Damshi, Ḍaṃśī, Daṃsi: 8 definitions
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Damshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Ḍaṃśī can be transliterated into English as Damsi or Damshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryḍaṃśī (डंशी).—a (ḍaṃśa) Spiteful, rancorous, vengeful.
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daṃśī (दंशी).—a (S) Spiteful, vindictive, rancorous.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishḍaṃśī (डंशी).—a Spiteful, rancorous, vengeful.
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daṃśī (दंशी).—a Spiteful, rancorous, vindictive.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaṃśī (दंशी).—A small gad-fly.
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Daṃsi (दंसि).—Ved. An act, deed; Marvellous power or skill; तद्वां नरा सनये दंस उग्रमाविष्कृणोमि (tadvāṃ narā sanaye daṃsa ugramāviṣkṛṇomi) Bri. Up.2.5.16.
Derivable forms: daṃsiḥ (दंसिः).
See also (synonyms): daṃsana, daṃsas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daṃśī (दंशी):—[from daṃśa > daṃś] f. a small gad-fly, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Daṃsi (दंसि):—[from daṃs] m. or f. ‘= karman’ See sub voce 2. daṃs.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryDaṃsi (दंसि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Darśin.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDaṃśi (ದಂಶಿ):—[noun] = ದಂಶ - [damsha -] 2.
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: Damshika, Damshin, Damshita.
Ends with: Devaraktadamshi, Kshudradamshi, Upadamshi.
Full-text: Kshudradamshi, Darshin, Devaraktadamshi, Damsas, Damshana, Damsh.
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