Adamsha, Ādaṃśa: 6 definitions

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Adamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Ādaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Adamsa or Adamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Ādaṃśa (आदंश):—Area near a bite or sting.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms
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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Ādaṃsa (आदंस) is an Ardhamāgadhī word referring to “mirror”, according to the Bharahesaracaritta, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—(Cf. Ādaṃsaghara)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I
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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Ādaṃśa (आदंश).—

1) A bite, a wound caused by biting.

2) A tooth.

Derivable forms: ādaṃśaḥ (आदंशः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ādaṃśa (आदंश):—[=ā-daṃśa] [from ā-daṃś] m. a bite, wound caused by biting, [Suśruta]

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

Ādaṃśa (आदंश):—(von daṃś mit ā) m. Biss, Bisswunde [Suśruta 2, 260, 21. 267, 6. 294, 1. 297, 1.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Ādaṃśa (आदंश):—m. Biss , Bisswunde.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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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