Anrishamsya, Ānṛśaṃsya, Anrishamsa: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ānṛśaṃsya can be transliterated into English as Anrsamsya or Anrishamsya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य) refers to one of the ten Yamas (disciplines) prescribed for forest dwelling, as mentioned in the Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra.—The Mānasollāsa verse 9.21-24ab lists thirty Yamas and Niyamas. The Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra (8.4), whose date has been estimated between the fourth and eighth centuries, is the earliest source for a list of twenty Yamas and Niyamas [e.g., ānṛśaṃsya]. These were prescribed to a sage at the forest dwelling (vanāśrama) stage of life.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य):—Very close to ahiṃsā in meaning, but not identical, is the category ānṛśaṃsya, literally, “the absence of injury to man” or “the opposite of hurting a man. This term occurs extensively in the Mahābhārata, and is usually simply translated as “non-cruelty.”
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ānṛśaṃsa (आनृशंस).—a.
1) Mild, kind; merciful.
-sam, -syam 1 Mildness.
2) Kindness; आनृशंस्याद् ब्राह्मणस्य (ānṛśaṃsyād brāhmaṇasya) Manusmṛti 1.11; बिभृयादानृशंस्येन स्वानि कर्माणि कारयन् (bibhṛyādānṛśaṃsyena svāni karmāṇi kārayan) 8.411.
3) Compassion, pity, mercy.
4) Patronising, Protective nature; स्त्री प्रणष्टेति कारुण्यादाश्रितेत्यानृशंस्यतः (strī praṇaṣṭeti kāruṇyādāśritetyānṛśaṃsyataḥ) Rām.5.15.5.
See also (synonyms): ānṛśaṃsya.
Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—a.
1) Mild, kind; merciful.
-sam, -syam 1 Mildness.
2) Kindness; आनृशंस्याद् ब्राह्मणस्य (ānṛśaṃsyād brāhmaṇasya) Manusmṛti 1.11; बिभृयादानृशंस्येन स्वानि कर्माणि कारयन् (bibhṛyādānṛśaṃsyena svāni karmāṇi kārayan) 8.411.
3) Compassion, pity, mercy.
4) Patronising, Protective nature; स्त्री प्रणष्टेति कारुण्यादाश्रितेत्यानृशंस्यतः (strī praṇaṣṭeti kāruṇyādāśritetyānṛśaṃsyataḥ) Rām.5.15.5.
See also (synonyms): ānṛśaṃsa.
Ānṛśaṃsa (आनृशंस) or Anuśaṃsa.—see s.v. anuśaṃsa.
Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—n.
(-syaṃ) 1. Mildness. 2. Cruelty. E. anṛśaṃsa mild, and yañ affix, or āṅ intensitive, and nṛśaṃsya cruelty.
Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—i. e. a-nṛśaṃsa + ya, n. Mildness, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 411.
Anṛśaṃsa (अनृशंस).—adj. mild, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 62, 7.
Anṛśaṃsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and nṛśaṃsa (नृशंस).
Ānṛśaṃsa (आनृशंस).—[neuter] mildness, kindness.
Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य).—[adjective] mild, kind; [neuter] = [preceding]
1) Anṛśaṃsa (अनृशंस):—[=a-nṛśaṃsa] mf(ā)n. not cruel, mild.
2) Ānṛśaṃsa (आनृशंस):—n. ([from] a-nṛśaṃsa), absence of cruelty or harm, absence of injury, mildness, kindness, benevolence, [Mahābhārata; Gautama-dharma-śāstra v, 45.]
1) Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य):—[from ānṛśaṃsa] mf(ā)n. merciful, mild, kind, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] n. absence of cruelty or harm, kindness, mercy, compassion, benevolence, [Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra]
Anṛśaṃsa (अनृशंस):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-saḥ-sā-sam) Not mischievous, not cruel, mild. E. a neg. and nṛśaṃsa.
Anṛśaṃsa (अनृशंस):—[(saḥ-sā-saṃ) a.] Inoffensive.
Ānṛśaṃsya (आनृशंस्य):—[ā-nṛśaṃsya] (syaṃ) Mildness.
[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
Ānṛśaṃsa (ಆನೃಶಂಸ):—[noun] absence of cruelty or atrociousness; hence a) mildness; b) kindness; c) compassion; pity; mercy.
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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Partial matches: Nrishamsya, Nrishamsa, A.
Starts with: Anrishamsyatas.
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