Meanings
Origin
- Sanskritशम्भल“Sambhal, a city in India”
- EnglishShambhala
From Sanskrit शम्भल (śambhala, “Sambhal, a city in India”), from Sanskrit शम्भु (śambhu).
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Arabic شَامْبَالَا
- شَامْبَالَا (šāmbālā)a holy place
Catalan Xàmbala
- Xàmbalaa holy place
Chinese Mandarin 香巴拉
- 香巴拉 (xiāngbālā)a holy place
Estonian Šambala
- Šambalaa holy place
Finnish Shambhala
- Shambhalaa holy place
French Shambhala
- Shambhalaa holy place
Hindi सम्भल, संभल
- सम्भल (sambhal)a holy place
- संभल (sambhal)a holy place
Hungarian Sambhala
- Sambhalaa holy place
Indonesian Shambala
- Shambalaa holy place
Italian Śambhala
- Śambhalaa holy place
Japanese シャンバラ
- シャンバラ (Shanbara)a holy place
Korean 샴발라
- 샴발라 (syamballa)a holy place
Lithuanian Šambala
- Šambalaa holy place
Persian شامبالا
- شامبالا (šâmbâlâ)a holy place
Portuguese Sambala
- Sambalaa holy place
Russian Ша́мбала
- Ша́мбала (Šámbala)a holy place
Slovak Šambhala
- Šambhalaa holy place
Spanish Shambhala
- Shambhalaa holy place
Thai ศัมภละ
- ศัมภละ (sǎm-pá-lá)a holy place
Ukrainian Ша́мбала
- Ша́мбала (Šámbala)a holy place
Cite this entry
APA
Shambhala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shambhala
MLA
“Shambhala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shambhala. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shambhala,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shambhala.
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