Amhas, Aṃhas: 10 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṃhas (अंहस्).—n. अंहः °हसी (aṃhaḥ °hasī) &c. [अम् असुन् हुक् च (am asun huk ca) Uṇādi-sūtra 4.212, अमति गच्छति प्रायश्चित्तेन (amati gacchati prāyaścittena)]
1) A sin; सहसा संहतिमंहसां विहन्तुम् (sahasā saṃhatimaṃhasāṃ vihantum)...अलं (alaṃ) Kirātārjunīya 5.17; कृतः कृतार्थोऽस्मि निबर्हितांहसा (kṛtaḥ kṛtārtho'smi nibarhitāṃhasā) Śiśupālavadha 1.29; leaving one's religion or duty (svadharmatyāga); लोभोऽनृतं चौर्यमनार्यमंहः (lobho'nṛtaṃ cauryamanāryamaṃhaḥ) Bhāg. 1.17.32.
2) Trouble, anxiety, care; युयोतन नो अंहसः (yuyotana no aṃhasaḥ) Ṛgveda 8.18.1 [cf. अघ, आगस् (agha, āgas); Gr. akhos.]. °मुच् (muc) a. freeing from distress; अंहोमुचे प्रभरे (aṃhomuce prabhare) Yv.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṃhas (अंहस्).—n.
(-haḥ) Sin. See aṅghas. E. ama to go, and the Unadi affix. asun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṃhas (अंहस्).— (h instead of gh, cf. agha; from a lost vb. aṅgh = ), n. 1. Pain. 2. Sin.
— Cf. and corresponding to Ved. aṃhu; [Gothic.] aggvus [Latin] angustus, angere, anxius,
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṃhas (अंहस्):—[from aṃh] n. anxiety, trouble, [Ṛg-veda] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] sin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] (cf. agha, āgas; [Greek] ἄχνυμαι, ἄχος, ἄγος.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṃhas (अंहस्):—n.
(-haḥ) Sin, evil. E. am, uṇ. aff. asun and āgama huk or according to others from aṃh considered as a substitute for han. See aṅghas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṃhas (अंहस्):—(haḥ) 5. n. Sin.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aṃhas (अंहस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṃha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAṃhas (ಅಂಹಸ್):—[noun] = ಅಂಹ - [amha -] 1 & 2.
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)
Starts with: Amhahpati, Amhahpatya, Amhasahpati, Amhasaspati, Amhaspati, Amhaspatya, Amhasvad, Amhasvat.
Ends with: Atiramhas, Atyamhas, Hatamhas, Jamhas, Krishnajamhas, Manoramhas, Marutaramhas, Natamamhas, Nibarhitamhas, Niramhas, Pavanaramhas, Raghupatmajamhas, Ramhas, Samaramhas, Upattaramhas, Vataramhas.
Full-text (+4): Atyamhas, Amhomuc, Atyamha, Natamamhas, Amhasaspati, Anghas, Amhoyu, Amhahpati, Amhahpatya, Amholinga, Amhati, Angha, Ahi, Amhasvat, Amhasahpati, Amha, Amsatra, Nirudhopadha, Amh, Agha.
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 4.2: New and Rare Words < [Appendices]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Description of the dissolution of the Universe (b) < [Section 4a - Upasaṃhāra-pāda]