Amarasimha, Amarasiṃha, Amara-simha: 5 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmarasiṃha (अमरसिंह).—Name of the author of Amarakośa; he was a Jaina and is said to have been one of the 9 gems that adorned the court of king Vikramāditya. The dates of many of these 'gems' are still doubtful.
Derivable forms: amarasiṃhaḥ (अमरसिंहः).
Amarasiṃha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amara and siṃha (सिंह).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Amarasiṃha (अमरसिंह) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Māthurakāyasthavaṃśa, father of Lakṣmaṇa (Lakṣmaṇotsava). Bik. 646. Oudh. Vi, 14.
2) Amarasiṃha (अमरसिंह):—Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana. Ekākṣaranāmamālā (?). B. 3, 38. H. 151. As a grammarian he is mentioned in Vopadeva's Kavikalpadruma Oxf. 175^b. Some verses of his are given in [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
3) Amarasiṃha (अमरसिंह):—Amarabhūṣaṇa jy.
4) Amarasiṃha (अमरसिंह):—Iṣṭaghaṭikāśodhana and C. jy.
5) Amarasiṃha (अमरसिंह):—Ṣaṭkārakalakṣaṇa [grammatical]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmarasiṃha (अमरसिंह):—[=a-mara-siṃha] [from a-mara > a-mamri] m. ‘god-lion’, Name of a renowned lexicographer (probably of the sixth century A.D.; he was a Buddhist, and is said to have adorned the court of Vikramāditya, being included among the nine gems).
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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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Partial matches: Simha, Amara.
Ends with: Samarasimha.
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Introduction (Kṣīrasvāmin’s knowledge of grammar) < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
Amarakośa of Amarasiṃha < [Chapter 1 - Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey]
Flora (12): Mushrooms < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
5. Cultural Productions < [Chapter 1 - Rise of Urbanization and Luxury Life in India]
4. Evolutions in Gupta Period < [Chapter 1 - Rise of Urbanization and Luxury Life in India]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 1 - Sanskrit koṣa texts < [Chapter V - The Maṅkhakośa]
Part 6 - Specialities as a koṣa text < [Chapter V - The Maṅkhakośa]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Representation of Gati with Karaṇas and Aṅgahāras < [Chapter 2 - Concept and technique of Gati]
Analysis of technical terms: Abhinaya < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
References to drama, dance and music in Sanskrit literature < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭya]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Concluding Remarks < [Chapter 5]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
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