जम्भ
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ámbʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵámbʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
जम्भ • (jámbha) m
- tooth, eyetooth, tusk
- swallowing
- one who crushes or swallows (as a demon)
- name of several demons (conquered by Vishnu, Krishna or Indra)
- a leader of the demons in the war against the gods under Indra
- Indra's thunderbolt
- charm (?)
- quiver
- part, portion
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of जम्भ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | जम्भः (jambhaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | जम्भस्य (jambhasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जम्भः (jambhaḥ) | जम्भौ (jambhau) | जम्भाः (jambhāḥ) |
| Vocative | जम्भ (jambha) | जम्भौ (jambhau) | जम्भाः (jambhāḥ) |
| Accusative | जम्भम् (jambham) | जम्भौ (jambhau) | जम्भान् (jambhān) |
| Instrumental | जम्भेन (jambhena) | जम्भाभ्याम् (jambhābhyām) | जम्भैः (jambhaiḥ) |
| Dative | जम्भाय (jambhāya) | जम्भाभ्याम् (jambhābhyām) | जम्भेभ्यः (jambhebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | जम्भात् (jambhāt) | जम्भाभ्याम् (jambhābhyām) | जम्भेभ्यः (jambhebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | जम्भस्य (jambhasya) | जम्भयोः (jambhayoḥ) | जम्भानाम् (jambhānām) |
| Locative | जम्भे (jambhe) | जम्भयोः (jambhayoḥ) | जम्भेषु (jambheṣu) |
Descendants
- Hindi: जबड़ा (jabṛā)
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0412
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