Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for विष्कम्भ

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

विष्कम्भviṣkambha1 Obstacle, hindrance, impediment.
1. 1 Obstacle, hindrance, impediment.
2. The bolt or bar of a door.
3. The supporting beam of a house
4. A post, pillar.
5. A tree.
6. (In dramas) An interlude between the acts of a drama and performed by one or more characters, middling or inferior, who connect the story of the drama and the subdivisions of the plot by briefly explaining to the audience what has occurred in the intervals of the acts or what is likely to happen later on: S. D. thus defines it: वृत्तवर्तिष्यमाणानां कथांशानां निदर्शकः । संक्षिप्तार्थस्तु विष्कम्भ आतावङ्कस्य दर्शितः ॥ मध्येन मध्यमाभ्यां वा पात्राभ्यां संप्र- योजितः । शुद्धः स्यात् स तु संकीर्णो नीचमध्यमकल्पितः ॥ 38.
7. The diameter of a circle.
8. A particular posture practised by Yogins.
9. Extension, length; तद्द्विगुणविष्कम्भं खाताद् वप्रं कारयेत् Kau. Atmanepada 1.3; एषामन्तरविष्कम्भो योजनानि सहस्रशः Mb.6.6.6.
10. The first of the twenty-seven astronomical periods (योग).
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

विष्कम्भviṣkambham. a prop, support La1t2y. Sus3r.
1. masculine gender a prop, support La1t2y. Sus3r.
2. masculine gender the bolt or bar of a door Ragh. Scholiast or Commentator
3. masculine gender the supporting beam or pillar of a house W.
4. masculine gender a post (round which the string of a churning-stick is wound) Lexicographers
5. masculine gender width, extension MBh. VarBr2S. Ma1rkP.
6. masculine gender the diameter of a circle A1ryabh.
7. masculine gender a mountain-range (Equivalent to -पर्वत) Ma1rkP.
8. masculine gender an obstacle, impediment Lexicographers
9. masculine gender the first of the twenty-seven astronomical periods called Yogas योग s or the leading star of the first lunar mansion Col.
10. masculine gender (in dramatic language) an interlude or introductory scene (coming between the acts [अङ्कयोर् मध्य-वर्ती] and performed by an inferior actor or actors [नीच-पात्र-प्रयोजितः], who explains to the audience the progress of the plot, and inform them of what is supposed to have happened in the intervals of the acts confer, compare प्रवेशक) Bhar. Das3ar. etc.
11. masculine gender a particular Yoga योग -posture Lexicographers
12. masculine gender a tree Lexicographers
13. masculine gender action, doing anything W.
14. masculine gender Equivalent to प्रतिबिम्ब Lexicographers
15. masculine gender Name of a divine being reckoned among the Vis3ve विश्वे Deva1h2 देवाः Hariv. (varia lectio विस्कुम्भु, निकुम्ब, and विष्टर)
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

विष्कम्भviṣkambha[vi-shkambha] m. [√skambh] sup port; width; interlude explaining what is necessary for understanding what…

[vi-shkambha] masculine [√skambh] sup port; width; interlude explaining what is necessary for understanding what follows (dramatic term): -ka, adjective supporting (rare); masculine interlude (Equivalent tovishkambha).

Source: Macdonell

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