Vimsha, 痴颈峁兣沘: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 痴颈峁兣沘 can be transliterated into English as Vimsa or Vimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ).鈥擳he eldest son of King Ik峁膩ku. It is stated in A艣vamedha Parva, Chapter 4, Stanza 4; that he had a son named Vi惫颈峁兣沘.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ) refers to 鈥渢wenty (crores)鈥� (of Ga峁嘺s), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.40 (鈥淭he Marriage Procession of 艢iva鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] Sumantra, the leader of Ga峁嘺s, went with a crore of Ga峁嘺s. K膩kap膩dodara and Sant膩naka went each with six crores of Ga峁嘺s. Mah膩bala, Madhupi峁単a and Kokila each went with nine crores. N墨la and P奴r峁嘺bhadra each went with ninety crores of Ga峁嘺s. Caturvaktra with seven crores, Kara峁嘺 with twenty crores (惫颈峁兣沘-办辞峁�) and the leader of Ga峁嘺s Ahiromaka went with ninety crores. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ).鈥�(惫颈惫颈峁兣沘)鈥攖he father of a son Kaly膩峁嘺 by name.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 86. 6.
1b) A son of Cak峁峁 and father of Vi惫颈峁兣沘ka.*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 1. 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ) or 痴颈峁兣沘b膩hu refers to 鈥渙ne who has twenty arms鈥�, 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.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淗e has eight faces and, very powerful, shines like a white lotus. He is mightily proud and has sharp teeth and great body. He is terrible and fierce and his face is deformed. O 艢ambhu, he has twenty arms [i.e., 惫颈峁兣沘-产腻丑耻] and the goddess sits on his lap. He holds a sword, mallet and noose, a double-headed drum, a dagger, the Kaustubha jewel, a rosary, a skull bowl full of fruit and the like and a piece of human flesh. [...]鈥�.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ).鈥�a. (-艣墨 f.) Twentieth.
-艣补岣� A twentieth part.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ).鈥攎fn.
(-艣补岣�-艣墨-艣a峁�) Twentieth. E. 惫颈峁兣沘迟颈 twenty, and 岣峚峁� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ).鈥�1. Ordinal number (cf. 惫颈峁兣沘迟颈), m., f. 艣墨, n. Twentieth,
痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ).鈥擺adjective] the twentieth or twentifold; [with] 艣补迟补 [neuter] one hundred and twenty. [masculine] (卤补峁兣沘 or 产丑腻驳补) a twentieth [particle]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ):鈥�1. 惫颈峁兣沘 (for 2. See below). See pa岣嵄咕贬箖艣a.
2) [from 惫颈峁兣沘迟颈] 2. 惫颈峁兣沘 mf(墨)n. twentieth, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Y膩j帽avalkya; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] accompanied or increased by 20 [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩] (with 艣补迟补 n. 120 [P膩峁噄ni 5-2, 46])
4) [v.s. ...] consisting of 20 parts, [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it膩] etc. etc.
5) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) = 惫颈峁兣沘迟颈, 20 [Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
6) [v.s. ...] m. (with or without 补峁兣沘 or 产丑腻驳补) the 20th part, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a king, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺]
8) [v.s. ...] n. a decade, 20 [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺 etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ):鈥擺(艣a岣�-艣墨-艣a峁�) a.] Twentieth.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary痴颈峁兣沘 (啶掂た啶傕ざ):鈥攏. 鈫� 啶啶� [产墨蝉补]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+8): Vimshabahu, Vimshachotika, Vimshadankayantravidhi, Vimshadbahu, Vimshakchloki, Vimshakshari, Vimshamsha, Vimshat, Vimshatibahu, Vimshatibhaga, Vimshatibhuja, Vimshatidvija, Vimshatigunja, Vimshatikina, Vimshatisahasra, Vimshatisha, Vimshatishata, Vimshatishin, Vimshatismriti, Vimshatistotra.
Full-text (+41): Pancavimsha, Trayovimsha, Ekavimsha, Navavimsha, Shadvimsha, Trimshadvimsha, Dvavimsha, Caturvimsha, Parovimsha, Ashtavimsha, Vivimsha, Saptavimsha, Dvipancavimsha, Padvimsha, Vimshamsha, Arvagvimsha, Vimshaja, Shronakotivimsha, Ekonavimsha, Savimsha.
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