Camasin: 3 definitions
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Camasin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chamasin.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Camasin (चमसिन्):—[from camasa] mfn. entitled to receive a Camasa (filled with Soma), [Jaimini iii, 5, 29 f.; Nyāyamālā-vistara iii, 5, 14]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man [gana] 1. naḍādi.
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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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Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 5.5: Third Soma pressing (tṛtīya-savana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]