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Trayovimsha, հDZṃśa, Trayas-vimsha: 7 definitions

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Trayovimsha 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 հDZṃśa can be transliterated into English as Trayovimsa or Trayovimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trayovimsha in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

հDZṃśa (त्रयोविं�) or հDZṃśaguṇa refers to the “twenty-three principles� (presided over by Mūlaprakṛti), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.26 (“The Vanishing of Viṣṇu’s delusion�).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Mūlaprakṛti (the primordial nature): “We bow to the primordial Prakṛti from which emanate the three attributes Sattva, Rajas and Tamas that cause creation, sustenance and annihilation, and by whose desire the universe is evolved and dissolved. May the great illusion save us, the great Prakṛti that presides over the twenty-three principles (ٰDZṃśa-ṇa), well enunciated in the universe. We bow to the primordial Prakṛti whose forms and activities are not known to the three worlds. [...]�.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

հDZṃśa (त्रयोविं�).�a.

1) twenty-third.

2) consisting of twenty-three.

հDZṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms trayas and ṃśa (विंश).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

հDZṃśa (त्रयोविं�).—twenty-third, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] i. p. 378.

հDZṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms trayas and ṃśa (विंश).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

հDZṃśa (त्रयोविं�).—[feminine] ī the twenty-third.

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

1) հDZṃśa (त्रयोविं�):—[=trayo-ṃśa] [from trayo > traya] mf(ī)n. the 23rd, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] (chs. of [Mahābhārata] and, [Rāmāyaṇa])

3) [v.s. ...] consisting of 23 parts (stoma), [Lāṭyāyana]

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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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