ālambana | आलम्बन | Alambana
ā-lambana | आ-लम्बन | n. depending on or resting upon
hanging from, Pāṇ.
supporting, sustaining, Megh.
foundation, base, Prab.; KaṭhUp.
reason, cause
(in rhetoric) the natural and necessary connection of a sensation with the cause which excites it, Sāh.
the mental exercise practised by the Yogin in endeavouring to realize the gross form of the Eternal, VP.
silent repetition of a prayer [W.]
(with Buddhists) the five attributes of things (apprehended by or connected with the five senses, viz. form, sound, smell, taste, and touch; also ḍarma | डर्म | or law belonging to manas | मनस् |).
hanging from, Pāṇ.
supporting, sustaining, Megh.
foundation, base, Prab.; KaṭhUp.
reason, cause
(in rhetoric) the natural and necessary connection of a sensation with the cause which excites it, Sāh.
the mental exercise practised by the Yogin in endeavouring to realize the gross form of the Eternal, VP.
silent repetition of a prayer [W.]
(with Buddhists) the five attributes of things (apprehended by or connected with the five senses, viz. form, sound, smell, taste, and touch; also ḍarma | डर्म | or law belonging to manas | मनस् |).