जम्भक (jambhaka)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 जम्भक mfn.
   (-कः-का-कं)
	 1. Who or what yawns,  opens,  expands,  &c.
	 2.
Who or what kills or destroys.
	 m.
  (-कः) A lime or citron. 
	 f.
  (-का)
Yawning.
 E.
  जभि to yawn,  &c. ण्वुल् aff.
  

Capeller Eng

English

 ज॑म्भक a.
  crushing,  devouring (—°)
 m.
  E.
  of cert.
  
demons. 

Yates

English

 जम्भक (कः) 1.
m.
  A lime or citron. 

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

 
   जम्भक  jambhaka  adj.
   crushing  
   जम्भक  jambhaka  adj.
   devouring   
   जम्भक  jambhaka  adj.
   yawning  
   जम्भक  jambhaka  m.
   demon or name of a demon   
   जम्भक  jambhaka  m.
   charm     
            

Wilson

English

 जम्भक
mfn.
   (-कः-का-कं)
1 Who or what yawns,  opens,  expands,  &c.
2 Who or what kills or destroys.
m.
  (-कः) A lime or citron. 
f.
  (-का)
Yawning.
E.
  जभि to yawn,  &c. ण्वुल् aff.
  

Apte

English

जम्भक [jambhaka],  a.
 

Eating,  devouring.

Killing,  crushing
 destroying.

Biting,  asunder.

Explaining,  interpreting.

Opening,  expanding.

Yawning.

कः A lime or citron. 

A treacherous man
 साधु भो जम्भक ! साधु । Dūtavākyam 1.

Medicinal treatment
 विद्याजम्भकवार्तिकैः Mb.
 *  5.64.16.

Apte 1890

English

 जंभक a. 1 Eating,  devouring. 
2 Killing,  crushing
 destroying. 
3 Biting asunder. 
4 Explaining,  interpreting. 
5 Opening,  expanding. 
6 Yawning. 
कः A lime or citron. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 ज॑म्भक a mfn.
   (Pāṇ.  vii,  1,  61,  Kāś.
 ) ifc.  crushing,  devouring,  R.
  i,  30,  9

 yawning (cf.   जृम्भ्°),  W.
 

 ज॑म्भक m.
  a charm (?),  MBh.
   v,  64,  16

 a demon or N.
  of a demon,  VS.
  xxx,  16

 N.
  of Gaṇeśa,  Kathās.
  lv,  165

 of a demon (conquered by Kṛṣṇa,  MBh.
   ii,  1111
 causing,  diseases,  Hariv.
  9557
 AgP.
   xl,  19
 attendant of Śiva,  L.
 )

 pl.
  N.
  of several evil spirits supposed to reside in various magical weapons,  R.
  G. i,  31,  4 and 10

 (hence sg.) N.
  of a verse addressed to them,  i,  31,  9

 =
  °भिन्,  L.
 

 ज॑म्भक b See √ 1. जभ्.

Monier Williams 1872

English

 जम्भक,  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  crushing,  devouring
 killing, 
destroying
 biting asunder
 explaining,  interpreting
opening,  expanding
 yawning
 (अस्),  m.,  N. of a
demon or of a despised tribe of men
 N. of several
evil spirits supposed to reside in various magical
weapons
 N. of a verse addressed to them
 N. of a
demon conquered by Kṛṣṇa
 N. of an attendant of
Śiva
 a lime or citron
 (आ),  f. opening the mouth.

Macdonell

English

 जम्भक jámbh-aka,  a.
  crushing,  devouring 🞄(—°)
 m.
  N. of certain demons
 -ana,  a.
  (ī) 🞄crushing
 m.
  crusher
 -ya,  m.
  back-tooth,  molar.

Benfey

English

 जम्भक जम्भ् + अक, 
 I. adj.
 
 1.
Bruising,  Rām.  1,  30,  9.
 2. Cracking, 
explaining,  MBh. 5,  2470.
 II. m.
 
 1.
The name of certain demons,  Rām.  1, 
31,  4 Gorr.
 2. The name of a spell, 
Rām.  1,  31,  9.

Apte Hindi

Hindi

जम्भकः
पुं*
  - "जभ्+ण्वुल्,  नुम्"
"द्रोही,  विश्वासघाती"

जम्भकः
पुं*
  - "जभ्+ण्वुल्,  नुम्"
औषधोपचार

Shabdartha Kaustubha

Kannada

जम्भक
पदविभागः - > विशेष्यनिघ्नम्
कन्नडार्थः - > ಭಕ್ಷಿಸುವವನು /ತಿನ್ನುವವನು
निष्पत्तिः - > जभी (गात्रविनामे) -"ण्वुल्" (३-१-१३३)

Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid

English

 Jambhaka,  n. of a yakṣa: Māy 〔74〕. Perhaps to be identified with one of the demoniac beings so named in Skt. (BR)
 and cf. next.

Kridanta Forms

Sanskrit

जभ् (ज꣡भीँ॒ गात्रविनामे - भ्वादिः - सेट्)
ल्युट् =  जम्भनम्
अनीयर् =  जम्भनीयः - जम्भनीया
ण्वुल् =  जम्भकः - जम्भिका
तुमुँन् =  जम्भितुम्
तव्य =  जम्भितव्यः - जम्भितव्या
तृच् =  जम्भिता - जम्भित्री
क्त्वा =  जम्भित्वा
ल्यप् =  प्रजभ्य
क्तवतुँ =  जब्धवान् - जब्धवती
क्त =  जब्धः - जब्धा
शानच् =  जम्भमानः - जम्भमाना

जन्भ् (ज꣡भिँ꣡ नाशने - चुरादिः - सेट्)
ल्युट् =  जम्भनम्
अनीयर् =  जम्भनीयः - जम्भनीया
ण्वुल् =  जम्भकः - जम्भिका
तुमुँन् =  जम्भयितुम् / जम्भितुम्
तव्य =  जम्भयितव्यः / जम्भितव्यः - जम्भयितव्या / जम्भितव्या
तृच् =  जम्भयिता / जम्भिता - जम्भयित्री / जम्भित्री
क्त्वा =  जम्भयित्वा / जम्भित्वा
ल्यप् =  प्रजम्भ्य
क्तवतुँ =  जम्भितवान् - जम्भितवती
क्त =  जम्भितः - जम्भिता
शतृँ =  जम्भयन् / जम्भन् - जम्भयन्ती / जम्भन्ती
शानच् =  जम्भयमानः / जम्भमानः - जम्भयमाना / जम्भमाना

Mahabharata

English

Jambhaka,  a prince. § 281b (Sahadeva): The son of J. lived on the banks of Carmaṇvatī,  and had been spared by Vāsudeva in their former hostilities: II,  31,  1111 (ºsyātmajaṃ nṛpaṃ,  vanquished by Sahadeva).

पुराणम्

English

जम्भक / JAMBHAKA. A kṣatriya King. This King was killed in battle by Śrī Krṣṇa. He had a son who,  later became King but was killed by sahadeva in his conquest of the countries. (M.B. Sabhā Parva,  Chapter 31,  Stanza 7).

Vedic Reference

English

 Jambhaka,  as the name of a demon,  presumably identical
with the demon causing Jambha,  is mentioned in the Vāja
saneyi Saṃhitā^1 and the Śāṅkhāyana Āraṇyaka.^2
1) xxx. 16.
2) xii. 25. Cf. Keith,  Śāṅkhāyana Āranyaka,  67,  n. 7.

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 जम्भकः,  पुं,
   (जम्भ एव । स्वार्थे कन् ।) जम्बीरः ।इति शब्दचन्द्रिका ॥
 (स्वनामख्यातो नृपविशेषः ।यथा,  महाभारते । २ । ३१ । ७ ।“ततश्चर्म्मण्वतीकूले जम्भकस्यात्मजं नृपम् ।ददर्श वासुदेवेन शेषितं पूर्व्ववैरिणा ॥
” * ॥
)जम्भतीति जभैजभने + ण्वुल् । कामुके, त्रि ॥
)

Capeller

German

 ज॑म्भक zermalmend,  verschlingend (—°).
N. best. Dämonen. 

Stchoupak

French

 जम्भक-
 ag. ifc. qui dévore,  détruit 
 m.
  un certain sortilège (?)
 
 n.
  de Gaṇeśa,  d'un démon 
 pl.
  divers génies qui résident dans les armes
magiques 
 जम्भन- ag. id.

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