Pāli Dictionary

khambha

khambhrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

khambh1prop; be stiff

Synonyms

thambha

general

  • a prop; support; post

  • paralysis; stiffness; numbness (esp. of a limb)

  • MN 36

    bhūtapubbaṃ, bho gotama, sārīrikāya dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭhassa sato ūrukkhambho'pi nāma bhavissati, hadayam'pi nāma phalissati, uṇham'pi lohitaṃ mukhato uggamissati, ummādam'pi pāpuṇissati cittakkhepaṃ.

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