Antaramsa, Antar-amsa, Antara-amsa, Antaraṃsa, Antaraṁsa, Antarāṃsa: 7 definitions

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Antaramsa 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Antaramsa in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

antaraṃsa : (m.) space between two shoulders.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Antaraṃsa, (B.Sk. antarâṃsa; antara + aṃsa) “in between the shoulders”, i. e. the chest J.V, 173 = VI, 171 (phrase lohitakkho vihatantaraṃso). (Page 47)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Antaramsa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Antaraṃsa (अन्तरंस).—the breast (= aṃtarā-aṃsa q. v.).

Derivable forms: antaraṃsaḥ (अन्तरंसः).

Antaraṃsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms antar and aṃsa (अंस).

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Antarāṃsa (अन्तरांस).—the space between the shoulders, breast; अथ °से अभिमृश्य जपति (atha °se abhimṛśya japati) Śat. Br.

Derivable forms: antarāṃsaḥ (अन्तरांसः).

Antarāṃsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms antarā and aṃsa (अंस).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antarāṃsa (अन्तरांस):—[from antarā > antara] m. the part of the body between the shoulders, the breast, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Antaraṃsa (अन्तरंस):—[tatpurusha compound] m. n.

(-saḥ-sam) The space between the shoulders, the breast. E. antar and aṃsa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Antaramsa in German

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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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