तुम्बुरुtumburu

तुम्बुरु (tumburu) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a pupil of Kalapin, a Gandharva, coriander or the fruit of Diospyros embryopteris, the fruit of the Diospyros Embryopteris plant, a celestial singer or Gandharva, a celestial attendant upon Jaina teachers. Its 13 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them A Gandharva or Celestial Musician, A Plant (Coriander/Diospyros embryopteris), Other Individuals Named Tumburu.

Meanings by context

A Gandharva or Celestial Musician

6 definitions
1. A celestial singer or Gandharva. 2. A celestial attendant upon Jaina teachers. 3. Coriander.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A celestial singer or Gandharva. 2. A celestial attendant upon Jaina teachers. 3. Coriander.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A Gandharva. 2. The fruit of the Diospyros embryopteris tree.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a Gandharva and several men.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a Gandharva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

an expert in divine music and a celestial musician

The Purana Index

A Plant (Coriander/Diospyros embryopteris)

2 definitions
coriander or the fruit of Diospyros embryopteris

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A celestial chorister. 2. A celestial attendant.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Other Individuals Named Tumburu

2 definitions
a friend of Anu, son of Kapotaroma

The Purana Index

a friend of Andhaka

The Purana Index

Pupil of Kalāpin

2 definitions
The name of a pupil of Kalapin.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Name of a pupil of Kalapin. 2. Name of a Gandharva. 3. Name of an attendant of the fifth Arhat of the present Avasarpini. 4. The fruit of the Diospyros Embryopteris plant. 5. Coriander.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

An Attendant in Jainism

1 definition
a Gandharva

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, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.