Anrishamsya, Ānṛśaṃsya, Anrishamsa: 11 definitions

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Anrishamsya 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 Ānṛśaṃsya can be transliterated into English as Anrsamsya or Anrishamsya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य) refers to one of the ten Yamas (disciplines) prescribed for forest dwelling, as mentioned in the Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra.—The Mānasollāsa verse 9.21-24ab lists thirty Yamas and Niyamas. The Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra (8.4), whose date has been estimated between the fourth and eighth centuries, is the earliest source for a list of twenty Yamas and Niyamas [e.g., ānṛśaṃsya]. These were prescribed to a sage at the forest dwelling (vanāśrama) stage of life.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: Google Books: Righteous Republic

Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य):—Very close to ahiṃsā in meaning, but not identical, is the category ānṛśaṃsya, literally, “the absence of injury to man” or “the opposite of hurting a man. This term occurs extensively in the Mahābhārata, and is usually simply translated as “non-cruelty.”

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anrishamsya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—a.

1) Mild, kind; merciful.

-sam, -syam 1 Mildness.

2) Kindness; आनृशंस्याद् ब्राह्मणस्य (ānṛśaṃsyād brāhmaṇasya) Manusmṛti 1.11; बिभृयादानृशंस्येन स्वानि कर्माणि कारयन् (bibhṛyādānṛśaṃsyena svāni karmāṇi kārayan) 8.411.

3) Compassion, pity, mercy.

4) Patronising, Protective nature; स्त्री प्रणष्टेति कारुण्यादाश्रितेत्यानृशंस्यतः (strī praṇaṣṭeti kāruṇyādāśritetyānṛśaṃsyataḥ) Rām.5.15.5.

See also (synonyms): ānṛśaṃsa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—n.

(-syaṃ) 1. Mildness. 2. Cruelty. E. anṛśaṃsa mild, and yañ affix, or āṅ intensitive, and nṛśaṃsya cruelty.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—i. e. a-nṛśaṃsa + ya, n. Mildness, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 411.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—[adjective] mild, kind; [neuter] = [preceding]

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

1) Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य):—[from ānṛśaṃsa] mf(ā)n. merciful, mild, kind, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] n. absence of cruelty or harm, kindness, mercy, compassion, benevolence, [Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य):—[ā-nṛśaṃsya] (syaṃ) Mildness.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anrishamsya in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anrishamsya in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ānṛśaṃsa (ಆನೃಶಂಸ):—[noun] absence of cruelty or atrociousness; hence a) mildness; b) kindness; c) compassion; pity; mercy.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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