Shanmasika, Ṣāṇ첹, Ṣaṇm첹, Shash-masika: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Ṣāṇ첹 and Ṣaṇm첹 can be transliterated into English as Sanmasika or Shanmasika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shanmasik.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�).�a. (-ī f.)
1) Six monthly, half-yearly.
2) Six months old; मौक्तिकाना� षाण्मासिकानाम् (mauktikānā� ṣāṇikānām) Vb.1.17.
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Ṣaṇm첹 (षण्मासिक).�a.
-ṣaṇm첹 half-yearly, occurring every six months.
Ṣaṇm첹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa� and 첹 (मासि�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�).—mfn.
(-ka�-ī-ka�) Of or relating to six months, half yearly, &c. E. ṣaṇm, and ḍhñ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�).—i. e. ṣa� -māsa + ika, adj. 1. Relating to six months, come to pass six months ago, Bṛhaspati ap. Cowell, Kusumāñjali transl. p. 65, n. �. 2. Half-yearly, [Բśٰ] 7, 126.
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Ṣaṇm첹 (षण्मासिक).—adj. happening every sixth month, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 252, 14.
Ṣaṇm첹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa� and 첹 (मासि�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaṇm첹 (षण्मासिक).—[adjective] happening every six months, half-yearly.
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Ṣāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�).—[feminine] ī six-monthly.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumṢāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Padyāvalī.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣaṇm첹 (षण्मासिक):—[=ṣa�-첹] [from ṣa� > ṣa�] mfn. happening every six months, half yearly, [Manu-smṛti; ʲñٲԳٰ] (cf. ṣāṇ).
2) Ṣāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�):—mf(ī)n. ([from] ṣaṇm) six-monthly, half-yearly, six months old, of six months' standing, lasting six months, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. (cf. ṣa�-, 첹)
3) m. Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�):—[(ka�-ī-ka�) a.] Half-yearly.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṢāṇ첹 (षाण्मासि�) [Also spelled shanmasik]:�(a) six monthly, half-yearly.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṢāṇ첹 (ಷಾಣ್ಮಾಸಿ�):�
1) [adjective] happening once in six months; coming twice a year; biannual.
2) [adjective] published every six months; six monthly; half-yearly.
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Ṣāṇ첹 (ಷಾಣ್ಮಾಸಿ�):—[noun] a magazine published once in every six months; a biannual magazine.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Can, Masika, Sat.
Starts with: Shanmasikam.
Full-text: Shanmasikam, A-shanmasika, Shanmasik, Shanmasya, Shanmasyi, Masika.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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