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Sambhav
सम्भवSay it SUM-bhuv
- Meaning today
- Possible, birth
- Original meaning
- "birth, origin; existence; capacity, possibility; name of the third Arhat" Monier-Williams, p. 1179
- Say it
- SUM-bhuv
- Written
- सम्भव
- Other spellings
- Sambhaw
Sambhav
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Sambhav meaning
Sambhav (सम्भव) is a Hindu and Jain boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Birth, origin; existence; capacity, possibility; name of the third Arhat
Also used to mean: possible
Sambhav (सम्भव) is Sanskrit sambhava, from sam, "together", and bhava, "being, becoming". Monier-Williams gives a wide range of senses: coming together, birth or origin, cause, occurrence and existence, and also capacity, ability or possibility, the sense behind the modern Hindi sambhav, "possible". Jains know Sambhava as the third Tīrthaṅkara of the present age, Sambhavanātha. Name lists give "possible" or "birth", both within the dictionary's range.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1179 · entry sam-bhava · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, sam-bhava, p. 1179
Famous namesakes
- Sambhavanatha, third Jain Tirthankara
Fits your syllable
First sound स
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sambhav · Sambhaw