अम्बालिकाambālikā

अम्बालिका (ambālikā) is a Sanskrit word meaning mother, a plant, a princess, proper names, the name of a wife of Vichitravirya. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them The mythological princess Ambālikā, A mother / respectful term.

Meanings by context

The mythological princess Ambālikā

9 definitions
1. A plant. 2. The daughter of the king of Kashi, wife of Vicitravīrya, and mother of Pāṇḍu.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A mother. 2. The mother of Pandu.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mother

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother, used as a term of respect. 2. The name of a wife of Vichitravirya.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A mother of Pandu.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

proper names

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother. 2. A princess.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mother or respectful term for a good woman. 2. The name of a plant. 3. The daughter of the king of Kashi, wife of Vichitra-virya, and mother of Pandu.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

younger daughter of the king of Kashi, wife of Vicitravīrya, and mother of Pāṇḍu

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A mother / respectful term

1 definition
mother

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.