Vidamb, Viḍamb: 3 definitions
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Vidamb 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Viḍamb (विडम्ब्) in Prakrit and Sanskrit means to “mock, humiliate, cause suffering”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(CDIAL 5529; Williams 1959 p. 368).
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 dictionaryViḍamb (विडम्ब्).—1 U.
1) To imitate, copy, resemble; (taṃ) ऋतुर्विडम्बयामास न पुनः प्राप तच्छ्रियम् (ṛturviḍambayāmāsa na punaḥ prāpa tacchriyam) R.4.17; वपुःप्रकर्षेण विडम्बितेश्वरः (vapuḥprakarṣeṇa viḍambiteśvaraḥ) 3.52;13.29;16.11; Kirātārjunīya 5.46;12.38; Śiśupālavadha 1.6;12.5;16.58.
2) To ridicule, deride, mock; संमोहयन्ति मदयन्ति विडम्बयन्ति निर्भर्त्सयन्ति रमयन्ति विषादयन्ति (saṃmohayanti madayanti viḍambayanti nirbhartsayanti ramayanti viṣādayanti) Bhartṛhari 1.22; यथा न विडम्ब्यसे जनैः (yathā na viḍambyase janaiḥ) K.19.
3) To cheat, deceive; एवमात्माभिप्रायसंभावितेष्टजनचित्तवृत्तिः प्रार्थयिता विडम्ब्यते (evamātmābhiprāyasaṃbhāviteṣṭajanacittavṛttiḥ prārthayitā viḍambyate) Ś.2.
4) To afflict, pain, molest.
5) To transform, distort.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViḍamb (विडम्ब्):—[=vi-√ḍamb] [Ātmanepada] -ḍambate, to imitate, vie with, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
— [Parasmaipada] ḍambayati, to imitate, copy, emulate, equal, be a match for any one or anything, [Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature; Kāvyādarśa];
—to mock, deride, ridicule, [Harivaṃśa];
—to impose upon, take in, cheat, deceive, [Śakuntalā; Bhartṛhari; Pañcatantra];
—to afflict, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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Starts with (+3): Vidamba, Vidambaga, Vidambaka, Vidambaka-kavya, Vidamban, Vidambana, Vidambanamgey, Vidambane, Vidambanegai, Vidambaniya, Vidambara, Vidambayat, Vidambha, Vidambi, Vidambin, Vidambini, Vidambisu, Vidambita, Vidambiteshvara, Vidambiya.
Full-text: Vidambin, Vidambya, Vidambiteshvara, Vidambana, Vidambaka, Vidambaniya, Vidamba, Vidambita.
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