Shumbhapura, Śumbhapura: 4 definitions

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Shumbhapura 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.

The Sanskrit term Śumbhapura can be transliterated into English as Sumbhapura or Shumbhapura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shumbhapura in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śumbhapura (शुम्भपुर).—nf. (-raṃ-rī) A city and district, perhaps the modern Sambhalpur, in the district of Gondwana. E. śumbha the Asura, and pura city.

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

Śumbhapura (शुम्भपुर):—[=śumbha-pura] [from śumbha > śumbh] n.

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

Śumbhapura (शुम्भपुर):—[śumbha-pura] (raṃ-rī) 1. n. 3. f. A city and district.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shumbhapura 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.

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