śámbara m. N. of a demon (in RV. often mentioned with Sushṇa, 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) Ratnâv.

• (ī), f. Salvinia Cucullata L. Croton Polyandrum L.

• = māyā, sorcery, magic (prob. wṛ. for śāmbarī) L.

• n. water Naigh. i, 12 (but Sāh. censures the use of śambara in this sense)

• power, might Naigh.ī, 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.