Amritamshu, Amṛtāṃśu, Amrita-amshu: 6 definitions
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Amritamshu 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 Amṛtāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Amrtamsu or Amritamshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmṛtāṃśu (अमृतांशु).—&c. epithets of the moon; अमृतदीधितिरेष विदर्भजे (amṛtadīdhitireṣa vidarbhaje) N.4.14; अमृतांशूद्भव (amṛtāṃśūdbhava) born from the moon; from whom was born the moon, Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: amṛtāṃśuḥ (अमृतांशुः).
Amṛtāṃśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amṛta and aṃśu (अंशु). See also (synonyms): amṛtakara, amṛtadīdhiti, amṛtadyuti, amṛtaraśmi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtāṃśu (अमृतांशु).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmṛtāṃśu (अमृतांशु):—[from a-mṛta > a-mūla] m. the moon, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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 corpusAmṛtāṃśu (ಅಮೃತಾಂಶು):—
1) [noun] the moonlight.
2) [noun] the moon.
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: Amshu, Amrita.
Starts with: Amritamshuka, Amritamshurashmi.
Full-text: Amritadidhiti, Amritadyuti, Amritarashmi, Amritakara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.258 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 9.18 < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 4.4 - Types of Kāvyārtha (poetic theme) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
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