Rambhoru (रम्भोरु).—f.

(-ruḥ or rūḥ) Having thighs as full and round as a plantain tree.

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

Rambhoru (रम्भोरु).—[feminine] ru or having beautiful (plantainlike) thighs.

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

Rambhoru (रम्भोरु):—[from rambhā > rambh] mf(U)n. having thighs (smooth and tapering) like (the stem of) a plantain tree, full, round, lovely (said of women, [especially] in the [vocative case] rambhoru cf. [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti ii, 49]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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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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