अम्बष्ठ

{ ambaṣṭhḥ, ambaṣṭha }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

AMBAṢṬHA I   King Śrutāyu, who belonged to the party of the Kauravas was the ruler of Ambaṣṭha land and so he was called Ambaṣṭha. [M.B., Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 96, Verses 39-40] . He was killed in the fight with Arjuna. [M.B., Droṇa Parva, Chapter 93, Verses 60-69] .
AMBAṢṬHA II   There was a hero called Ambaṣṭha among the warriors on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. [M.B., Droṇa Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 50] . He fought against King Cedi who was on the side of the Kauravas and in the fight King Cedi fell.
AMBAṢṬHA III   See the word “VARṆA”.

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

अम्बष्ठ n.  कंस के कुवलयापीड हाथी का महावत [भा.१०.४३.२-५] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अम्ब-ष्ठ  m.  m. ( fr. अम्ब and स्थ? [Pāṇ. 8-3, 97]) N. of a country and of its inhabitants, [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.] &c.

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अम्ब ष्ठ

   of the king of that country, [MBh. vii, 3399 seqq.]
   the offspring of a man of the Brāhman and a woman of the वैश्य caste (a man of the medical caste, [Mn. x, 47]; an elephant-driver, [BhP.]), [Mn. x]; [Yājñ.] &c.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अम्बष्ठः [ambaṣṭhḥ]   1 The offspring of a man of the Brāhmaṇa and a woman of the Vaiśya tribe; ब्राह्मणाद् वैश्यकन्यायामम्बष्ठो नाम जायते [Ms.1.8,13.15;] [Y.1.91.] cf. also अम्बष्ठानां दार्विहोमिको ब्राह्मणः । ŚB. on [MS.8.4.2.] (According to [Ms.1.47] the duty of an अम्बष्ठ is the curing of diseases; अम्बष्ठानां चिकित्सितम्).
   An elephant-driver. अपश्यत्कुवलयापीडं कृष्णोऽम्बष्ठप्रचोदितम् [Bhāg.1.43.2.] (pl.)
  N. N. of a country and its inhabitants (they seem to have occupied the country to the east of Tākṣaśilā, comprising the modern district of Lahore.)
-ष्ठा  N. N. of several plants: (a) गणिका, यूथिका (Mar. जुई); (b) पाठा (Mar. पाहाडमूळ). (c) चुक्रिका (Mar. चुका); (d) another plant (Mar. अम्बाडा).
-ष्ठा, -ष्ठी   An Ambaṣṭha woman.

Shabda-Sagara

अम्बष्ठ  m.  ( -ष्ठः)
   1. The name of a country, stated to be in the eastern division of India, and supposed by Mr. WILFORD, to be the abode of the AMBASTŒ of Arrian.
   2. The offspring of a man of the Brah- man, and a woman of the Vaisya tribe, a man of the medical cast. f. ( -ष्ठा)
   1. A sort of jasmin, (Jasminum auriculatum.)
   2. A plant, (Cissampelos hexandra.) See वनतिक्तिका.
   3. Woodsorrel, (Oxalis corniculata, Rox.)
    E. अम्बा a mother, स्था to stand, and क affix, what cherishes like a mother.

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अम्बा स्था क