Hesa, Hesā, Hesha, Heṣa: 13 definitions
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Hesa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Heṣa can be transliterated into English as Hesa or Hesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryhesā : (f.) the neighing of a horse.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHesā, (f.) (fr. hesati) neighing, neigh Dāvs.V, 56. (Page 733)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhēṣā (हेषा).—f S Neighing.
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hēsā (हेसा).—m Soot.
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 dictionaryHeṣa (हेष) or Heṣā (हेषा).—Neighing, braying; रथाङ्गसंक्रीडितमश्वहेषः (rathāṅgasaṃkrīḍitamaśvaheṣaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 16.8; सरावधूताभ्रविमानसंकुलं कुर्वन्नभो हेषितभीषिता- खिलः (sarāvadhūtābhravimānasaṃkulaṃ kurvannabho heṣitabhīṣitā- khilaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.37.1.
Derivable forms: heṣaḥ (हेषः).
See also (synonyms): heṣita.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHeṣā (हेषा).—f.
(-ṣā) Neighing, (as a horse,) braying, (as an ass.) E. heṣ to neigh, to bray, affs. ac and ṭāp .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHeṣā (हेषा).—[heṣ + ā], f. Neighing (as a horse, or braying, as an ass), [Kirātārjunīya] 16, 8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHeṣā (हेषा).—[feminine] heṣita [neuter] neighing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Heṣā (हेषा):—[from heṣ] f. neighing, whinnying, [Kirātārjunīya; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) Heṣa (हेष):—[from heṣ] mfn. quick, strong (in heṣa-kratu, ‘of strong power’, others ‘roaring mightily’, applied to the Maruts), [Ṛg-veda iii, 26, 5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Heṣa (हेष):—(ṛ u) heṣate 1. a. To neigh as a horse.
2) Heṣā (हेषा):—(ṣā) 1. f. Neighing.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Heṣā (हेषा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Hiṃsā, Hesā.
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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 dictionaryHesā (हेसा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Heṣā.
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 corpusHēṣa (ಹೇಷ):—[noun] the characteristic cry of a horse; a neigh; a whinny.
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 (+22): Hesalanem, Hesar, Hesara, Hesaraane, Hesaragalte, Hesaragatte, Hesarakatte, Hesarane, Hesarani, Hesaranu, Hesarava, Hesarene, Hesargol, Hesaridu, Hesarisu, Hesaru, Hesaru gida, Hesaru kaalu, Hesaru kaalu gida, Hesarubele.
Ends with (+29): Adhesha, Arghesha, Arthesha, Behesa, Bhavabandhesha, Bhesha, Bhitri-madhesa, Budhesha, Dukhesa, Gandhesha, Grahesha, Grihesha, Jakkhesa, Jyeshthesha, Khesa, Kimcikchesha, Lauhesha, Lekhesha, Madhesa, Magadhesha.
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