Hamsi, Ha峁僺i, Hamshi: 16 definitions
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Hamsi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature1) 贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) refers to one of the 130 惫补谤峁嘺惫峁泃迟补蝉 (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the 痴峁泃迟补尘耻办迟腻惫补濒墨, ascribed to 顿耻谤驳腻诲补迟迟补 (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Var峁嘺v峁泃ta (e.g., 丑补峁僺墨) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.
2) 贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) refers to one of the 130 惫补谤峁嘺惫峁泃迟补蝉 (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the 痴峁泃迟补尘耻办迟腻惫补濒墨, ascribed to 顿耻谤驳腻诲补迟迟补 (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Var峁嘺v峁泃ta (e.g., 丑补峁僺墨) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.
3) 贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) refers to one of the 34 惫补谤峁嘺惫峁泃迟补蝉 (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the 痴峁泃迟补尘补峁噄尘补帽箩奴峁Ｄ�, whose authorship could be traced (also see the 鈥淣ew Catalogus Catalogorum鈥� XXXI. p. 7).
: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) is the name of a 肠补迟耻峁补诲颈 metre (as popularly employed by the Apabhra峁兣沘 bards), as discussed in books such as the Chandonu艣膩sana, Kavidarpa峁嘺, V峁泃taj膩tisamuccaya and Svayambh奴chandas.鈥敱岵贯箖s墨 has 20 尘腻迟谤腻蝉 in each of its four lines, divided into the groups of 4, 5, 4, 5 and [S] 尘腻迟谤腻蝉.
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏).鈥擜 daughter of Bhag墨ratha whom sage Kautsa married. (Anu艣膩sana Parva, Chapter 137, Verse 26).
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: academia.edu: Yak峁峁嚹�-s膩dhana in the Kak峁pu峁璦 tantra贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) is the name of one of the thirty-six Yak峁峁嚹玸 mentioned in the U岣嶀笉膩mare艣varatantra. In the 测补办峁峁嚹�-蝉腻诲丑补苍补, the Yak峁峁嚹� is regarded as the guardian spirit who provides worldly benefits to the practitioner. The Yak峁峁嚹� (e.g., 贬补峁僺墨) provides, inter alia, daily food, clothing and money, tells the future, and bestows a long life, but she seldom becomes a partner in sexual practices.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical study贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) [defined as 啶�.啶�.啶�.啶嘳 of the Upaj膩ti type as employed in the Bh墨峁acarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a 尘补丑腻办腻惫测补 (鈥榚pic poem鈥�) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.鈥擶e find eleven examples of 贬补峁僺墨 variety of Upaj膩ti metre in the Bh墨峁acarita. The example of it is verse IV.17. [...] The other examples are as follows: X.14, X.17, X.34, X.46, XI.4, XI.13, XI.14, XI.27, XIV.8 and XIV.56.
Kavyashastra (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 办腻惫测补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) (Cf. 贬补峁僺颈苍墨) refers to the 鈥渇emale gander鈥� (i.e., the mate of the gander), according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擳he Gander鈥擧a峁僺a鈥攊s the Full Moon and his mate鈥敱岵贯箖s墨鈥攊s the New Moon within him. This inner state above, or on top of the Six Wheels, is explained in the following passage as a series of forms of Voidness. The discerning initiate will perceive that an allusion to the inner ma峁囜笉ala is also clearly implied.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) is the name of a 岣屇乲in墨 who, together with the V墨ra (hero) named Ha峁僺a forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 痴腻测耻肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 惫腻测耻肠补办谤补 refers to one of the three divisions of the 诲丑补谤尘补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榙harma layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s [viz., 贬补峁僺墨] and V墨ras are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryha峁僺i : (aor. of 丑补峁僺补ti) bristled. || 丑补峁僺墨 (f.), a swan.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryha峁兣浤� (啶灌啶多) [or 啶灌ざ啷�, ha艣墨].鈥攆 ( H) Derision, ridicule, laughing at. v kara, m膩峁囜笉a.
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丑补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏).鈥攆 (S) A female swan, goose, or duck.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishha峁兣浤� (啶灌啶多).鈥�f Derision, ridicule.
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丑补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏).鈥�f A female swan or duck.
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 dictionary贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏).鈥擜 female goose.
See also (synonyms): 丑补峁僺颈办腻.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏):鈥擺from 丑补峁僺补] a f. a female goose, [M峁沜chaka峁璱k膩; Kath膩sarits膩gara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of various metres, [艢rutabodha; Chandoma帽jar墨; Colebrooke]
3) [v.s. ...] of a daughter of Bhag墨ratha and wife of Kautsa, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
4) [v.s. ...] of a courtezan, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
5) [from 丑补峁僺补] b f. a female goose etc. (See 1. 丑补峁僺补).
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 贬补峁僺墨.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏):鈥�(nf) laughter; joke; derision, ridicule; -[办丑耻艣墨] happily; happiness; -[khela] an easy job; fun, fun and frolic; •[蝉补尘补箩丑补苍腻] to take lightly/as a fun; to think to be easy; -[峁环补峁弓丑腻] an easy job; joking and jesting; -[峁环颈峁环辞濒墨] joking and jesting; —[耻岣峚苍腻] to be made fun of, to be ridiculed/derided; —[耻岣嵞乶腻] to make fun of, to ridicule/deride; —[肠丑奴峁璦苍腻] to burst into laughter; —[jabta kara len膩] to suppress/restrain laughter; -[k墨 b膩ta] a laughing matter; —[me峁� 耻岣嵞乶腻/u岣嵞� den膩] to laugh away/off; —[me峁� 峁乴an膩] to laugh away; —[me峁� ph奴la jha岣峚n膩] to laugh charmingly; —[me峁� le j膩n膩] to take as a joke/fun; to take a serious matter as a joke; —[蝉补尘补箩丑补苍腻] to treat as an easy job/as a joke; —[蝉奴箩丑补苍腻] to feel like joking.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary贬补峁僺墨 (啶灌啶膏) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 贬补峁僺墨.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHa峁僺i (嗖灌矀嗖膏部):鈥�
1) [noun] a female swan.
2) [noun] name 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: Hamshila, Hamsibhava, Hamsika, Hamsikhusi, Hamsili, Hamsilo, Hamsin, Hamsini, Hamsinu, Hamsira, Hamsiya, Hamsiyugala.
Full-text (+8): Kalahamsi, Hamsiyugala, Hamsika, Hamsa, Rajahamsi, Gulahavasi, Hamsibhava, Shucimukhi, Swan, Apratta, Hamsamitthu, Hamse, Samriti, Sabhilasha, Raktahamsi, Phalagrahi, Phalagrahin, Fika, Rog, Phika.
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