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Results for विडम्ब

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विडम्बviḍamba1 Imitation.
    1. 1 Imitation.
    2. Distressing, afflicting, molesting.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. विडम्बviḍamba[vi-damba] a. imitating any one (--˚); m. derision; desecration: -ka, a. (--˚) imitat ing, bearing a striking…

    [vi-damba] adjective imitating any one (--˚); masculine derision; desecration: -ka, adjective (--˚) imitat ing, bearing a striking resemblance; bringing disgrace on (--˚); -dambana, adjective imitating, acting like; neuter, â, feminine; also equal for imitation, copying, dis guise, playing the part of any one, illusive assumption of a form (specifically of a god in human form); derision, scorn, mockery; disgrace, degradation: (ă̂)-m kri, copy, imitate; make a laughing-stock of (accusative); -dambita ͜ îsvara, adjective imitating (Equivalent tothe image of) Siva; -dambin, adjective (--˚) imitating, assuming the appearance of, strikingly like; mocking=throwing into the shade, surpassing; degrading, disgracing.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विडम्बviḍambamfn. imitating, representing BhP.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective imitating, representing BhP.
    2. masculine gender mockery, derision Ka1v. Sa1h.
    3. masculine gender degradation, desecration VarBr2S.
    4. masculine gender afflicting, distressing, annoyance MW.
  2. अर्चाविडम्बनाarcāviḍambanāf. false or feigned worship, BhP.

    feminine false or feigned worship, BhP.

  3. आश्रमविडम्बकāśramaviḍambakamfn. profaning a hermitage, BhP. 2 .

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective profaning a hermitage, BhP. 2 .

  4. ऋक्षविडम्बिन्ṛkṣaviḍambinm. "deceiving by means of the stars", a fraudulent astrologer VarBr2S.

    masculine gender "deceiving by means of the stars", a fraudulent astrologer VarBr2S.

  5. कुविडम्बनाkuviḍambanāf. cheat or deceit of a very low kind, S3arvad.

    feminine cheat or deceit of a very low kind, S3arvad.

  6. धूर्तविडम्बनdhūrtaviḍambanan. N. of dramas.

    neuter gender Name of dramas.

  7. नृविडम्बnṛviḍambamfn. imitating or representing a man, BhP.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective imitating or representing a man, BhP.

  8. पाषण्डविडम्बनpāṣaṇḍaviḍambanan. N. of a comedy.

    neuter gender Name of a comedy.