Vamsaga, Vaṃsaga, Vamshaga: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Vamsaga 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.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Vaṃsaga (वंसग) is in the Rigveda a common name of the ‘bull ’ that leads the herds.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaṃsaga (वंसग).—Ved. A bull.

Derivable forms: vaṃsagaḥ (वंसगः).

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

Vaṃsaga (वंसग).—[masculine] bull.

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

1) Vaṃśagā (वंशगा):—[=vaṃśa-gā] [from vaṃśa] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Vaṃsaga (वंसग):—m. a bull, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vamsaga in German

context information

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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