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Matsyamamsa, Ѳٲⲹṃs, Matsya-mamsa: 5 definitions

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Matsyamamsa means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Matsyamamsa in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ѳٲⲹṃs (मत्स्यमांस).—For manes.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 16. 1.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Matsyamamsa in Mahayana glossary
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Ѳٲⲹṃs (मत्स्यमांस) refers to “fish and flesh�, according to the 2nd-century Meghasūtra (“Cloud Sutra�) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.—Accordingly, “[...] with [this] ‘Heart of the snakes;� the cloud-monarchs too must be depicted, emitting a shower, and rubbing against one another; at the end masses of rain-birds and lightning are to be painted; and parched rice canopied by the swastika, also fish and flesh (ٲⲹṃs), and honey-food without curds, and a sumptuous offering must be made there. [...]�

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Matsyamamsa in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ѳٲⲹṃs (मत्स्यमांस).—fish-flesh; द्वौ मासौ मत्स्यमांसेन (dvau māsau matsyamāṃsena) Manusmṛti 3.268.

Derivable forms: ٲⲹṃsm (मत्स्यमांसम्).

Ѳٲⲹṃs is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms matsya and ṃs (मांस).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳٲⲹṃs (मत्स्यमांस).—[neuter] the flesh of fish (or fish and flesh*).

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

Ѳٲⲹṃs (मत्स्यमांस):—[=matsya-ṃs] [from matsya > matsa] n. f°-flesh, [Manu-smṛti iii, 268.]

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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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