Atmaghosha, Ātmaghoṣa, Atman-ghosha: 8 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Ātmaghoṣa can be transliterated into English as Atmaghosa or Atmaghosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Ātmaghoṣa (आत्मघोष) (lit. “one who declares itself by crowing”) is a synonym (another name) for the Crow (Kāka), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ātmaghoṣa (आत्मघोष).—

1) a cock (calling out to himself).

2) a crow.

3) One who flatters himself. cf. आत्मघोषो वायसे स्यादात्म- स्तुतिपरेऽपि च (ātmaghoṣo vāyase syādātma- stutipare'pi ca) Nm.

Derivable forms: ātmaghoṣaḥ (आत्मघोषः).

Ātmaghoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and ghoṣa (घोष).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ātmaghoṣa (आत्मघोष).—m.

(-ṣaḥ) 1. A crow. 2. A cock. E. ātman, ghuṣi to sound, and ghañ aff.

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

1) Ātmaghoṣa (आत्मघोष):—[=ātma-ghoṣa] [from ātma > ātman] m. ‘uttering one’s own name’, a crow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a cock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Ātmaghoṣa (आत्मघोष):—[ātma-ghoṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. A crow; a cock.

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Atmaghosha 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ātmaghōṣa (ಆತ್ಮಘೋಷ):—

1) [noun] one who calls out to himself, blows his own trumpet.

2) [noun] a cock.

3) [noun] a crow.

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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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