Shumbhanishumbha, Śumbhaniśumbha: 2 definitions
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Shumbhanishumbha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śumbhaniśumbha can be transliterated into English as Sumbhanisumbha or Shumbhanishumbha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚumbhaniśumbha (शुम्भनिशुम्भ).—[masculine] [dual] Śumbha and Niśumbha.*
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚumbhaniśumbha (शुम्भनिशुम्भ):—[=śumbha-niśumbha] [from śumbha > śumbh] m. [dual number] Śumbha and Niśumbha, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shumbha, Nishumbha.
Full-text: Padmavali, Lina, Vajravali, Jvalavali, Sukhalina, Mahasukhalina, Sarvasainya, Asurendra, Cakrasamvarasamadhi, Ashtapada, Dhatumantra, Digbandhana, Trisamadhi.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 102 - Jalandhara Plays a Trick < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 104 - The End of Jalandhara < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 18 - Jālandhara Is Killed < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 50 - The incarnation of Śatākṣī etc. < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 35 - The conversation between Śiva and the emissary of Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 20 - The fight between the rank and file of the Gaṇas and the Asuras < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 6 - Vishnu goes to the defence of the Gods < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 19 - On chanting the hymns to the Devī < [Book 4]
Chapter 28 - On the description of the fighting of the goddesses < [Book 5]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - A Battle between Gods and Asuras < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]