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जभ् [jabh] जम्भ् [jambh] जम्भ् I. 1 P. (जभति, जन्भति) To copulate; cf. यभ् -II. 1 Ā. (जभते, जम्भते)
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To yawn, gape.
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To snap at; seize with the mouth. -Caus. (जम्भयति) To crush, destroy, dispel.
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जभ् 1. or
जम्भ् (cl. 1. जभते or जम्भ्°, [Dhātup. x, 28] ; aor. Subj. जम्भिषत्) to snap at (gen. ), [RV. x, 86, 4] : Caus. जम्भ॑यति (p. °यत्) to crush, destroy, [RV.] ; [AV.] ; [VS. xvi, 5] : Intens. जञ्जभ्य॑ते (and °भीति, [Pāṇ. 7-4, 86] ; p. भ्य॑मान [[TS. ii, 5, 2, 4] ; [Nyāyam.] ; [Jaim.] Sch. ], °भान [[Kauś. 114] ], °भत् [[ŚāṅkhŚr. iv, 20, 1] ]) opening the jaws wide, snapping at (implying blame, [Pāṇ. 3-1, 24] ) cf. अभि- and √ ज्रिम्भ्.
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