Meghadambara, Mēghaḍambara, Meghaḍambara, Megha-adambara, Megha-dambara: 10 definitions

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Meghadambara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Meghadambar.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Meghāḍambara.—(SII 3), Hindusthānī; a covered howdā. Note: meghāḍambara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mēghaḍambara (मेघडंबर) [or मेघाडंबर, mēghāḍambara].—n (S) The lowering or threatening of the clouds. 2 Empty menaces and intimidations; vain bluster; appalling but abortive display. 3 or mēghaḍambarī f The canopy over an idol.

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mēghāḍambara (मेघाडंबर).—n See under mēghaḍambara.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mēghaḍambara (मेघडंबर).—n The lowering of the clouds. Empty menaces and intimidations.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Meghadambara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Meghāḍambara (मेघाडम्बर).—thunder.

Derivable forms: meghāḍambaraḥ (मेघाडम्बरः).

Meghāḍambara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms megha and āḍambara (आडम्बर).

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Meghaḍambara (मेघडम्बर).—thunder.

Derivable forms: meghaḍambaraḥ (मेघडम्बरः).

Meghaḍambara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms megha and ḍambara (डम्बर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Meghaḍambara (मेघडम्बर).—m.

(-raḥ) Thunder.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Meghaḍambara (मेघडम्बर):—[=megha-ḍambara] [from megha] m. thunder, [Kāvya literature] (cf. meghāḍ).

2) Meghāḍambara (मेघाडम्बर):—[from megha] m. ‘cl°-drum’, thunder, [Catalogue(s)] (cf. megha-ḍamb).

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Meghadambara in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Meghāḍaṃbara (मेघाडंबर) [Also spelled meghadambar]:—(nm) thunder of the clouds.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mēghaḍaṃbara (ಮೇಘಡಂಬರ):—

1) [noun] = ಮೇಘನಾದ - [meghanada -] 1.

2) [noun] a multitude of clouds.

3) [noun] a light screen of fabric, stretched on a folding frame of radiating ribs on a stick, for holding above the head as a protection against rain or sun; an umbrella.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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