Prishthavamsha, ṛṣṻṃśa, Prishtha-vamsha: 12 definitions
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Prishthavamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ṛṣṻṃśa can be transliterated into English as Prsthavamsa or Prishthavamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश):—[ṛṣṻṃśaḥ] Backbone. Spine, Vertebral column. Cavity of the Spinal Column that contains the spinal cord.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश).—m S (Bamboo of the back.) The spinal column or back-bone.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश).�m The spinal column or back-bone.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश).—the back-bone.
Derivable forms: ṛṣṻṃśa� (पृष्ठवंश�).
ṛṣṻṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛṣṻ and ṃśa (वं�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश).—m.
(-ś�) The back-bone. E. ṛṣṻ the back, and ṃśa a bamboo.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश).—m. the back-bone, [śܳٲ] 1, 350, 2.
ṛṣṻṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛṣṻ and ṃśa (वं�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश):—[=ṛṣṻ-ṃśa] [from ṛṣṻ] a m. the back-bone, [śܳٲ]
2) [v.s. ...] b the beam of the roof of a house, [Hir.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश):—[ṛṣṻ-ṃśa] (ś�) 1. m. The backbone.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ʲṭṭīṃs.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryṛṣṻṃśa (पृष्ठवंश):—n. vertebrates;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prishtha, Vamsha.
Starts with: Prishthavamshadhara.
Full-text: Prishthvansh, Patthivamsa, Talpala, Patesa.
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