Atasa, Aṭasa, Atasha, Aṭaṣa: 10 definitions
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Atasa 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.
The Sanskrit term Aṭaṣa can be transliterated into English as Atasa or Atasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryaṭasa (अटस).—a Small and tight, compact, thickset--the body &c.
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aṭasa (अटस).—ad Tightly, closely, firmly--fitting &c.
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aṭāsa (अटास) [or अटाहास, aṭāhāsa].—m Preferably aṭaṭṭāhāsa, Exceeding effort or exertion.
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ātasa (आतस).—f C (Vulgar for āta) A father's sister.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishaṭasa (अटस).—a Small and tight. ad Tightly.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAṭaṣa (अटष).—(Ety. doubtful) Name of a very useful medicinal plant, the shrub वासक (vāsaka) Justicia Adhatoda, or Adhatoda Vasaka (Mar. aḍuḷasā).
Derivable forms: aṭaṣaḥ (अटषः).
See also (synonyms): aṭaru.
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Atasa (अतस).—[atati gacchati ityatasaḥ at-asac Uṇādi-sūtra 3.117]
1) Wind, air.
2) The soul.
3) A garment made of the fibre of flax (°saṃ generally).
4) A weapon.
Derivable forms: atasaḥ (अतसः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtasa (अतस).—m.
(-saḥ) 1. Wind, air. 2. The self, the soul. 3. Cloth made from bark. 4. A weapon. f. (-sī) 1. Common flax, (Linum usitatissimum.) Sana, Bengal sun, a kind of flax, (Crotolaria juncea.) E. ata to go, and the Unadi affix asaca, when fem. with ṅīṣ added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtasa (अतस).—[neuter] thicket, copse.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Atasa (अतस):—m. (√at), wind, air, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) the soul, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a (missile) weapon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) a garment made of the fibre of (atasī) flax, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) n. shrubs, [Ṛg-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtasa (अतस):—I. m.
(-saḥ) 1) Wind, air.
2) The soul.
3) A weapon.
4) Cloth made from bark.
5) (In the Vedas.) A tree, a large tree. Ii. f.
(-sī) 1) Common flax (Linum usitatissimum).
2) Saṇa, Bengal sun, a kind of flax (Crotolaria juncea). E. at, uṇ. aff. asac, when fem. with ṅīṣ added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtasa (अतस):—(saḥ) 1. m. Wind; soul; cloth made of bark; a weapon.
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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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Starts with: Atasabaji, Atasayya, Atashaka.
Ends with: Amalatasa, Asatasa, Batasa, Bhalatasa, Hatasha, Jasatasa, Jnanatasa, Katasa, Khatasa, Kshatasha, Patasa, Prathamatasa, Sannidhyatasa, Shatasa, Vatasha, Vigatasa, Vratasha.
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