# साम्ब (sāmba)

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साम्ब (sāmba) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a son of Krishna and Jambavati, various authors and teachers, the Samba Purana, attended by Amba, to join, connect, or assemble, to join or assemble. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Sāmba, son of Kṛṣṇa, Name of other individuals, Epithet: Accompanied by Ambā (Śiva).

- **SLP1:** `sAmba`  **IAST:** sāmba  **Devanagari:** साम्ब
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_%28Krishna%27s_son%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/samba/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सांब (sāṃba), संब (saṃba), सम्ब (samba)

## Meanings by context

### Sāmba, son of Kṛṣṇa (5 definitions)
- name of a son of Krishna and Jambavati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1207,1] 1. साम्ब (sāmba) m. (also written शाम्ब (śāmba) ) N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavatī (in consequence of the curse of some holy sages who had been deceived by a female disguise which he had assumed, he was condemned to produce offspring in the shape of a terrific iron club for the destruction of the race of Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka; he is said to have been instructed by Nārada in the worship of the sun, and by Vyāsa in the ritual of the Magi), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. [ ID=242608 ]
- name of a son of Krishna  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) [Printed book page 348-1 ] साम्ब (sāmba) sāmba, m. N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa ( connected in the Purāṇas with sun-worship and the Megi ): -vatī, f. N. of a courtesan. [ ID=19269 ]
- name of a son of Krishna  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) [Printed book page 614 ] साम्ब (sāmba) m. N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa. [ ID=36667 ]
- see Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) [Printed book page 610-2 ] Sāmba, Sambara, Sambarahan, v.Ś°. [ ID=9347 ]
- A son of Krishna and Jambavati, and reincarnation of Guha.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) [Printed book page 3-586 ] Sāmba (I) — a son of Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavatī; reincarna- tion of Guha; 1 attended Aniruddha's marriage at Bhojakaṭa, went with the Vṛṣṇi army to Bāṇa's city and fought with the son of Bāṇa; 2 went out to play and saw a huge lizard in a well and reported it to Kṛṣṇa; 3 took Lakṣmaṇā, daughter of Duryodhana in a svayamvara. The Kurus imprisoned him. Afraid of Balarāma's prowess, was released by Duryo- dhana and was given dowry. Went to Dvārakā after the Rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira and defended the city against Śālva. 4 Went to Syamantapañcaka for the solar eclipse. 5 Went with Kṛṣṇa's sacrificial horse. Fought with Pradyumna at Pra- bhāsa. 6 Disguised as a pregnant lady by Yadu youths for fun, approached a sage and asked him whether she would deliver a male child. In anger the sage said that she would give birth to a musala (iron rod) which would be death to the Yadu kula. Divested of his attire, the musala was seen; causing distress to the Yadus. The king ordered that it must be powdered and thrown into the deep. A bit that was left unpowdered was swallowed by a fish which was caught by a fisherman. The latter fixed it at the tip of his arrow. The particles of the musala were thrown ashore and grew to be eraka grass. 7 Adopted by Gaṇḍūṣa; had five sons, all warriors, through Kāśī; one of the five vamśavīras; 8 married Kaśyā, daughter of Supārśva, and mother of Pañcavīras and a number of sons, all with divine sparks; 9 was looked upon with love by the 16000 Page3-587+ 25 women of Kṛṣṇa and hence they were cursed by Kṛṣṇa to be robbed and dishonoured by robbers. They were rid of the curse by observing anaṅgadāna vratam as prescribed by Dālbhya, the sage. 10 Got killed in the Yādava struggle at Pra- bhāsa. 11 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 10. 29; 11. 17; 14. 31; III. 1. 30; X. 61. 11; M. 46. 27; 47. 18; Vi. IV. 15. 37; V. 32. 2;] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. X. 61. 26; 63. 3;] [ Footnote: 3) 64. 1-4;] [ Footnote: 4) Ib X 68. 1-12, 43-52; 75. 29; 76. 14; 77. 4. Vi. V. 35. 4-5.] [ Footnote: 5) Bhā. X. 82. 6.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib X. 89. 22 [2]: 90. 33; XI. 30. 16.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib XI. 1. 13-23; Vi. V. 37. 7-10.] [ Footnote: 8) Br. III. 71. 191 and 260; 72 1.] [ Footnote: 9) M. 47. 24.] [ Footnote: 10) Ib 70. 5-10, 17-19, 62.] [ Footnote: 11) Vi. V. 37. 46.] [ ID=15791 ]

### Name of other individuals (3 definitions)
- various authors and teachers  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (also with शास्त्रिन् (śāstrin) ) N. of various authors and teachers, Cat. [ ID=242609 ]
- a son of Tarasvin  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-587 ] Sāmba (II) — a son of Tarasvin. Vā. 96. 252. [ ID=15792 ]
- a vamshavira  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Sāmba (III) — a vamśavīra. Vā. 97. 1. [ ID=15793 ]

### Epithet: Accompanied by Ambā (Śiva) (2 definitions)
- attended by Amba  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1207,1] 2. सा (sā) म्ब (mba) mfn. attended by Ambā ( q.v. ), KāśīKh. [ ID=242625 ]
- attended by Amba  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) [Printed book page 1108-c ] साम्ब (sāmba) sāmba (sa-am°), as, m. attended by Ambā (said of Śiva). —Sāṃba-śiva, as, m. Śiva along with Ambā. [ ID=51975 ]

### Verbal root: to join/assemble (2 definitions)
- To join, connect, or assemble  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) [Printed book page 919 ] साम्ब (sāmba) r. 10th cl. ( साम्ब (sāmba) यति (sāmbayati) ) To join, to connect, to assemble; also सम्ब (samba). [ ID=41636 ]
- To join or assemble  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) [Printed book page 840-b ] साम्ब (sāmba) ( क ) साम्ब (sāmba) यति ((ka) sāmbayati) 10. a. To join, assemble. [ ID=41382 ]

### The Sāmba Purāṇa (text) (1 definition)
- the Samba Purana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > साम्ब (sāmba) n. = - पुराण (-purāṇa), ib. [ ID=242610 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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