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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vilambana : (nt.) loitering; a cause for shame.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vilambana (विलम्बन).—

1) Hanging down, depending.

2) Delay, procrastination; न कुरु नितम्बिनि गमनविलम्बनम् (na kuru nitambini gamanavilambanam) Gītagovinda 5; or तन्मुग्धे विफलं विलम्बनमसौ रम्योऽभिसारक्षणः (tanmugdhe viphalaṃ vilambanamasau ramyo'bhisārakṣaṇaḥ) ibid.

Derivable forms: vilambanam (विलम्बनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vilambana (विलम्बन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Delaying, retarding, procrastination. 2. Hanging on or from, depending. E. vi before labi to go, lyuṭ aff.

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

Vilambana (विलम्बन).—[vi-lamb + ana], n. 1. Depending. 2. Delaying, delay, [Hitopadeśa] 99, 12.

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

Vilambana (विलम्बन).—[neuter] nā [feminine] retarding, delay.

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

1) Vilambana (विलम्बन):—[=vi-lambana] [from vi-lamba > vi-lamb] n. hanging down or from, depending, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) Vilambanā (विलम्बना):—[=vi-lambanā] [from vi-lambana > vi-lamba > vi-lamb] f. slowness, delay, procrastination, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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

Vilambana (विलम्बन):—[vi-lambana] (naṃ) 1. n. Hanging on; delaying.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vilambana in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Vilaṃbaṇā (विलंबणा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Viḍambanā.

context information

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 corpus

Vilaṃbana (ವಿಲಂಬನ):—[noun] = ವಿಲಂಬ - [vilamba -] 1 & 2.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Lambana, Vi.

Starts with: Vilampanam.

Ends with: Avilambana.

Full-text: Avilambana, Vidambana, Lang.

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