Save Gender Masculine Usage Buddhism Scripts क्षितिगर्भ(Sanskrit) Pronounced Pron. /kʂi.t̪i.ˈɡɐɾ.bʱɐ/(Sanskrit) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "earth womb" from Sanskrit क्षिति (kshiti) meaning "earth" and गर्भ (garbha) meaning "womb, inside, interior". This is the name of a bodhisattva in Mahayana tradition, typically portrayed as a monk.