Gathanarashamsi, Gāthānārāśaṃsī, Gatha-narashamsi: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Gāthānārāśaṃsī can be transliterated into English as Gathanarasamsi or Gathanarashamsi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGāthānārāśaṃsī (गाथानाराशंसी).—epic songs and particularly those in praise of men or heroes.
Gāthānārāśaṃsī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gāthā and nārāśaṃsī (नाराशंसी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gāthānārāśaṃsī (गाथानाराशंसी):—[=gāthā-nārāśaṃsī] [from gāthā > gā] f. [dual number] epic songs and particularly those in praise of men or heroes, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā i, 11, 5]
2) [v.s. ...] f. [plural] idem, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xi, 5, 6, 8] (cf. nārāśaṃsī.)
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: Narashamsi, Gatha.
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