Deshabhasha, Deśabhāṣā, Desha-bhasha: 6 definitions
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Deshabhasha 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 Deśabhāṣā can be transliterated into English as Desabhasa or Deshabhasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (kama)Deśabhāṣā (देशभाषा) refers to “foreign languages and dialects”.—Cf. Deśabhāṣāvijñāna which refers to “knowledge of languages of other provinces and of various dialects”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDeśabhāṣā (देशभाषा).—the dialect of a country; आलोच्य लक्ष्यमधिगम्य च देशभाषाः (ālocya lakṣyamadhigamya ca deśabhāṣāḥ) Kāvyāl.4.35.
Deśabhāṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deśa and bhāṣā (भाषा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśabhāṣā (देशभाषा).—[feminine] the dialect of a country.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDeśabhāṣā (देशभाषा):—[=deśa-bhāṣā] [from deśa] f. the language or dialect of a c°, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhasha, Desha, Teca.
Starts with: Deshabhashajnana, Deshabhashantara, Deshabhashavijnana.
Full-text: Deshabhashavijnana, Deshabhashantara, Desha, Kala.
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