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Entry बिम्ब

बिम्बbimbaम्बम् [mbam], म्बम् 1 The disc of the sun or moon; वदनेन निर्जितं तव निलीयते चन्द्रबिम्बमम्बुधरे Subhāṣ; so…
1. म्बम् mbam, म्बम् 1 The disc of the sun or moon; वदनेन निर्जितं तव निलीयते चन्द्रबिम्बमम्बुधरे Subhāṣ; so सूर्यdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, रविdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
2. Any round or disc-like surface; as in नितम्ब- बिम्बः etc.
3. An image, shadow, reflection; बिम्बादिवो- त्थितौ बिम्बौ रामदेहात्तथापरौ Rām.1.4.11; प्रभवति शुचिर्बिम्ब- ग्राहे मणिर्न मृदां चयः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.4.
4. A mirror.
5. A jar.
6. An object compared (Opposite of प्रतिबिम्ब to which it is compared).
7. A statue, figure, idol; हेमबिम्बनिभा सौम्या मायेव मयनिर्मिता Rām.6.12.14.
8. A mould, matrix; यथा लोहस्य निःस्यन्दो निषिक्तो बिम्बविग्रहम् (उपैति) Mb.14.18.9.
Derived forms and compounds
- -म्बः A lizard.
- -म्बम् The fruit of a tree (which, when ripe, is ruddy and to which the lips of young women are often compared); रक्तशोकरुचा विशेषितगुणो बिम्बाधरालक्तकः M.3. 5; पक्कबिम्बाधरोष्ठी Me.84; Compare Name2.24.
- -ओष्ठ a (बिम्बो-म्बौ-ष्ठ) having lips as ruddy or cherry as the Bimba fruit; दाक्षिण्यं नाम बिम्बोष्ठि बैम्बिकानां कुलव्रतस् M.4. 14. (-ष्ठः) a lip like the Bimba fruit.
- -फल the Bimba fruit; उमामुखे बिम्बफलाधरोष्ठे Ku.3.67.
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