# तुम्बुरु (tumburu)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `tumburu`  **IAST:** tumburu  **Devanagari:** तुम्बुरु
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumburu
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tumburu/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** तुंबुरु (tuṃburu)

## 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*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 380 ] तुम्बुरु (tumburu) m. ( - रुः (-ruḥ) ) 1 One of the Gandharbas or singers of heaven. 2 A celestial inhabitant and attendant upon the sanctified Jaina teachers. n. ( - रुः (-ruḥ) ) Coriander. E. तुबि (tubi) to hurt, &c. उरन् (uran) affix; also with the pen. long तुम्बूरु (tumbūru). [ ID=17657 ]
- 1. A celestial singer or Gandharva. 2. A celestial attendant upon Jaina teachers. 3. Coriander.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 316-b ] तुम्बुरु (tumburu) m. ( - रु (-ru) ः (-ruḥ) ) 1. One of the Gandharbas or singers of heaven. 2. A celestial inhabitant and attendant upon the sanctified Jaina teachers. n. ( - रु (-ru) ) Coriander. E. तुबि (tubi) to hurt, &c. उरन् (uran) affix; also with the pen. long तुम्बूरु (tumbūru). [ ID=17640 ]
- 1. A Gandharva. 2. The fruit of the Diospyros embryopteris tree.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 0367-b ] तुम्बुरु (tumburu) tumburu, I. m. The name of a Gandharva, Rām. 3, 8, 12. II. n. The fruit of Diospyros embryopteris Pers., Suśr. 2, 43, 2. [ ID=5964 ]
- The name of a Gandharva and several men.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 205 ] तुम्बुरु (tumburu) m. N. of a Gandharva & sev. men. [ ID=12448 ]
- a Gandharva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 684-1 ] Tumburu, a Gandharva. § 103 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2559 (son of Prādhā, C. here Tumbaru ).—§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4810 ( Gandharvaiḥ sahitaḥ, sung at the birth of Arjuna).— § 264 (Sabhākriyāp.): II, 4, 130 ( Dhanañjayasakhā? ), 132. —§ 266 (Śakrasabhāv.): II, 7, 296 (in the palace of Indra). Page684-b+ 63 —§ 269 (Vaiśravaṇasabhāv.): II, 10, 406 (among the Gandharva chiefs in the palace of Kubera).—§ 295 (Dyūtap.): II, 52, 1881 ( Gandharvaḥ, had given 100 horses to Yudhi- ṣṭhira).—§ 336 (Indralokābhigamanap.): III, 43, 1769, 1783 ( Gandharvās T°śreṣṭhāḥ ).—§ 436 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 159, 11656 (entertains Kubera during the parvans).— § 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 56 ζ, 1771 ( Gandharvasya, came on a vimāna to see the encounter).—§ 565 (Gālavac.): V, 117, 3975 ( reme…yathā…T°ś caiva Rambhayā ).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 6, 214 (on Meru).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptaka- vadhap.): VII, 23 ο, 969 ( dattās T°ṇā, sc. horses, only B.). —§ 593 b (Gandharvāstra): VII, 45, 1824 ( Gandharvebhyaḥ …T°pramukhebhyaḥ ).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 87 χ, 4423 ( °pramukhāḥ…Gandharvāḥ ).—§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 47 θ, 1595 (?among the ṛṣis who surrounded Bhīṣma).— § 695 b (Dakṣayajñavināśa): XII, 285, 10278 ( °r Nāradas tathā ).—§ 712 (Śukotpatti): XII, 325, 12201 ( °-Nāradau ). —§ 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 166 α, 7640.—§ 785 (Anu- gītāp.): XIV, 88 ψ, 2641 (present at the aśvamedha of Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 789 (Putradarcanap.): XV, 29 α, 774. Cf. Gandharva. [ ID=11018 ]
- an expert in divine music and a celestial musician  
  *The Purana Index*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 2-029 ] Tumburu (I) — an expert in divine music; had two daughters Manovatī and Sukeśā; 1 a friend of Candrodaka dundubhī. 2 A Gandharva disciple of Nārada, came with the sage to see Yudhiṣṭhira, and returned to heaven with him; 3 sang with Nārada the glories of Ananta; 4 praised Hiraṇyakaśipu when he became the overlord of all worlds. 5 Sang the praise of Kṛṣṇa when he held the Govardhana; 6 presiding over the months of Madhu and Mādhava. 7 His two daughters were celebrated as Pañcacūḍas; 8 residing in the Sun's chariot in the months of Caitra and Madhu. 9 [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 69. 47, 49.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 96. 117.] [ Footnote: 3) Bhā. I. 13. 37 and 59.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. V. 25. 8.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. VII. 4. 14.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. X. 25. 32; 27. 24.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib. XII. 11. 33; Br. II. 23. 4.] [ Footnote: 8) Ib. III. 7. 9; IV. 20. 50 and 101.] [ Footnote: 9) Vā. 52. 3; 36. 47; Vi. II. 10. 3.] [ ID=5507 ]

### A Plant (Coriander/Diospyros embryopteris) (2 definitions)
- coriander or the fruit of Diospyros embryopteris  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) n. coriander or the fruit of Diospyros embryopteris (also ° री (°rī) and तुबरी (tubarī), L. ), Suśruta (Title) iv; vi, 42, 67 and (metrically ° रू (°rū) ) 118; Pāṇini (Author) vi, 1, 143, Kāś. [ ID=85969 ]
- 1. A celestial chorister. 2. A celestial attendant.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 336-b ] तुम्बुरु (tumburu) ( रु ) ((ru)) 1. n. Idem. m. A celestial chorister; celestial attendant. [ ID=17133 ]

### Other Individuals Named Tumburu (2 definitions)
- a friend of Anu, son of Kapotaroma  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Tumburu (II) — a friend of Anu, son of Kapotaroma. Bhā. IX. 24. 20. [ ID=5508 ]
- a friend of Andhaka  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Tumburu (III) — a friend of Andhaka. Br. III. 71. 118. [ ID=5509 ]

### Pupil of Kalāpin (2 definitions)
- The name of a pupil of Kalapin.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 450,3] तुम्बुरु (tumburu) m. N. of a pupil of Kalāpin, Pāṇini (Author) iv, 3, 104, Kāś. ( Kār. ) [ ID=85967 ]
- 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)*
  > तुम्बुरु (tumburu) [Printed book page 0378-c ] तुम्बुरु (tumburu) tumburu, us, m., N. of a pupil of Kalāpin; N. of a Gandharva; N. of the attendant of the fifth Arhat of the present Ava-sarpiṇī; ( u ), n. the fruit of Diospyros Embryopteris; coriander; (according to others us, u ), m. n. the plant and seed of Diospyros Embryopteris. [ ID=21116 ]

### An Attendant in Jainism (1 definition)
- a Gandharva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Gandharva, MBh. &c. (‘attendant of the 5th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī’, Jain. ) [ ID=85968 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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