जाबालिjābāli

जाबालि (jābāli) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of an ancient sage, an infidel Brahman, the author of a law-book, name of a sage, a rishi, son of Vishvamitra, visited Parashurama, performing penance. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Jābāli as a Sage, Teacher, or Lawgiver, Other Distinct Puranic Figures named Jābāli, Jābāli as Daśaratha's Priest in the Ramayana (Skeptical Arguments).

Definitions: 9

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Jābāli as a Sage, Teacher, or Lawgiver

4 definitions

Name of an ancient sage

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The name of a sage, one of the original teachers of the Vedas.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a sage

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a sage, one of the original teachers of the Vedas.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Other Distinct Puranic Figures named Jābāli

2 definitions

visited Parashurama, performing penance

— The Purana Index

an Arsheya pravara of Angiras

— The Purana Index

Jābāli as Daśaratha's Priest in the Ramayana (Skeptical Arguments)

1 definition

an infidel Brahman

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Jābāli as Son of Viśvāmitra (Mahabharata Context)

1 definition

a rishi, son of Vishvamitra

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Jābāli: Acknowledgment of Multiple Traditional Attributions

1 definition

1. An ancient sage. 2. The author of a law-book. 3. An infidel Brahman who was a priest of king Dasharatha.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.