Vilamba: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Vilamba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVilamba (विलम्ब) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (bhairava-aṣṭaka) associated with Tisrapīṭha (located in the ‘end of sound’—nādānta), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Bhairavas (bhairavāṣṭaka): Candragarbha, Arghīśa, Mahānanda, Kāmāri, Pralamba, Viśveśvara, Śrīkaṇṭha, Vilamba.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVilamba (विलम्ब) refers to a “delay”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.1 (“The dalliance of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as the Gods began their mutual discussion: “It is for the fulfilment of our task that Lord Śiva, the leader of Yogins, free from aberrations, the unsullied, revelling and resting in his own Self, has married. No son is born to Him. We do not know the reason. How is it that the lord of gods is delaying (vilamba) the action?”.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Vilamba (विलम्ब) refers to the “hesitation” (of a hawk during its training), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “[...] When the hawk is seen to be manned it should be lured in a creance to a piece of meat from increasing distances. The distance is to be increased gradually, and the hawk should be lured twice or thrice. If on being lured, it does not hesitate (vilamba), nor fly in a curve, and does not ‘carry’ its meat, then it should be lured without the creance. The next step is to cast it into a tree and then lure it. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVilamba, (adj.) (vi+lamba) hanging down; only in redupl.—iter. cpd. olamba-vilamba dropping or falling off all round J. IV, 380. (Page 635)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvilamba (विलंब).—m (S Suspension.) Length of time (as consumed or lapsed in or since; or to be consumed or to lapse before or until) : also delay during or while; or interval from and between. v lāga, hō, asa.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvilamba (विलंब).—m Length of time, delay during.
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 dictionaryVilamba (विलम्ब).—
1) Hanging over, pendulousness.
2) Tradiness, delay, procrastination.
Derivable forms: vilambaḥ (विलम्बः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVilambā (विलम्बा).—(1) name of a rākṣasī: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 400.4 (Burnouf [Page498-b+ 71] Pralambā, citing a var. Vilambā; two mss. reported in KN as reading first Vilambā, then Pralambā); (2) name of a piśācī: Mahā-Māyūrī 238.19.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVilamba (विलम्ब).—m.
(-mbaḥ) 1. Falling or hanging down, pendulousness. 2. Slowness, tardiness, delay. E. vi before labi to go, aff. ac or ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVilamba (विलम्ब).—[vi-lamb + a], m. 1. Falling. 2. Hanging down. 3. Slowness. 4. Delay, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 35, 35; [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 75, 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVilamba (विलम्ब).—[adjective] hanging down; [neuter] lagging, loitering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vilamba (विलम्ब):—[=vi-lamba] [from vi-lamb] mfn. hanging down, pendulous (as arms), [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. hanging or falling down, pendulousness, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] -hanging for support, [Śiśupāla-vadha iv, 25]
4) [v.s. ...] slowness, tardiness, delay, procrastination (āt, ‘with delay’, ‘late’; ena idem, ‘too late’; [in the beginning of a compound] ‘slowly’), [Kāvya literature; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the 32nd year in the 60 years' cycle of Jupiter, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVilamba (विलम्ब):—[vi-lamba] (mbaḥ) 1. m. Falling or hanging down; tardiness; delay.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vilamba (विलम्ब) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vilaba.
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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 dictionaryVilaṃba (विलंब) [Also spelled vilamb]:—(nm) delay, procrastination; lag; tardiness; ~[bakārī] procrastinating/procrastinator, delaying; ~[bana] delay/delaying, procrastination; ~[ba-śulka] late fee, demurrage; ~[bita] delayed, late, tardy, procrastinated; slow tempo (in music); ~[bī] delaying; a procrastinator.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVilaṃba (विलंब) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vilamb.
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 corpusVilaṃba (ವಿಲಂಬ):—
1) [noun] the act or fact of being suspended from above; suspension.
2) [noun] the fact or an instance of delaying; period for which something is delayed.
3) [noun] (mus.) the slowest of the three normal tempos.
4) [noun] the state of being covered or protected; protection; a shelter.
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Viḷaṃba (ವಿಳಂಬ):—
1) [noun] the act or fact of being suspended from above; suspension.
2) [noun] the fact or an instance of delaying; period for which something is delayed.
3) [noun] (mus.) the slowest of the three normal tempos.
4) [noun] the state of being covered or protected; protection; a shelter.
5) [noun] ವಿಳಂಬಮಾಡು [vilambamadu] viḷamba māḍu to put off action; to slow down the process, action, etc.; to delay.
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 DictionaryVilamba (विलम्ब):—n. 1. tardiness; delay; procrastination; slowness; 2. hanging over; pendulousness;
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)
Starts with: Vilamba-shulka, Vilambaga, Vilambaka, Vilambakari, Vilambamana, Vilambana, Vilambasauparna, Vilambati, Vilampakati, Vilampanam.
Ends with: Avilamba, Kalavilamba, Kshanavilamba, Mavilamba, Nirvilamba, Samantajnanacaryavilamba, Samantajnanacharyavilamba.
Full-text (+29): Avilamba, Mavilambam, Avilambam, Vilambana, Vilampakati, Vilamb, Vilambin, Vilambita, Pralamba, Vilambasauparna, Bilamba, Avilambasarasvati, Vilambaka, Vilambitam, Vilambya, Vilambitaphala, Vilambitakala, Avilambena, Savilambam, Vilambi.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Vilamba, Vi-lamba, Vilambā, Vilaṃba, Viḷaṃba, Viḷamba; (plurals include: Vilambas, lambas, Vilambās, Vilaṃbas, Viḷaṃbas, Viḷambas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.85 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 2.4.224 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.249 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.6.30 < [Chapter 6 - The Story of the Ayodhyā Women]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.258 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 4.8.75 < [Part 8 - Compatible & Incompatible Mellows (maitrī-vaira-sthiti)]
Verse 4.5.10 < [Part 5 - Anger (raudra-rasa)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.22.96 < [Chapter 22 - Delivering Śacīdevī from Offense and Descriptions of Nityānanda’s Qualities]
Verse 2.18.87-089 < [Chapter 18 - Mahāprabhu’s Dancing as a Gopī]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 5 - Nāga-king Dharaṇendra < [Chapter 1]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)