Amshuka, 础峁兣泆办补, Amsuka, A峁僺uka, Amsu-ka: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Amshuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 础峁兣泆办补 can be transliterated into English as Amsuka or Amshuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�) refers to 鈥渇ine silk鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.27 (鈥淒escription of the fraudulent words of the Brahmac膩rin鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva (in guise of a Brahmac膩rin) said to P膩rvat墨: 鈥淸...] Handing over a gold coin you wish to buy a piece of glass. Setting aside the pure sandal paste you wish to smear mud over your body. Unmindful of the sunlight you wish to have the light of the glow worm. Throwing away the fine China silk [i.e., 肠墨苍补-补峁兣泆办补] you wish to wear the hide. Discarding the life at home you yearn for a life in the forest, O madam, throwing away excellent treasure you wish a piece of iron in return? [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�) is a Sanskrit word referring to 鈥渃loth鈥�, 鈥済arment鈥�, 鈥渢ie鈥�, etc.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarya峁僺uka : (nt.) cloth.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarya峁僺uka (醼♂�夺�炨���) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
摆补峁僺耻+办补闭
摆醼♂赌夺赌炨赌�+醼赌闭
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)补峁僺耻办补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼♂�濁�愥�横�♂�戓�娽�横亱
(Auto-Translation): Clothing.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�).鈥擺补峁兣沘va岣� s奴tr膩峁噄 bi峁yo yasya; 补峁兣泆 峁浥泍膩di掳 ka]
1) A cloth, garment in general; 啶膏た啶むぞ啶傕ざ啷佮啶� 啶啷嵿啶侧ぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ啶啶粪ぃ啶� (sit膩峁兣泆k膩 ma峁単alam膩trabh奴峁峁嚹�) V.3.12; 啶い啷嵿ぐ啶距啶多啶曕ぞ啶曕啶粪啶さ啶苦げ啶溹啶溹た啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� (测补迟谤腻峁兣泆办腻办峁辫补惫颈濒补箩箩颈迟腻苍腻峁�) Kum膩rasambhava 1.14; 啶氞啶ㄠぞ啶傕ざ啷佮啶た啶� 啶曕啶む啶� (肠墨苍腻峁兣泆办补miva keto岣�) 艢.1.33; 啶膏啶むえ掳 (蝉迟补苍补掳) a breast-cloth.
2) A fine or white cloth; 啶о啶ㄠ啶掂え啷� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啶︵啶班啶啶苦じ啶侧く啶距え啷嵿く啶傕ざ啷佮啶距え啷�啶� 啶掂ぞ啶む啶� (dhunvan kalpadrumakisalay膩ny补峁兣泆k膩n墨va v膩tai岣�) Meghad奴ta 64; usually silken or muslin.
3) An upper garment; a mantle.
4) An under garment; 啶曕ぐ啶班啶︵啶оえ啷�啶掂た啶椸げ啶︵啶多啶曕ぞ啶� 啶膏啶む啶班た啶 (kararuddhan墨vigalad补峁兣泆k膩岣� striya岣�) 艢i艣up膩lavadha 13.31.
5) A leaf.
6) Mild or gentle blaze of light (苍腻迟颈诲墨辫迟颈) (办补岣� also; sv膩rthe kan.)
7) The string of a churning stick. cf 啶呧啶多啶曕 啶ㄠ啶む啶班さ啶膏啶む啶班く啷嬥 (补峁兣泆ka峁� netravastrayo岣�) | cf. also 啶呧啶多啶曕 啶膏啶曕啶粪啶さ啶膏啶む啶班 啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啶ぐ啶苦ぇ啶距え啷嬥い啷嵿い啶班啶く啷嬥 啷� 啶曕た啶班ぃ啶距え啶距 啶膏ぎ啷傕す啷� 啶� 啶啶栢さ啶膏啶む啶班 啶むう啶苦し啷嵿く啶む (补峁兣泆ka峁� s奴k峁avastre sy膩t paridh膩nottar墨yayo岣� | kira峁嚹乶膩峁� sam奴he ca mukhavastre tadi峁ate) || Nm.
Derivable forms: 补峁兣泆办补尘 (啶呧啶多啶曕ぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�).鈥攏.
(-办补峁�) 1. Fine cloth, muslin. 2. A mantle, a wrapper, a robe, a linen garment worn round the upper part of the body. 3. Cloth in general. 4 White cloth, 5. A leaf. E. 补峁兣沘 and kan added.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�).鈥擺补峁兣泆 + ka], n. 1. A leaf. 2. Fine cloth; cloth; leaf and cloth, [峁歵耻蝉补峁僪腻谤补] 6, 19.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�).鈥擺neuter] garment, cloth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�):鈥擺from 补峁兣泆] n. cloth
2) [v.s. ...] fine or white cloth, muslin [see 肠墨苍腻峁兣泆办补] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] garment, upper garment
4) [v.s. ...] tie (for binding a churning-stick).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�):鈥攏.
(-kam) 1) Fine cloth, muslin.
2) Cloth in general.
3) A mantle, a wrapper, a linen garment worn round the upper part of the body.
4) White cloth.
5) The leaf of the Laurus Cassia. E. 补峁兣泆, taddh. aff. ka. Acc. to another E. a [tatpurusha compound] composed of 补峁兣泆 and ka (办腻艣, k峁泃 aff. 岣峚).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�):鈥�(办补峁�) 1. n. Cloth; robe; leaf.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)础峁兣泆办补 (啶呧啶多啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 础峁僺耻测补.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus础峁兣泆办补 (嗖呧矀嗖多硜嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a long unsewn cloth to wear round the waist or to use as a cover for upper portion of the body.
2) [noun] a fine white cloth.
3) [noun] a ray of light.
4) [noun] a leaf of a plant.
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)
Starts with: Amshuka-bhandara-karana, Amshukanta, Amshukapallava.
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