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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samālambhana (समालम्भन).—

1) Taking hold of, seizing.

2) Seizing a victim for sacrifice.

3) Smearing the body with unguents or coloured cosmetics; गोरोचनासमालम्भो वचाहस्तश्च यो भवेत् (gorocanāsamālambho vacāhastaśca yo bhavet) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.131.8. मङ्गलसमालम्भनं विरचयावः (maṅgalasamālambhanaṃ viracayāvaḥ) Ś.4.

Derivable forms: samālambhanam (समालम्भनम्).

See also (synonyms): samālambha.

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

Samālambhana (समालम्भन).—n.

(-naṃ) Smearing the body with coloured fragrant substances: see the last.

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

Samālambhana (समालम्भन).—n., i. e. sam-ā-labh + a, or ana, 1. Smearing the body with coloured perfumes, cf. Böhtl. ad [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 48, 18. 2. samālambha, Seizing (for a sacrifice), Mahābhārata 2, 864.

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

Samālambhana (समालम्भन).—= samālabhana & hasta.

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

1) Samālambhana (समालम्भन):—[=sam-ālambhana] [from sam-ālambha > samā-labh] n. taking hold of, touching (in a-s), [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]

2) [v.s. ...] anointing, unguent, [Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā]

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

Samālambhana (समालम्भन):—[samā+lambhana] (naḥ) 1. m. Idem.

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

Samālambhana (समालम्भन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samālaṃbhaṇa.

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context information

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 dictionary

Samālaṃbhaṇa (समालंभण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samālambhana.

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samālaṃbhana (ಸಮಾಲಂಭನ):—[noun] = ಸಮಾಲಂಭ [samalambha].

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Alambhana, Sam.

Starts with: Samalambhanahasta.

Ends with: Asamalambhana, Mangalasamalambhana.

Full-text: Samarambhana, Mangalasamalambhana, Samalambha, Samalabhana, Kashaya.

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