Sambhavya, Saṃbhāvya, Saṃbhavya, Shambhavya: 11 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Sambhavy.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSaṃbhāvya (संभाव्य).—A son of Raivata.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 1. 23.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysambhāvya (संभाव्य).—a S Possible, probable, consistent and thus capable of being or likely to be.
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 dictionarySaṃbhavya (संभव्य).—The wood-apple.
Derivable forms: saṃbhavyaḥ (संभव्यः).
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Saṃbhavya (संभव्य).—Feronia Elephantam (Mar. kavaṭha).
Derivable forms: saṃbhavyaḥ (संभव्यः).
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Saṃbhāvya (संभाव्य).—a.
1) Probable, likely, possible.
2) To be expected or deemed probable; संभाव्यसप्तभुवनाभयदानपुण्यसंभार- मस्य वपुरत्र हि विस्फुरन्ति (saṃbhāvyasaptabhuvanābhayadānapuṇyasaṃbhāra- masya vapuratra hi visphuranti) Mv.2.4.
3) Capable, suitable,
-vyam Adequacy, fitness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySambhavya (सम्भव्य).—m.
(-vyaḥ) The wood-apple, (Feronia elephantium.) E. sam with, bhava being, yat aff.
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Sambhāvya (सम्भाव्य).—mfn.
(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) Suitable, to be adapted to, made, or fit for. E. sam, and bhū to be, causal v., yat aff.; also sambhāvanīya, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃbhāvya (संभाव्य).—[adjective] to be honoured or well treated; to be regarded as ([nominative]); to be (being) supposed or expected; fit, proper.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāmbhavya (शाम्भव्य):—[from śāmbhava] m. Name of a teacher, [Gopatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) Sambhavya (सम्भव्य):—[=sam-bhavya] [from sam-bhava > sam-bhū] mfn. to be produced together, be capable etc. (cf. a-s)
3) [v.s. ...] m. Feronia Elephantum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Sambhāvya (सम्भाव्य):—[=sam-bhāvya] [from sam-bhāvana > sam-bhū] m. to be honoured or respected or well treated, [Harivaṃśa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] to be (or being) honourably mentioned, [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] to be regarded or considered as ([nominative case]), [Pañcatantra]
7) [v.s. ...] to be supposed or expected, possible, probable, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] suited, fit, adequate, [Sāyaṇa] (in a quotation)
9) [v.s. ...] capable of. able to ([locative case]), [Pañcatantra] ([varia lectio])
10) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Manu Raivata, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] n. adequacy, competency, fitness, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sambhavya (सम्भव्य):—[sa-mbhavya] (vyaḥ) 1. m. The wood-apple.
2) Sambhāvya (सम्भाव्य):—[(vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a.] Suitable to, fit for.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionarySaṃbhāvya (संभाव्य) [Also spelled sambhavy]:—(a) probable; ~[tā] probability.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃbhāvya (ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] appropriate; proper; fit; commensurate.
2) [adjective] likely to happen; probable.
3) [adjective] that can be imagined; imaginable.
4) [adjective] worthy of respect; respectable.
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Saṃbhāvya (ಸಂಭಾವ್ಯ):—[noun] a respectable, honourable man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySambhāvya (सम्भाव्य):—adj. subjunctive; optative;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhavya, Sha, Sam, Ca.
Starts with: Sambhavya-bhavishyat, Sambhavya-bhuta, Sambhavyamana, Sambhavyata, Sambhavyate, Sambhavyavada, Shambhavyajna.
Ends with: Asambhavya, Susambhavya.
Full-text: Asambhavyam, Susambhavya, Asambhavya, Sambhavy, Vamshasthiti, Sampanna, Vanc, Trap, Prithagjana, Anyatha, Vama, Anjana, Capala, Bhu.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 128-129 [Raudryādi Kalā, Śāmbhavya, Samvitkrama] < [Chapter 3 - Third Vimarśa]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2376 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
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