Amshuka, Aṃśuka, Amsuka, Aṃsuka, Amsu-ka: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Amshuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Aṃśuka can be transliterated into English as Amsuka or Amshuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Aṃśuka (अंशुक) refers to “fine silk”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] Handing over a gold coin you wish to buy a piece of glass. Setting aside the pure sandal paste you wish to smear mud over your body. Unmindful of the sunlight you wish to have the light of the glow worm. Throwing away the fine China silk [i.e., cīna-aṃśuka] you wish to wear the hide. Discarding the life at home you yearn for a life in the forest, O madam, throwing away excellent treasure you wish a piece of iron in return? [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
1) Aṃśuka (अंशुक) refers to a “fibrous fruit wall” and represents one of the eight types of the Valkala (“fruit-wall”) part of the Phala (fruit); representing a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—The different parts of a fruit are—Vṛnta (Pedicel), Jālaka (Calyx), Valka (Fruit wall), Śalāṭu (unripe portion), Vartaka (Locule), Bījapuplika (Septum), Bījapuṣa (Placenta), Bīja (seed). The valka (i.e., phala-valkala) is the outermost layer of the fruit and is of eight kinds. It is known as Aṃśuka when—The fruit wall is made up fibrous tissue. Tṛṇaphala (Fruits of the grass family) are of Aṃśuka type.
2) Aṃśuka (अंशुक) refers to “barks having thread-like fibers”; representing a classification of the Tvak (“bark”) part of plants.—The Bark (tvak or valkala) covers the stem entirely. The plant has a circulatory system consisting of syandanī and sirā. Barks of various trees varies variously. A bark is called aṃśuka when it is composed of thread-like fibers.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Aṃśuka (अंशुक) is a Sanskrit word referring to “cloth”, “garment”, “tie”, etc.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
aṃsuka : (nt.) cloth.
aṃsuka (အံသုက) [(na) (န)]—
[aṃsu+ka]
[အံသု+က]
[Pali to Burmese]
aṃsuka—
(Burmese text): အဝတ်အထည်။
(Auto-Translation): Clothing.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Aṃśuka (अंशुक).—[aṃśavaḥ sūtrāṇi biṣayo yasya; aṃśu ṛśyādi° ka]
1) A cloth, garment in general; सितांशुका मङ्गलमात्रभूषणा (sitāṃśukā maṅgalamātrabhūṣaṇā) V.3.12; यत्रांशुकाक्षेपविलज्जितानां (yatrāṃśukākṣepavilajjitānāṃ) Kumārasambhava 1.14; चीनांशुकमिव केतोः (cīnāṃśukamiva ketoḥ) Ś.1.33; स्तन° (stana°) a breast-cloth.
2) A fine or white cloth; धुन्वन् कल्पद्रुमकिसलयान्यंशुकानीव वातैः (dhunvan kalpadrumakisalayānyaṃśukānīva vātaiḥ) Meghadūta 64; usually silken or muslin.
3) An upper garment; a mantle.
4) An under garment; कररुद्धनीविगलदंशुकाः स्त्रियः (kararuddhanīvigaladaṃśukāḥ striyaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 13.31.
5) A leaf.
6) Mild or gentle blaze of light (nātidīpti) (kaḥ also; svārthe kan.)
7) The string of a churning stick. cf अंशुकं नेत्रवस्त्रयोः (aṃśukaṃ netravastrayoḥ) | cf. also अंशुकं सूक्ष्मवस्त्रे स्यात् परिधानोत्तरीययोः । किरणानां समूहे च मुखवस्त्रे तदिष्यते (aṃśukaṃ sūkṣmavastre syāt paridhānottarīyayoḥ | kiraṇānāṃ samūhe ca mukhavastre tadiṣyate) || Nm.
Derivable forms: aṃśukam (अंशुकम्).
Aṃśuka (अंशुक).—n.
(-kaṃ) 1. Fine cloth, muslin. 2. A mantle, a wrapper, a robe, a linen garment worn round the upper part of the body. 3. Cloth in general. 4 White cloth, 5. A leaf. E. aṃśa and kan added.
Aṃśuka (अंशुक).—[aṃśu + ka], n. 1. A leaf. 2. Fine cloth; cloth; leaf and cloth, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 19.
Aṃśuka (अंशुक).—[neuter] garment, cloth.
1) Aṃśuka (अंशुक):—[from aṃśu] n. cloth
2) [v.s. ...] fine or white cloth, muslin [see cīnāṃśuka] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] garment, upper garment
4) [v.s. ...] tie (for binding a churning-stick).
Aṃśuka (अंशुक):—n.
(-kam) 1) Fine cloth, muslin.
2) Cloth in general.
3) A mantle, a wrapper, a linen garment worn round the upper part of the body.
4) White cloth.
5) The leaf of the Laurus Cassia. E. aṃśu, taddh. aff. ka. Acc. to another E. a [tatpurusha compound] composed of aṃśu and ka (kāś, kṛt aff. ḍa).
Aṃśuka (अंशुक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. Cloth; robe; leaf.
Aṃśuka (अंशुक):—gaṇa ṛśyādi, n. [Siddhāntakaumudī.248], b, ult.
1) Blatt [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] [Śākuntala 164.] [Meghadūta 63.] —
2) Zeug, Gewand [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 3, 17. 3, 4, 25, 182.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 666.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 3.] [Medinīkoṣa k. 42.] (vastramātre); feiner Zeug [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] (sūkṣmavāsasi) [Medinīkoṣa] (ślakṣṇavastre); weisser Zeug (śuklavastre) [Ramānātha] zu [Amarakoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] Oberkleid (uttarīye) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Unterkleid [Śabdārṇava] beim Schol. zu [Śiśupālavadha 13, 31.] (aṃśukaṃ vastramātre syātparidhānottarīyayoḥ); Kleid [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 217. 238. 3, 273.] sitāṃśukā [Vikramorvaśī 53.] Tuch: staneṣu tanvaṃśukaṃ. niveśayante pramadāḥ [Ṛtusaṃhāra 1, 7.] stanāṃśuka Busentuch [Vikramorvaśī 80.] patākāṃśuka Flagge [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 53]; vgl. noch cīnāṃśuka . — Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā [Śiśupālavadha 13, 31.] [Vikramorvaśī 53.] — Von aṃśu Faser.
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Aṃśuka (अंशुक):—Kleid, Gewand [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 13, 56.] [Spr. 1452. 3807.] feiner Zeug [Suśruta 2, 172, 1.]
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Aṃśuka (अंशुक):—
1) lies Blatt der Laurus Cassia. Die Stellen [Śākuntala 164] und [Meghadūta 63] gehören zu 2). —
2) Band am Rührstab [Kalikāpurāṇa 21.]
Aṃśuka (अंशुक):—n. —
1) Gewand , Ueberwurf , Tuch [252,9,326,2] [Indische sprüche 7813.] —
2) Band am Rührstab.
Aṃśuka (अंशुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṃsuya.
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
Aṃśuka (ಅಂಶುಕ):—
1) [noun] a long unsewn cloth to wear round the waist or to use as a cover for upper portion of the body.
2) [noun] a fine white cloth.
3) [noun] a ray of light.
4) [noun] a leaf of a plant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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