स्तम्ब

{ stambḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्तम्ब  m.  m. ( prob. phonetic variation of स्तम्भ) a clump or tuft of grass, any clump or bunch or cluster, [AV.] &c. &c.
   a sheaf of corn, [L.] a bush, thicket, [L.]
   a shrub or plant having no decided stem ( such as the झिण्टी or barleria), [L.]
स्तम्बे- रम   the post to which an elephant is tied ( wrongly inferred from q.v.), [L.]

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स्तम्बे रम

   a mountain, [L.]
    N. of various men, [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
स्तम्ब  m.  n. (in these senses prob. w.r. for स्तम्भ, m.) a post, pillar in general, [W.]
    stupidity, insensibility, [W.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

स्तम्बः [stambḥ]   [स्था-अम्बच् किच्च पृषो˚ [Uṇ.4.96] ]
   A clump of grass &c.; ब्रह्मस्तम्बनिकुञ्जपुञ्जितधनज्याघोषघोरं धनुः [Mv.3.] 48; आरण्यकोपात्तफलप्रसूतिः स्तम्बेन नीवार इवावशिष्टः [R.5.15.]
   A sheaf of corn; as in स्तम्बकरिता q. v.
   A cluster, clump or bunch (in general); (कीचक)स्तम्बाडम्बरमूकमौकुलि- कुलः क्रौञ्चावतोऽयं गिरिः [U.2.29;] [R.15.19.]
   A bush, thicket.
   A shrub or plant having no decided stem.
   The post of which an elephant is tied.
   A post; column; पांशुस्तम्बा बलानां तुरगखुरपुटक्षोदलब्धात्मलाभाः [Mu. 5.23.]
    stupefaction, insensibility; ( probably for स्तभ in these two senses).
   A mountain. -Comp.
-करि a.  a. forming sheaves or clusters. (-रिः) corn, rice.ता forming sheaves or clusters, abundant or luxuriant growth; न शालेः स्तम्बकरिता वप्तुर्गुणमपेक्षते [Mu.1.3.] - गहन a. overgrown with thickets; [Kau.A.2.2.]
    घनः a small hoe for weeding clumps of grass.
   a sickle for cutting corn.
   a basket for holding the heads of wild rice.
-घ्नः, -घातः, -हन्, -हननम्, -नी   a sickle for cutting corn, a hoe.
-पुरम्  N. N. of a city ( ताम्रलिप्त).

Shabda-Sagara

स्तम्ब  m.  ( -म्बः)
   1. A shrub, a plant that has no particular or decided stem.
   2. A clump of grass, a sheaf of corn, &c.
   3. The post to which an elephant is tied.
   4. A mountain.
   5. A bush, a thicket. 6. stupefaction, insensibility, ( probably for स्तम्भ in this sense.)
  n.  ( -म्बं)
   1. A post, a pillar in general.
   2. stupidity, insensibility.
    E. ष्ठा to stand or abide, अम्बच् Unādi aff., किच्च .

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ष्ठा अम्बच् किच्च .