जाम्बवान
Jaambavaan
Jāmbavān · IAST
The wise old bear-king who helped Rām; a name for steadiness, wisdom and loyalty.
Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति
जाम्बवान् = हलन्त-लोप → जाम्बवान
The form जाम्बवान् is written with a final halant (the grammatical/citation spelling); as a borne name the final halant is dropped (जाम्बवान), and the English form takes no trailing schwa.
Scripture references
Rām Rakṣā Stotra
करौ सीतापतिः पातु हृदयं जामदग्न्यजित् । मध्यं पातु खरध्वंसी नाभिं जाम्बवदाश्रयः
karau sītāpatiḥ pātu hṛdayaṃ jāmadagnyajit | madhyaṃ pātu kharadhvaṃsī nābhiṃ jāmbavadāśrayaḥ
May Sītā's husband (Rām) guard my hands and the conqueror of Paraśurām my heart; may the slayer of Khar guard my middle, and the protector of Jāmbavān my navel.
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