The Sanskrit term Himāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Himamsu or Himamshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Himanshu.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु) refers to the “moon”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] O Goddess! With your energy the sun burns, the moon (himāṃśu) expands the immortal essence with his beams, and here in our body the vital functions glimmer under the control of the vital air. For, without you none can function at all”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु) represents the number 1 (one) in the “word-numeral system” (bhūtasaṃkhyā), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 1—himāṃśu] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śāstras, connote numbers.

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Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Himamsu in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family having the following synonyms: Camphora officinarum, Laurus camphora. For the possible medicinal usage of himamsu, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Himamsu in India is the name of a plant defined with Cinnamomum camphora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cinnamomum camphora var. glaucescens (Braun) Meisn. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam. (1913)
· Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen (1830)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1998)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1864)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Himamsu, for example health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु).—

1) the moon; प्राचीमूले तनुमिव कलामात्रशेषां हिमांशोः (prācīmūle tanumiva kalāmātraśeṣāṃ himāṃśoḥ) Meghadūta 91; मलिनमपि हिमांशोर्लक्ष्म लक्ष्मीं तनोति (malinamapi himāṃśorlakṣma lakṣmīṃ tanoti) Ś.1.2; R.5.16;6.47;14.8; Śiśupālavadha 2.49.

2) camphor. °अभिख्यम् (abhikhyam) silver.

Derivable forms: himāṃśuḥ (हिमांशुः).

Himāṃśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hima and aṃśu (अंशु).

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

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु).—m.

(-śuḥ) 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. E. hima cold, aṃśu a ray.

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

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु).—m. 1. the moon. 2. camphor Cf.

Himāṃśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hima and aṃśu (अंशु).

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

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु).—[masculine] = himakara.

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

1) Himāṃśu (हिमांशु):—[from hima > him] m. ‘cool-rayed’, the moon, Kā, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] camphor, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु):—[himāṃ+śu] (śuḥ) 1. m. The moon; camphor.

[Sanskrit to German]

Himamshu 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु) [Also spelled himanshu]:—(nm) (an epithet of) the moon.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Himāṃśu (ಹಿಮಾಂಶು):—[noun] = ಹಿಮಕಿರಣ [himakirana].

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Himāṃśu (हिमांशु):—n. 1. the moon; 2. Bot. camphor;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Amshu, Hima.

Starts with: Himamshugriha, Himamshumalin, Himamshushekhara, Himamshvabhikhya.

Ends with: Ahimamshu.

Full-text: Himamshvabhikhya, Ahimamshu, Himamshumalin, Himanshu, Himamshushekhara, Api.

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