As a deity name
Name 24 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
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
a mountain in general or a partic. mountain
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
śambara m. N. of a demon (in RV. often mentioned with Śuṣṇa, 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.
Alternative readings
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