As a deity name
Name 459 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 79 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
attended by Ambā (q.v.)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sāmbāya" is the dative of "sāmba" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "sāmba" is derived from "sāmb" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sāmb v.l. for √ samb, q.v., p. 1177.
1. sāmba m. (also written śāmba) N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavatī (in consequence of the curse of some holy sages who had been deceived by a female disguise which he had assumed, he was condemned to produce offspring in the shape of a terrific iron club for the destruction of the race of Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka; he is said to have been instructed by Nārada in the worship of the sun, and by Vyāsa in the ritual of the Magi), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur.
(also with śāstrin) N. of various authors and teachers, Cat.
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1. sāmba m. (also written śāmba) N. of a son of Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavatī (in consequence of the curse of some holy sages who had been deceived by a female disguise which he had assumed, he was condemned to produce offspring in the shape of a terrific iron club for the destruction of the race of Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka; he is said to have been instructed by Nārada in the worship of the sun, and by Vyāsa in the ritual of the Magi), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur.
(also with śāstrin) N. of various authors and teachers, Cat.
sāmb v.l. for √ samb, q.v., p. 1177.
Alternative readings
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