Nikumbha, Nikumbhā: 20 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNikumbha (निकुम्भ):—(1. ni + ku)
1) m. a) Name einer Pflanze, Croton polyandrum Spr., [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 10.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 456. fg.] [Medinīkoṣa bh. 17.] [Ratnamālā 34.] [Harivaṃśa 3843.] [Suśruta 2, 375, 2. 455, 5. 519, 10.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Dānava [Mahābhārata 1, 2534. 2662.] [Harivaṃśa 8002. fgg. 8472. fgg. 12932.] eines Sohnes des Prahlāda (wie auch Kumbha) [Mahābhārata 1, 2527.] Vaters von Sunda und Upasunda [Sundopasundopākhyāna 1, 2.] Nomen proprium eines Rakṣas [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 45, 10. 80, 1. 6, 31, 8. 35, 19.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 10, 18.] eines Sohnes des Kumbhakarṇa (vgl. kumbha) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Nomen proprium eines Wesens im Gefolge des Śiva [Harivaṃśa 1557.] avehi māṃ kiṃkaramaṣṭamūrteḥ kumbhodaraṃ nāma nikumbhatulyam (Schol. in der Calc. Ausg.: nikumbho mahādevasya bhaktaviśeṣaḥ) [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 35.] Nomen proprium eines Wesens im Gefolge Skanda's [Mahābhārata 9, 2558.] unter den Viśve Devāḥ [Harivaṃśa] [LANGL. II, 311] (die Calc. Ausg. [11543] liest hier viskumbhu). Nomen proprium eines Helden auf Seiten der Kuru [Mahābhārata 7, 6850.] Nomen proprium eines Königs von Ayodhyā, Sohnes des Haryaśva und Vaters des Saṃhatāśva (Varhaṇāśva [Bhāgavatapurāṇa]) [Harivaṃśa 707. fg.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 362.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 6, 24. 25.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, Anhang] v. —
2) f. ī = nikumbha [1.] [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Nikumbha (निकुम्भ):—
1) b) Nomen proprium eines Geschlechts [Oxforder Handschriften 352,b,6.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNikumbha (निकुम्भ):——
1) m. (*f. ī) Croton polyandrum [Rājan 6,160.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium — a) eines Dānava. — b) eines Rakṣas. — c) eines Wesens im Gefolge — α) Śiva's. — β) Skanda's. — d) eines der Viśva Devās. — e) verschiedener Männer.
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Starts with: Nikumbhaka, Nikumbhakhyabija, Nikumbhakhyavija, Nikumbhanabha.
Ends with: Agnikumbha, Ayranikumbha, Manikumbha.
Full-text (+28): Barhanashva, Kuthodari, Nikumbhita, Samhatashva, Nishkambhu, Upasunda, Mankana, Devadhipa, Nikumbhakhyabija, Nikumpam, Niumbha, Nikumbhakhyavija, Amitashva, Nikumpan, Senajit, Nikumbhila, Pishacacaturdashi, Nishkumbha, Samhitashva, Haryashva.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 91 - Nikumbha Carries Away Bhanumati < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 86 - Defeat of the Asuras: They Fight Again < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 85 - War between Krishna and Asuras < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 77 - The Fight between Nikumbha and Hanuman < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 43 - The Conflict between the Monkeys and Titans < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 14 - Bibishana blames the Attitude of Ravana’s Courtiers < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 67 - The origin of Dhanvantari < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 6 - Glorification of The Race of Danu < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 20 - Description of the netherworlds (pātāla) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Genealogy of the Solar Dynasty in the Puranas and the Ramayana < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]