an epithet of Vishnu-Krishna
पीता (pītā)म्बर (mbara) m. N. of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, Gīta-govinda (Title) [ID=124843]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
पीताम्बरpītāmbara
पीताम्बर (pītāmbara) is a Sanskrit word meaning dressed in yellow clothes, an epithet of Vishnu-Krishna, a dancer or actor, a religious mendicant wearing yellow garments, the name of several men and authors, an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Specific Persons, Deities, or Roles, Comprehensive Definitions, Meaning 'Dressed in Yellow' or 'Yellow-Clothed One'.
- Etymology
- E. पीत yellow, अम्बर vesture, raiment
- Definitions
- 9
Meanings by context
Specific Persons, Deities, or Roles
4 definitions
a dancer or actor
a dancer or actor, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=124844]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a religious mendicant wearing yellow garments
a religious mendicant wearing y° garments, Horace H. Wilson, author of first Sanskrit-English dictionary in 1819 (Author) [ID=124845]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The name of several men and authors
N. of sev. men and authors (also with शर्मन् (śarman) and भट्ट (bhaṭṭa)) [ID=124846]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Comprehensive Definitions
3 definitions
1. Dressed in yellow clothes.
2. An epithet of Krishna or Vishnu.
3. A dancer or actor.
4. A religious mendicant wearing yellow garments.
पीत (pīta)ाम्बर (pītāmbara) [Printed book page 538]
पीत (pīta)ाम्बर (pītāmbara) mfn. (-रः (-raḥ)-रा-रं (-raḥ-rā-raṃ)) Dressed in yellow clothes. m. (-रः (-raḥ)) KṚṢṆA or VIṢṆU in that form.
पीत (pīta)ाम्बर (pītāmbara) mfn. (-रः (-raḥ)-रा-रं (-raḥ-rā-raṃ)) Dressed in yellow clothes. m. (-रः (-raḥ)) KṚṢṆA or VIṢṆU in that form.
2 A dancer or actor.
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3 A religious mendicant, wearing yellow garments.
E. पीत (pīta) yellow, अम्बर (ambara) vesture, raiment.
[ID=24910]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Krishna. 2. A dancer. 3. Wearing yellow clothes.
पीताम्बर (pītāmbara) [Printed book page 482-b]
पीता_म्बर (pītā_mbara) (रः) ((raḥ)) 1. m. Krishna; a dancer. a. Wearing yellow clothes. [ID=24391]
पीता_म्बर (pītā_mbara) (रः) ((raḥ)) 1. m. Krishna; a dancer. a. Wearing yellow clothes. [ID=24391]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Dressed in yellow clothes. 2. Krishna or Vishnu. 3. A dancer or actor. 4. A religious mendicant wearing yellow garments.
पीत (pīta)ाम्बर (pītāmbara) [Printed book page 454-b]
पीत (pīta)ाम्बर (pītāmbara)
पीत (pīta)ाम्बर (pītāmbara)
mfn. (-रः (-raḥ)-रा-रं (-raḥ-rā-raṃ)) Dressed in yellow clothes.
m. (-रः (-raḥ))
1. KRISHṆA or VISHṆU in that form.
2. A dancer or actor.
3. A religious mendicant, wearing yellow garments.
E. पीत (pīta) yellow, अम्वर (amvara) vesture, raiment.
[ID=25043]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Meaning 'Dressed in Yellow' or 'Yellow-Clothed One'
2 definitions
dressed in yellow clothes
(H3) [Printed book page 630,1]
पीता (pītā)म्बर (mbara) mfn. dressed in y° clothes [ID=124842]
पीता (pītā)म्बर (mbara) mfn. dressed in y° clothes [ID=124842]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
dressed in yellow garments
पीताम्बर (pītāmbara) [Printed book page 317]
पीताम्बर (pītāmbara) a. & m. = पीतवासस् (pītavāsas). [ID=19269]
पीताम्बर (pītāmbara) a. & m. = पीतवासस् (pītavāsas). [ID=19269]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 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.