Agramshu, Agrāṃśu, Agra-amshu: 6 definitions

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Agramshu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Agrāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Agramsu or Agramshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

agrāṃśu (अग्रांशु).—m S The extremity of a ray of light; the focal point.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Agrāṃśu (अग्रांशु).—[agram aṃśoḥ] the focal point.

Derivable forms: agrāṃśuḥ (अग्रांशुः).

Agrāṃśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms agra and aṃśu (अंशु).

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

Agrāṃśu (अग्रांशु).—m.

(-śuḥ) The extreme ray or point of a ray of light, the focal point. E. agra, aṃśa a ray.

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

Agrāṃśu (अग्रांशु):—[from agra] m. the end of a ray of light, the focal point.

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

Agrāṃśu (अग्रांशु):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-śuḥ) The extreme ray or point of a ray of light, the focal point. E. agra and aṃśu.

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

Agrāṃśu (अग्रांशु):—[agrāṃ+śu] (śuḥ) 2. m. Focal point.

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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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