Dvadashamshu, Dvādaśāṃśu: 5 definitions

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Dvadashamshu 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 Dvādaśāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Dvadasamsu or Dvadashamshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Dvādaśāṃśu (द्वादशांशु).—m.

(-śuḥ) The deity Vrihaspati, or planet Jupiter, over which he presides. E. dvādaśa twelve, and aṃśu a ray.

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

Dvādaśāṃśu (द्वादशांशु):—[from dvā-daśa > dvā] m. ‘the 12-rayed’, Name of Bṛhas-pati or the planet Jupiter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Dvādaśāṃśu (द्वादशांशु):—(śuḥ) 2. m. Vrihashpati or the planet Jupiter.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dvadashamshu 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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