śámbara m. N. of a demon (in [RV.] often mentioned with Śuṣṇa, Arbuda, Pipru &c.; he is the chief enemy of Divo-dāsa Atithigva, for whose deliverance he was thrown down a mountain and slain by Indra; in epic and later poetry he is also a foe of the god of love), [RV.] &c. &c.
a cloud, [Naigh. i, 10]
a weapon, [Sāy.] on [RV. i, 112, 14]
war, fight, [L.]
a kind of deer, [Vās.]; [Bhpr.]
a fish or a kind of fish, [L.]
Terminalia Arunja, [L.]
Symplocos Racemosa, [L.]
a mountain in general or a partic. mountain, [L.]
best, excellent, [L.]
= citraka, [L.]
N. of of a Jina, [L.]
of a king, [Vās.] (v.l. for śambaraṇa and saṃ-varaṇa)
of a juggler (also called śambarasiddhi), [Ratnāv.]
śámbara n. water, [Naigh. i, 12] (but, [Sāh.] censures the use of in this sense)
power, might, [Naigh. ii, 9]
sorcery, magic, [Kathās.] (printed saṃ-vara)
any vow or a partic. vow (with Buddhists), [L.]
wealth, [L.]
= citra, [L.]
(pl.) the fastnesses of Śambara, [RV.]