Dhanyacamasa, Dhānyacamasa, Dhanya-camasa: 6 definitions

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Dhanyacamasa 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhānyacamasa (धान्यचमस).—rice flattened by threshing after it has been steeped and fried in the husk.

Derivable forms: dhānyacamasaḥ (धान्यचमसः).

Dhānyacamasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhānya and camasa (चमस).

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

Dhānyacamasa (धान्यचमस).—m.

(-saḥ) Rice flattened by threshing after it has been steeped and fried in the husk. E. dhānya grain, and camasa a sort of cake.

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

Dhānyacamasa (धान्यचमस):—[=dhānya-camasa] [from dhānya > dhā] m. rice flattened by threshing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dhānyacamasa (धान्यचमस):—[dhānya-camasa] (saḥ) 1. m. Rice flattened by threshing after steeping.

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Dhanyacamasa in German

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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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