प्रलम्ब

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

PRALAMBA II   An asura (demon). He attacked Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma and was killed by Balarāma. [10th Skandha, Bhāgavata] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : स्तन, प्रलंब

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्रलम्ब  mfn.  mf( आ)n. hanging down, depending, pendent, pendulous (generally ibc.), KātyŚr. Sch.; [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R.]
bending the upper part of the body forward, [MBh.]
prominent, [MW.]
slow, dilatory, [W.]
प्रलम्ब  m.  m. hanging on or from, depending, [L.]
a branch, [L.]
a shoot of the vine-palm, [L.]
a cucumber, [Bhpr.]
a garland of flowers worn round the neck, [W.]
a kind of necklace of pearls, [L.]
the female breast, [L.]
tin (?), [W.]
N. of a दैत्य slain by बलराम or कृष्ण, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kathās.] &c.
of a mountain, [R.]
प्रलम्ब  f.  m. ( f( आ). N. of a राक्षसी, [Buddh.])

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रलम्ब [pralamba]   a.
Pendulous, hanging down; as in प्रलम्ब- केश.
Prominent; as in प्रलम्बनासिकः.
Slow, dilatory.
म्बः Hanging on or from, depending.
Anything hanging down.
A branch.
A garland worn round the neck.
A kind of necklace.
The female breast.
Tin or lead.
 N. N. of a demon killed by Balarāma.
A shoot of the vine-palm.
A cucumber.
A verse (गाथा). -Comp.
-अण्डः   a man with hanging testicles.
-घ्नः, -मथनः, -हन्  m. m. epithets of Balarāma.
-बाहु, -भुज a.  a. One whose arms hang down; [Mb.3.284.26.]

Shabda-Sagara

प्रलम्ब  mfn.  ( -म्बः-म्बा-म्बं)
1. Hanging down, depending from, pendulous. 2. Slow, dilatory.
 m.  ( -म्बः)
1. Depending, hanging on or from.
2. The new shoot or bud of a creeping plant.
3. A garland of flowers worn round the neck.
4. A branch.
5. The female breast.
6. The name of a Daitya, killed by BALARĀMA.
7. Head.
E. प्र before, लवि to oppose, aff. अच् .

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प्र लवि अच् .