आडम्बर

{ āḍambarḥ, āḍambara }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ĀḌAMBARA    one of the five Pārṣadas whom Brahmā gave to Skandadeva. Brahmā gave Kunda, Kusuma, Kumuda, Damba and Āḍambara.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

    see : पाखंड, तंबू, चिंघाड़, आडंबर

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

    see : स्वाङ

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

आडम्बर  m.  m. a kind of drum, [ŚBr. xiv]; [MBh.]; [R.]
   a great noise, [Śārṅg.]
    noisy behaviour, speaking loud or much, bombast, [Kathās.]; [Sāh.] &c.
   the roaring of elephants, [Kād.]
   the sounding of a trumpet as a sign of attack, [L.]
    ifc. immensity, sublimity, the highest degree of [Uttarar.]; [Kathās.]; [Bālar.]
    pleasure, [L.]
   the eyelid
   (the war- drum personified) N. of a being in the retinue of स्कन्द, ix, 2541."> [MBh. ix, 2541.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

आडम्बरः [āḍambarḥ]   [आ- डम्ब्-क्षेपे, अरन्]
    pride, arrogance.
    show; means, external appendage; विरचितनारसिंह- रूपाडम्बरम् [K.5,39;] निर्गुणः शोभते नैव विपुलाडम्बरोऽपि ना [Bv.1.115.]
   The sounding of a trumpet as a sign of attack.
    commencement.
    fury, anger, passion; दन्तिनामाडम्बररवेण [K.114.]
    happiness, pleasure.
   The roaring of clouds and of elephants; धातः किन्नु विधौ विधातुमुचितो धाराधराडम्बरः [Bv.1.4.] cf... आडम्बरोऽस्त्रियाम् । तुर्यशब्दे च संरम्भे गजेन्द्राणां च गर्जिते । [Nm.]
   The eyelid.
   A drum used in a battle; काचिदाडम्बरं नारीभुजसंभोगपीढितम् [Rām.5.1.45.]
   ( hence) A charge sounded by musical instruments; the din or uproar of the battle; [Mb.7.72.11.]
-रम्    rubbing and kneading the body. -Comp.
-आघातः    one who beats a drum.

Shabda-Sagara

आडम्बर  m.  ( -रः)
   1. charge sounded by musical instruments.
   2. The roaring of elephants.
   3. A drum used in battle.
   4. commencement. 5. The eyelid.
   6. pride, arrogance.
   7. anger, passion.
   8. Happi- ness, pleasure.
  n.  ( - रं) rubbing and moulding the body.
    E. आङ् before दम to tame or subdue, वरच् affix; द is changed to ड.

ROOTS:

आङ् दम वरच् द ड