stambha

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noun

A pillar or column.

“J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leew, "Two Notes on Mathura Sculpture", in: Jean Ph. Vogel (ed.), India antiqua (1947), p. 235. "the relief on the stambha shows us that the large bowls were placed on pediments"”

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Meanings

nounstambha (plural stambhas)

plural stambhas

  1. A pillar or column.

    J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leew, "Two Notes on Mathura Sculpture", in: Jean Ph. Vogel (ed.), India antiqua (1947), p. 235. "the relief on the stambha shows us that the large bowls were placed on pediments"

Origin

Loan of Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha), from the root स्तम्भ् (stambh) or स्तभ् (stabh), which is connected to the root स्कम्भ् (skambh) seen in स्कम्भ (skambha).

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APA

stambha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stambha

MLA

“stambha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stambha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stambha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stambha.

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