Alternative spellings of this word include Stambhak.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Stambhaka (स्तम्भक) is the name of a gaṇa-chief, sent by Śiva to protect Naravāhanadatta (son of Udayana), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 23. Accordingly, “... the god with the moon crest has appointed a prince of the gaṇas, Stambhaka by name, to protect him (Naravāhanadatta). And he remains here invisible, protecting this son of yours, and Nārada coming swiftly informed me of this”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Stambhaka, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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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’.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Stambhaka (स्तम्भक).—a.

1) Stopping, arresting.

2) Styptic, astringent.

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

Stambhaka (स्तम्भक).—[stambh + aka], adj. Restraining, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 30, 9.

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

Stambhaka (स्तम्भक).—[adjective] stopping, restraining.

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

1) Stambhaka (स्तम्भक):—[from stabh] mfn. stopping, arresting, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] styptic, astringent, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]

3) [v.s. ...] m. ([probably]) a post, pillar, [Mahā-vyutpatti]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of one of Śiva’s attendants, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Stambhaka 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

Staṃbhaka (स्तंभक) [Also spelled stambhak]:—(nm) a retentive drug; astringent; ~[tā] retentivity; astringency.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Staṃbhaka (ಸ್ತಂಭಕ):—[adjective] preventing; controlling or inactivating.

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Staṃbhaka (ಸ್ತಂಭಕ):—[noun] = ಸ್ತಂಭ - [stambha -] 9.

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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)

Starts with: Stambhakara, Stambhakarana, Stambhakari.

Ends with: Dhatustambhaka, Nishtambhaka, Retastambhaka, Shalistambhaka, Upashtambhaka.

Full-text: Shalistambhaka, Stambhaki, Stambhakin, Stambhika, Stambhak, Upashtambhaka.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Stambhaka, Staṃbhaka; (plurals include: Stambhakas, Staṃbhakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter XXIV < [Book V - Caturdārikā]

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