Adyamashaka, Ādyamāṣaka, Adya-mashaka: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ādyamāṣaka can be transliterated into English as Adyamasaka or Adyamashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀdyamāṣaka (आद्यमाषक).—a measure of five guñjas (about. 17 1/2 grains Troy).
Derivable forms: ādyamāṣakaḥ (आद्यमाषकः).
Ādyamāṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ādya and māṣaka (माषक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdyamāṣaka (आद्यमाषक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A Masha, a weight equal to five Gunja or Retti seeds, about 17(1/2) grains troy. E. ādya and māṣaka a Masha, the primary Masha; also māṣa and māsa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdyamāṣaka (आद्यमाषक):—[=ādya-māṣaka] [from ādya > ādi] m. Name of a weight equal to five guñjās, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdyamāṣaka (आद्यमाषक):—[ādya-māṣaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. A māsha, a weight equal to 17(1/2) grains.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀdyamāṣaka (ಆದ್ಯಮಾಷಕ):—[noun] a measure of five gunjas (about 17.5 grains troy).
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)
Partial matches: Mashaka, Adya.
Full-text: Gunja.
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