Dashamaya, Daśāmaya, Dashan-amaya: 4 definitions
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Dashamaya 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 Daśāmaya can be transliterated into English as Dasamaya or Dashamaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaśāmaya (दशामय).—an epithet of Rudra.
Derivable forms: daśāmayaḥ (दशामयः).
Daśāmaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and āmaya (आमय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśamāya (दशमाय):—[=daśa-māya] [from daśa] (daś) mfn. having 10 tricks, [Ṛg-veda vi, 20, 8.]
2) Daśāmaya (दशामय):—[=daśā-maya] [from daśā] m. Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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Partial matches: Dasa, Maya, Amaya, Tacan, Taca.
Full-text: Abhishti.
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