# अलोभ (alobha)

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अलोभ (alobha) is a Sanskrit word meaning steadiness, absence of cupidity, moderation, non-confusion, absence of greed and moderation, moderation, contentment, and absence of greed, freedom from confusion. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Absence of Greed, Moderation, Contentment, Freedom from Confusion, Steadiness.

- **Etymology:** E. अ, and लोभ desire — E. a, and lobha desire
- **SLP1:** `aloBa`  **IAST:** alobha  **Devanagari:** अलोभ
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alobha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/alobha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Absence of Greed, Moderation, Contentment (8 definitions)
- absence of cupidity, moderation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > absence of cupidity, moderation, Hit. [ ID=16784 ]
- 1. Freedom from confusion. 2. Lack of greed, moderation, or contentment.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अलोभ (alobha) [Printed book page 029-1 ] अलोभ (alobha) a-lobha, m. freedom from confusion; lack of cupidity; moderation; a. moderate, contented. [ ID=2736 ]
- Moderation, contentment, and absence of greed.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) लोभ (lobha) (alobha) [Printed book page 074 ] अ (a) लोभ (lobha) (alobha) m. ( - भः (-bhaḥ) ) Moderation, content, absence of cupidity. E. अ (a), and लोभ (lobha) desire. [ ID=3544 ]
- Content  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अलोभ (alobha) [Printed book page 058-a ] अ - लोभ (a-lobha) ( भः - भा - भं ) ((bhaḥ-bhā-bhaṃ)) a. Content. [ ID=2984 ]
- Moderation and absence of greed.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) लोभ (lobha) (alobha) [Printed book page 061-b ] अ (a) लोभ (lobha) (alobha) m. ( - भः (-bhaḥ) ) Moderation, content, absence of cupidity. E. अ (a) neg. and लोभ (lobha) desire. [ ID=3542 ]
- 1. Not greedy. 2. Absence of greed, moderation, or content.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अलोभ (alobha) [Printed book page 044 ] अलोभ (alobha) a. not greedy; m. absence of greed or cupidity, moderation, content. [ ID=3025 ]
- absence of greed or cupidity  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > अलोभ (alobha) [Printed book page 121-a ] a-lobha, m. non-greed; absence of cupidity. [ ID=430 ]
- 1. Non-confusion. 2. Absence of greed and moderation.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अलोभ (alobha) [Printed book page 0086-c ] A-lobha, as, m. non-confusion; right process (?); absence of cupidity, moderation. [ ID=6074 ]

### Freedom from Confusion, Steadiness (1 definition)
- steadiness  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 95,2] अ - लोभ (a-lobha) m. ‘non-confusion’, steadiness, AitBr. [ ID=16783 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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