Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A1. -ḍambate, to imitate, vie with BhP.; P. ḍambayati, to imitate, copy, emulate, equal, be a match for any one or anything Hariv.; Ka1v.; Ka1vya7d.; to mock, deride, ridicule Hariv.; to impose upon, take in, cheat, deceive S3ak.; Bhartr2.; Pan5cat.; to... mfn. imitating, representing BhP. 962,1 195406 m. mockery, derision Ka1v.; Sa1h. 962,1 195407 m. degradation, desecration VarBr2S. 962,1 195408