dāmbha

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] mf (I) n. (fr. dambha) deceitful, hypocritical Nalac. 059103 475,3 91639 mf (I) n. id. 475,3 91640 m. a cheat, hypocrite Mn.; MBh.; Hariv. 475,3 91641 m. Ardea Nivea L. (cf. baka). 059104 475,3 91642

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mf (I) n. (fr. dambha) deceitful, hypocritical Nalac. 059103 475,3 91639 mf (I) n. id. 475,3 91640 m. a cheat, hypocrite Mn.; MBh.; Hariv. 475,3 91641 m. Ardea Nivea L. (cf....

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

97

Texts Appeared In

27

DCS: name of a daughter of Devaka

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 32 33.0%
2. Narmamālā 10 10.3%
3. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 8 8.2%
4. Kūrmapurāṇa 6 6.2%
5. Garuḍapurāṇa 5 5.2%

Concordance (Sample)

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: dambhaṃ

  abhisaṃdhāya yo hiṃsāṃ dambhaṃ mātsaryam eva vā

• Rasaratnasamuccaya surface: dambha

  dambhamātsaryanirmuktāḥ kulācāreṣu dīkṣitāḥ

• Suśrutasaṃhitā surface: dambho

  sāttvikās tv ānṛśaṃsyaṃ saṃvibhāgarucitā titikṣā satyaṃ dharma āstikyaṃ jñānaṃ b