Damsh, Daṃś, Daṃs: 9 definitions

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Damsh 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.

The Sanskrit term Daṃś can be transliterated into English as Dams or Damsh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Daṃś (दंश्).—I. 1 P. (daśati, daṣṭa; desid. didaṅkṣati) To bite, sting; नखैरकर्तिषुस्तीक्ष्णैरदाङ्क्षुर्दशनैस्तथा (nakhairakartiṣustīkṣṇairadāṅkṣurdaśanaistathā) Bhaṭṭikāvya 15.4; 16.19; मृणालिका अदशत् (mṛṇālikā adaśat) K.32. ate, browsed &c. -II. 1 P. 1 U. (daṃśati, daṃśayati-te) To speak or shine.

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Daṃs (दंस्).—1 Ā.

1) To bite.

2) To see, to observe; L. D. B.

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

Daṃś (दंश्).—[daṃśa] r. 1st cl. (daṃśati) To bite, to sting.

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

Daṃś (दंश्).— (in epic poetry also daś daś, Mahābhārata 1, 1605), i. 1, daśa, [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [Ātmanepada.], Mahābhārata 1, 1798), To bite, Mahābhārata 1, 843. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. daṣṭa, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 199. 2. † To see (cf. daṃs, the Prākṛt form of dṛś). [Causal.] To cause to be bitten, Mahābhārata 1, 2243. i. 10, [Ātmanepada.] 1. † To bite. 2. † To see. Frequent. [Causal.] danda- śaya, To cause to be bitten violently, [Daśakumāracarita] 11, 14.

— With the prep. ā ā, To bite, Mahābhārata 11, 638.

— With nis nis, To bite through, Mahābhārata 6, 1798.

— With pari pari, To bite violently, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 19, 27.

— With vi vi, 1. To bite through, Mahābhārata 1, 3362. 2. To wedge in, [Suśruta] 1, 101, 5.

— With sam sam, 1. To bite, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 2, 15. 2. To press together, Mahābhārata 1, 6274; to crush, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 66. saṃdaṣṭa, 1. Bound, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 170. 2. Tight, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 16, 65.

— Cf. etc., [Latin] lacruma, perhaps lacero; [Gothic.] tagr, A. S. taeher; [Old High German.] zanga, A. S. tang; [Old High German.] zangar, mordacitas.

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Daṃś (दंश्).—i. 1 and 10. To speak or shine; cf. daṃs and the last.

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Daṃs (दंस्).— (cf. daṃś and the Prākṛt form of dṛś), and das Das, i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] and i. 10, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To bite. 2. To see. daṃs DaṂS, i. 1(?) and 10, [Parasmaipada.] To speak or to shine.

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

Daṃś (दंश्).—daśati (daśate & daṃśati), [participle] daṣṭa [rarely] daṃśita (q.v.) bite. [Causative] daṃśayati cause a [person or personal] ([accusative]) to be bitten by ([instrumental]).

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Daṃs (दंस्).—(only daṃsayas) possess wonderful power.

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

1) Daṃś (दंश्):—1. daṃś or daṃs [class] 1. 10. [Parasmaipada] śati, śayati or s, ‘to speak’ or ‘to shine’ [Dhātupāṭha xxxiii, 91];

— [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] and [class] 10. [Ātmanepada] ([from] Prākṛt daṃse) to show, [2 f.]

2) 2. daṃś [class] 1. (originally [class] 6.) daśati ([Pāṇini 6-4, 25]; [Ātmanepada] [Mahābhārata i, 1798 &; Harivaṃśa 4302]; p. daśat, [Ṛg-veda] etc.; [perfect tense] dadaṃśa; [plural] śur, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 45, 20]; p. dadaśvas, [Ṛg-veda iv, 38, 6]; [future] daṅkṣyati, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]; daṃṣṭā, [Pāṇini 7-2, 10; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]; 1. [plural] daśiṣyāmas, [Mahābhārata i, 1605]; [Aorist] adāṅkṣīt, [Vopadeva]; [plural] ṣur, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]; [indeclinable participle] daṃṣṭvā, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]; [class] 1. daṃśati, [Cāṇakya])

2) —to bite, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.:—[Causal] to cause to bite, [Kauśika-sūtra];

2) —to cause to be bitten by ([instrumental case]), [Mahābhārata i, 2243; iii, 544; Suśruta iv, 14, 6 and 12] :—[Intensive] dandaśyate, śīti, [Pāṇini 3-1, 24; vii, 4, 86];—dandaṣṭi, daṃṣṭi, [Vopadeva xx, 19];—p. dandaśāna (cf. śūka) repeatedly biting, [Ṛg-veda x, 95, 9]:—[Causal] of [Intensive] ([indeclinable participle] dandaśayitvā) causing to be bitten by ([instrumental case]), [Daśakumāra-carita i, 142];—

3) cf. δάκνω; [Gothic] tahyan.

4) Daṃs (दंस्):—1. daṃs [class] 1. 10. See √1. daṃś.

5) 2. daṃs [class] 10. ([subjunctive] 2. sg. sayas, [nominative case] [plural] of si, [Nirukta, by Yāska iv, 25]) to destroy (?), [Ṛg-veda x, 138, l];—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] [class] 10. [Ātmanepada] (for 2. daṃś) to bite, [Dhātupāṭha]

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

Daṃś (दंश्):—(daṃśati) 1. a. To bite or sting.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Daṃś (दंश्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ḍaṃsa, Daṃsa.

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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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