Adhomshuka, Adhoṃśuka: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Adhomshuka 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.

The Sanskrit term Adhoṃśuka can be transliterated into English as Adhomsuka or Adhomshuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Adhomshuka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhoṃśuka (अधोंशुक).—See under अधस् (adhas).

See also (synonyms): adhokṣa, adhokṣaja.

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

Adhoṃśuka (अधोंशुक).—n.

(-kaṃ) A lower garment. E. adhas beneath, and aṃśuka clothes.

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

Adhoṃśuka (अधोंशुक):—[=adho-ṃśuka] [from adhas] n. a lower garment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Adhoṃśuka (अधोंशुक):—[adho+ṃśuka] (kaṃ) 1. n. A lower garment.

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Adhomshuka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adhōṃśuka (ಅಧೋಂಶುಕ):—[noun] a cloth used for covering the lower part of the body as dhōti, panche, 2) clothing worn under one’s outer clothes, usually next to the skin; an undergarment.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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