Dhumya, Dhūmyā: 7 definitions

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Dhumya 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhūmyā (धूम्या).—[dhūmānāṃ samūhaḥ ya] A volume or cloud of smoke, thick smoke; 'धूम्या धूमसमूहेऽपि नीहारेऽपि निगद्यते (dhūmyā dhūmasamūhe'pi nīhāre'pi nigadyate)' इति धरणिः (iti dharaṇiḥ); स्फीतधूम्याप्रकाशम् (sphītadhūmyāprakāśam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.6; देहच्छायोद्गमाभारिपुवपुरगुरु- प्लोषरोषाग्निधूम्याः (dehacchāyodgamābhāripuvapuraguru- ploṣaroṣāgnidhūmyāḥ); विष्णुपादादिकेशान्तवर्णनस्तोत्रम् (viṣṇupādādikeśāntavarṇanastotram) 46.

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

Dhūmyā (धूम्या).—f.

(-myā) A quantity of smoke. E. dhūma with ya affix, implying aggregation.

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

Dhūmyā (धूम्या).—[feminine] thick smoke, a cloud of smoke.

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

Dhūmyā (धूम्या):—[from dhū] f. thick smoke, cloud of sm°, [Mālatīmādhava]

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

Dhūmyā (धूम्या):—(myā) 1. f. A quantity of smoke.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhumya 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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