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Avamsha, ṃśa: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Avamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 ṃśa can be transliterated into English as Avamsa or Avamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṃśa (अवंश).—A bad family, wrong family; °पतित� राजा (patito rājā) �.81.

That which has no pillars or support, the ether; अवंश� द्यामस्तभायद� (avaṃśe dyāmastabhāyad) ṻ岹 2.15.2.

Derivable forms: ṃśa� (अवंश�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃśa (अवंश).—m. a low race, [ṇaⲹ] 1, 80.

ṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and ṃśa (वं�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃśa (अवंश).�1. [masculine] low (lit. no) family.

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ṃśa (अवंश).�2. [neuter] the sky (lit. what has no beams or support).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṃśa (अवंश):—[=a-ṃśa] m. a low or despised family

2) [v.s. ...] n. ‘that which has no pillars or support�, the ether, [Ṛg-veda ii, 15, 2; iv, 56, 3 and vii, 78, I]

3) ṃśa (अवां�):�m. the penis, [Sāma-vidhāna-brāhmaṇa]

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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.

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