an epithet of Gauri
रंभा (raṃbhā) [Printed book page 0905-a]
रंभा (raṃbhā)
2 N. of Gaurī.
रंभा (raṃbhā)
2 N. of Gaurī.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
रंभाraṃbhā
रंभा (raṃbhā) is a Sanskrit word meaning a plantain or banana tree, an epithet of Gauri, a harlot, sounding, roaring, the lowing of cows, a kind of rice. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Mythological Female Figures, Sounds or Vocalizations, A harlot.
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Meanings by context
Mythological Female Figures
2 definitions
An apsaras, wife of Nalakubara, considered the most beautiful woman in Indra's paradise.
रंभा (raṃbhā) [Printed book page 0905-a]
रंभा (raṃbhā)
3 Naiṣadhacarita of an apsaras, wife of Nalakūbara and considered as the most beautiful woman in the paradise of Indra; तरुमूरुयुगेन सुंदरी (tarumūruyugena suṃdarī) किमु रंभा (raṃbhā)ं परिणाहिना परम् । तरुणीमपि (kimu raṃbhāṃ pariṇāhinā param . taruṇīmapi) जिष्णुरेव तां धनदापत्यतपःफलस्तनीं ॥ (jiṣṇureva tāṃ dhanadāpatyatapaḥphalastanīṃ ..) Naiṣadhacarita 2. 37.
रंभा (raṃbhā)
3 Naiṣadhacarita of an apsaras, wife of Nalakūbara and considered as the most beautiful woman in the paradise of Indra; तरुमूरुयुगेन सुंदरी (tarumūruyugena suṃdarī) किमु रंभा (raṃbhā)ं परिणाहिना परम् । तरुणीमपि (kimu raṃbhāṃ pariṇāhinā param . taruṇīmapi) जिष्णुरेव तां धनदापत्यतपःफलस्तनीं ॥ (jiṣṇureva tāṃ dhanadāpatyatapaḥphalastanīṃ ..) Naiṣadhacarita 2. 37.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Sounds or Vocalizations
2 definitions
Sounding, roaring
रंभा (raṃbhā) [Printed book page 0905-a]
रंभा (raṃbhā)
5 Sounding. roaring.
रंभा (raṃbhā)
5 Sounding. roaring.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The lowing of cows
रंभा (raṃbhā) [Printed book page 0905-a]
रंभा (raṃbhā)
6 The lowing of cows.
रंभा (raṃbhā)
6 The lowing of cows.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A harlot
1 definition
A harlot
रंभा (raṃbhā) [Printed book page 0905-a]
रंभा (raṃbhā)
4 A harlot.
रंभा (raṃbhā)
4 A harlot.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A type of rice
1 definition
A kind of rice
रंभा (raṃbhā) [Printed book page 0905-a]
रंभा (raṃbhā)
7 A kind of rice.
रंभा (raṃbhā)
7 A kind of rice.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 1 work: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.