Lamba, , ṃb, ṃb, ṃba: 31 definitions
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikmata-tantra1) (पद्मी, “flabby�):—One of the nine Dūtī presided over by one of the nine bhaivaravas named Mudreśa (emanation of Ananta, who is the central presiding deity of ūī), according to the Kubjikmata-tantra and the Ṣaṭshasrasaṃhit.
2) (लम्ब�):—One of the sixteen Dzī representing the sixteen petals of the ūī. The sixteen petals comprise the outer furnishment, whereupon the abode of the Dūtīs is situated. The Dūtīs refer to the eighty-one “female messengers/deties� of the ūī.
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraLamba (लम्ब) refers to �(that which is) hanging down (from one’s hands)�, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Prvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 13.29-36, while describing the appearance and worship of Rudra]—“The auspicious Brahm [has] four faces, four arms, beautiful eyes, and a red complexion. [He holds] a bundle of very sharp grass [that] hangs down (-ū) [from his hands]. [Brahm is] mounted on Haṃsa, holds a stick and ܻṣa, carries a water jar for protection, [and] the four Vedas. [He] gives the fruits of all siddhis�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purṇa(लम्ब�) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother� (�), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Իܰ (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., ) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.�
The Matsyapurṇa is categorised as a Mahpurṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia(लम्ब�).—A daughter of Dakṣaprajpati. Asiknī wife of Dakṣaprajpati got a hundred daughters and ten of them were married to Dharmadeva. was one of them. (Chapter 15, Aṃsa 1, Viṣṇu Purṇa).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Lamba (लम्ब).—A Dnava in the army ranks of Traka.*
- * Matsya-purṇa 173. 22; 177. 7.
1b) A son of Ugra, the of the Lord.*
- * Vyu-purṇa 23. 153.
2a) (लम्ब�).—A daughter of Dakṣa and one of the 10 wives of Dharma. Mother of Vidyota and Ghoṣa.*
- * Bhgavata-purṇa VI. 6. 4. 5; Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 3. 2 and 32; Matsya-purṇa 5. 15, 18; 203. 8; Vyu-purṇa 66. 2, 33.
2b) A mind-born mother.*
- * Matsya-purṇa 179. 23.
(लम्ब�) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. IX.45.17). Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyṃb (लंबा) refers to one of the ten of ٲṣa’s sixty daughters given to Dharma in marriage, according to one account of ղṃśa (‘genealogical description�) of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Dakṣa gets married to Asikni, the daughter of Prajpati Viraṇa and begot sixty daughters. [He gave ten daughters to Dharma in marriage] [...] The ten wives of Dharma are Sdhy, Viśv, Saṃkalp, Muhūrt, Arundhatī, Marutvatī, Vasu, Bhūnu, and Jmī. Ghoṣa was born from ṃb.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsLamba (लम्ब).�(or lambaka) 1. The R cosine of the colatitude 2. perpendicular/altitude/vertical of a figure. Note: Lamba is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
: INSA Digital Repository: Determination of Ascensional Difference in the LagnaprakaranaLamba (लम्ब) refers to the “Rcosine of the latitude�, according to verse 20 of the Lagnaprakaraṇa (lit. “treatise for the computation of the ascendant), an astronomical work in eight chapters dealing with the determination of the ascendant (udayalagna or orient ecliptic point).—Accordingly, “The quotient of either the Rsine [of the Sun’s longitude] multiplied by [the Rsine of] the last (maximum) declination, or [the Rsine of] the declination corresponding to the desired longitude multiplied by the radius, divided by the Rcosine of the latitude (lamba), is the Rsine of the Sun’s amplitude. That [Rsine of the Sun’s amplitude] is the hypotenuse. [The Rsine of] the declination is the upright here, and indeed the earth-sine is the lateral�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramLamba (लम्ब) refers to “long�, according to Tantric texts such as the Kubjikmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjik cult.—Accordingly, “Form (ū貹) is the Transmission of the Sacred Seats (īṻ). (There) the goddess (shines with the) lustre of a blue cloud and collyrium. She has twelve arms and six faces. She is accompanied by six energies: [i.e., -ṣṭī (Long Lips), ...]. The Naked (Բ) Kubjik, established in Form, is in the midst of the Transmission of the Child. Aflame with the Doomsday Fire, she is extremely fierce and frightening. The bestower of the divine Command, she can be approached (only) by means of the master’s teaching�.
: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha(लम्ब�) is the name of a Mtṛk-Śakti created by Ѳܻ in order to control the plague of demons created by Իܰ.—Accordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Um (Devī Prvatī), and was fiercely attacked by Ѳܻ who shot arrows at him from his 辱첹. when the arrows pierced the body of Իܰ, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, Ѳܻ created ṛk-Śپ [viz., ] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.
: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandala1) (लम्ब�) refers to one of the various ṛk-Śپ created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Ի첹’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Իܰ attempted to abduct Girjanandinī (Prvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Իܰ and the great Rudra, the Lord of Um. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable ṛk-Śپ [viz., ]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.
2) (लम्ब�) refers to one of the various ṛk-Śپ created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Ի첹’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Իܰ attempted to abduct Girjanandinī (Prvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Իܰ and the great Rudra, the Lord of Um. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable ṛk-Śپ [viz., ]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.

Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Lamba in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristida depressa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Lamba is also identified with Lagenaria siceraria It has the synonym Cucurbita idolatrica Willd. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Darwiniana (1946)
· Species Plantarum
· Obs. Bot. (1786)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1968)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarylamba : (adj.) hanging from; pendulous.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLamba, (adj.) (-°) (fr. lamb) hanging down, drooping, pendulous S. IV, 341, 342 (°cūḷak bhaṭa hirelings with large or drooping top-knots); J. II, 185 (°tthana with hanging breasts); III, 265 (°cūla-vihṅgma); Dvs II. 61.�alamba not drooping, thick, short J. V, 302; VI, 3 (°tthaniyo).�Cp. °, ° & Բ. (Page 581)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)�
(Burmese text): (�) တွဲရရွ�-တွဲလွ�-တွဲလ� တွဲလျာ�-ဆွ�-က�-သော၊ ရှည�-ရှည်လျာ�-သော။ လမ္ဗကဏ္�,လမ္ဗတ္ထ�-တို့ကြည့်။ (�) (�) တွဲလျာ�-ဆွ�-က�-သေ� အင်္ဂါဇာတ်၊ ရှည�-ရှည်လျာ�-သေ� အင်္ဂါဇာတ်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Couple variety - misalignment - disconnection variety - long-lasting. Look at lamva kanha and lamva thatana. (n) (2) Long-lasting couple variety, long-lasting anatomy variety.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarylamba (लं�) [or लंबक, lambaka].—m (S) A plummet. 2 In geometry. A perpendicular. 3 The complement of the latitude of.
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lamba (लं�).—a S Long.
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(लंबा).—a & ad decl (lamba S through H Long.) Laid at full length; stretched out on the ground; lying along; floored (as in death or swoon, as from a blow &c.) Ex. akasmt jēvh� paṭakī lī tēvh� ēk divasnta hajra mṇūsa lambē jhlē. 2 fig. Expended or consumed--cash, a store: also fallen and lying prostrate--a house, wall, tree.
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lmba (लांब).—a (lamba S) Long. 2 Distant or remote. In space or in time.
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lmba (लांब).—ad At or to a distance; afar off. 2 Sometimes used for . 峾峾 or 峾ŧ峾 Very long; or very distant. 2 At a great distance.
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lm (लांब�).—m C Rice springing up from seed accidentally dropped.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English(लंबा) [-bē�, -बें].�ad Laid at full length. Fig. Consumed.
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lmba (लांब).�a Long. Distant. ad At a distance. 峾ŧ峾 Very long; lengthy.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLamba (लम्ब).�a. [lamb-ac]
1) Hanging down, hanging from, pendent, dangling; पाण्ड्योऽयमंसार्पितलम्बहार� (ṇḍ'ⲹṃs辱ٲ�) R.6.6,84; शतबुद्धि� कृतोन्नामः सलम्बश्च सहस्रधी� (śatabuddhi� kṛtonnma� salambaśca sahasradhī�) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.45; Meghadūta 86.
2) Hanging upon, attached to.
3) Great, large.
4) Spacious.
5) Long, tall.
-� 1 A perpendicular.
2) Colatitude, the arc between the pole of any place and the zenith, complement of latitude.
3) A bribe.
4) Name of a particular throw or move (at a kind of chess).
-mbī 1 A kind of food prepared from grain.
2) A flowering branch.
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(लम्ब�).�
1) An epithet of Durg.
2) Of Laksmī.
3) A present; bribe.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryLamba (लम्ब).—mss. reading for lumba, q.v.
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(लम्ब�).�(1) name of an ogress: ṇḍī첹 400.4; (2) name of a piścī: Ѳ-ūī 238.19.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLamba (लम्ब).—mfn.
(-�--�) 1. Spacious, capacious. 2. Great, large, broad, long, expanded either in breadth or length, or both. 3. Pendulous, depending. m.
(-�) 1. A bribe, a present. 2. Moving a man at a sort of backgammon or draughts. 3. A perpendicular, (in geometry.) 4. (In astronomy,) The arc between the pole and zenith of any place. f.
(-) 1. A name of Lakshmi. 2. A name of Gauri or Durga. 3. A bitter gourd. E. labi to fall, to sound, aff. ac .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLamba (लम्ब).—[lamb + a], I. adj. 1. Depending, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 82, 88. 2. Long, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1210; [Śkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 87, 15 ([Prakrit]). 3. Expanded, large, [ᾱḍi] 2, 3. 4. Spacious. Ii. m. 1. A bribe. 2. Moving a man at a sort of backgammon. Iii. f. . 1. Lakṣmī. 2. Durg. 3. A bitter gourd.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLamba (लम्ब).—[adjective] hanging down ([intransitive]), hanging on or down to (—�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lamba (लम्ब):—[from lamb] mf()n. hanging down, pendent, dangling, hanging by or down to ([compound]), [Ѳٲ; Kvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] long, large, spacious (See [compound])
3) [v.s. ...] m. (in [geometry]) a perpendicular, [Colebrooke]
4) [v.s. ...] (in [astronomy]) complement of latitude, co-latitude, the arc between the pole of any place and the zenith, [Sūryasiddhnta]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a [particular] throw or move (at a kind of chess or backgammon or draughts), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a present, bribe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([probably] [wrong reading] for lañc)
7) [v.s. ...] = nartaka, ṅg, or knta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a Muni, [Catalogue(s)]
9) [v.s. ...] of a Daitya, [Harivaṃśa]
10) (लम्ब�):—[from lamba > lamb] a f. See sub voce
11) [from lamb] b f. of lamba q.v.
12) [v.s. ...] a kind of bitter gourd or cucumber, [Suśruta]
13) [v.s. ...] a present, bribe, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (perhaps [wrong reading] for lañc)
14) [v.s. ...] Name of Durg and Gaurī, [Harivaṃśa]
15) [v.s. ...] of Lakṣmī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] of one of the Mtṛs attending upon Skanda, [Ѳٲ]
17) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma (or Manu), [Harivaṃśa; Purṇa]
18) [v.s. ...] of a Rkṣasī, [Buddhist literature]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLamba (लम्ब):—[(mba�--mba�) a.] Spacious; great; long; pendulous. n. A bribe; a perpendicular; the are between the pole and zenith of a place. f. Lakshmī; Durg; a bitter gourd.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) ṃb (लं�) [Also spelled lamb]:�(nm) a perpendicular; (a) long; an allomorph of [laṃ�; ~karṇa] having long ears; ~[ś] having long hair; ~[ta:] perpendicularly; -[ٲḍaṃg] strapping, tall and tough; ~[t] perpendicularity; ~[na] lengthening; prolonging, pending; ~[mna] prolonged; perpendicular; pendent.
2) ṃb (लंबा):�(a) long, lengthy; tall; -[cauḍ�] vast, spacious, extensive; tall and well-built; -[taḍaṃg] strapping, tall and tough; —[karan] to tell off, to compel to move off; -[banan/hon] to slip away, to show a clean pair of heels; —[htha mran] to grab a sizable fortune, to have a big windfall; [laṃbe ḍaga bharan] to take long strides; [laṃbe htha] resourcefulness; (person etc.) having a long reach/range.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṃb (ಲಂ�):�
1) [adjective] hanging; suspended; pendent.
2) [adjective] fat; thick or thickest; corpulent; stout.
3) [adjective] of more than normal height; tall.
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ṃb (ಲಂ�):�
1) [noun] the measure of how long or how tall a thing is; length or tallness.
2) [noun] either of the vertical sides of a door-frame.
3) [noun] a line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a perpendicular.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Lamba (लम्ब):—n. perpendicular; adj. long; extended; vast;
2) (लम्ब�):—adj. long; n. snake;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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