Asamasa, Asamāsa: 4 definitions
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Asamasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar1) Asamāsa (असमास).—Absence of a compound. उपसर्गादसमासेपि णोपदेशस्य (upasargādasamāsepi ṇopadeśasya) P. VIII.4.14;
2) Asamāsa.—An expression conveying the sense of a compound word although standing in the form of separate words: चार्थे द्वन्द्ववचने असमासेपि वार्थसंप्रत्ययादनिष्टं प्राप्नोति । अहरहर्नयमानो गामश्वं पुरुषं पशुम् (cārthe dvandvavacane asamāsepi vārthasaṃpratyayādaniṣṭaṃ prāpnoti | aharaharnayamāno gāmaśvaṃ puruṣaṃ paśum) M. Bh. on II.2.29.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryasamāsa (असमास).—a S Uncontracted or unconfined; dispersed or diffused; spread abroad. Ex. madhyēṃ sugandha suvāsa || tēthēṃ uṭhatō a0 || 2 Unlimited, i. e. (in poetical usage,) uncircumscribed by number, unnumbered. Ex. pucchāvari a0 || śastraghāya prēriti ||.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
[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 corpusAsamāsa (ಅಸಮಾಸ):—[noun] that which is not a euphonic combination.
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: Asamasahasika, Asamasama, Asamasamkhye, Asamasangayoga, Asamasate, Asamasayaka, Asamashara.
Ends with (+14): Amreditasamasa, Anityasamasa, Anyayasamasa, Asamarthasamasa, Asthanasamasa, Asthanasthasamasa, Avyayibhavasamasa, Brihatkshetrasamasa, Casamasa, Chasamasa, Dashamasa, Dvamdvasamasa, Gamakasamasa, Ghasamasa, Jivasamasa, Khashamasha, Kriyasamasa, Kshetrasamasa, Laghukshetrasamasa, Macamaca.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.52 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2. The theory of rīti < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Types of War in Vedic Period < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]