stambhaEtymologyLoan of Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha), from the root स्तम्भ् (stambh) or स्तभ् (stabh), which is connected to the root स्कम्भ् (skambh) seen in स्कम्भ (skambha).stambha means A pillar or column. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA pillar or column.“J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leew, "Two Notes on Mathura Sculpture", in: Jean Ph. Vogel (ed.), India antiqua (1947), p. 235. "the relief on the stambha shows us that the large bowls were placed on pediments"”