The Sanskrit term Cīnāṃśuka can be transliterated into English as Cinamsuka or Cinamshuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chinamshuka.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक) is used for silk imported from China and was once commonly used by craftsmen in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Craftsmen and their tools are referred to in the Nīlamata which enjoins upon the inhabitants of Kaśmīra the worship of Viśvakarmā—the originator of all crafts.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक) refers to “fine China silk”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] Handing over a gold coin you wish to buy a piece of glass. Setting aside the pure sandal paste you wish to smear mud over your body. Unmindful of the sunlight you wish to have the light of the glow worm. Throwing away the fine China silk [i.e., cīnāṃśuka] you wish to wear the hide. Discarding the life at home you yearn for a life in the forest, O madam, throwing away excellent treasure you wish a piece of iron in return? [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक).—The silk of the Shin country.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 154. 276.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

India history and geography

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Cīnāṃsuka (चीनांसुक) refers to Gaṅgāpaṭa: a type of fabric (cloth) commonly traded with foreign merchants in ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Gaṅgāpaṭa seems to have been a special kind of silk manufactured for export to India which was here famous under the name of cīnāṃsuka. It seems to have been white silk known in India as gamgajul.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक).—n. China-cloth, silk, silken cloth; चीनांशुक- मिव केतोः प्रतिवातं नीयमानस्य (cīnāṃśuka- miva ketoḥ prativātaṃ nīyamānasya) Ś.1.34; Kumārasambhava 7.3; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.5; Amaruśataka 75.

Derivable forms: cīnāṃśukam (चीनांशुकम्).

Cīnāṃśuka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cīna and aṃśuka (अंशुक). See also (synonyms): cīnavāsas.

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

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक).—n.

(-kaṃ) China cloth, silk. E. cīna, and aṃśuka cloth.

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

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक).—n. silk.

Cīnāṃśuka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cīna and aṃśuka (अंशुक).

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

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक).—[neuter] China cloth, silk.

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

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक):—[from cīna] n. idem, [Harivaṃśa 12745; Śakuntalā; Kumāra-sambhava; Daśakumāra-carita; Amaru-śataka]

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

Cīnāṃśuka (चीनांशुक):—[cīnāṃ-śuka] (kaṃ) 1. n. China silk.

[Sanskrit to German]

Cinamshuka in German

context information

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 corpus

Cīnāṃśuka (ಚೀನಾಂಶುಕ):—[noun] = ಚೀನಾಂಬರ [cinambara].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Amshuka, Shuka, Cina, Cinam.

Ends with: Vicitracinamshuka.

Full-text: Vicitracinamshuka, Amshuka, Cinavasas, Nivasay, Sicaya, Prativata, Cina, Patta.

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