The Sanskrit term Viṣṭambhana can be transliterated into English as Vistambhana or Vishtambhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Viṣṭambhana (विष्टम्भन).—[feminine] ī supporting; [neuter] obstruction, suppression.

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

1) Viṣṭambhana (विष्टम्भन):—[=vi-ṣṭambhana] [from vi-ṣṭambha > vi-ṣṭambh] mf(ī)n. propping, supporting, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] n. checking, restraining, suppressing, [Maitrī-upaniṣad]

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

Viṣṭambhanā (विष्टम्भना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viṭṭhaṃbhaṇayā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishtambhana 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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Partial matches: Stambhana, Vi.

Ends with: Ativishtambhana.

Full-text: Vitthambhanaya.

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