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शम्बिन् (zambin)

 
Capeller Eng
English
शम्बि॑न्
m.
ferry-man.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
शम्बि॑न्
m.
‘having a pole or oar’, a rower, boatman,
AV.
Macdonell
English
शम्बिन् śamb-in,
m.
rower, boatman (AV.).
Vedic Reference
English
Śambin, a word occurring only once, appears to mean
‘ferryman’ in the Atharvaveda (ix. 2, 6). The literal sense
is probably ‘pole-man’ (from śamba, a word of doubtful
signification found in the Rigveda, x. 42, 7).
Capeller
German
शम्बिन्
m.
Ruderer, Fährmann.