Krishnamisha, Kṛṣṇāmiṣa, Krishna-amisha: 6 definitions

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Krishnamisha 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 Kṛṣṇāmiṣa can be transliterated into English as Krsnamisa or Krishnamisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Krishnamisha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛṣṇāmiṣa (कृष्णामिष).—iron, crude or black iron. -कृष्णायसस्येव च ते संहत्य हृदयं कृतम् (kṛṣṇāyasasyeva ca te saṃhatya hṛdayaṃ kṛtam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.135. 1; वाचारम्भणं विकारो नामधेयं कृष्णायसमित्येव सत्यम् (vācārambhaṇaṃ vikāro nāmadheyaṃ kṛṣṇāyasamityeva satyam) Ch. Up. 6.1.6.

Derivable forms: kṛṣṇāmiṣam (कृष्णामिषम्).

Kṛṣṇāmiṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and āmiṣa (आमिष). See also (synonyms): kṛṣṇāyasa.

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

Kṛṣṇāmiṣa (कृष्णामिष).—n.

(-ṣaṃ) Iron. E. kṛṣṇa black, and āmiṣa flesh substance.

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

Kṛṣṇāmiṣa (कृष्णामिष):—[from kṛṣṇa] n. iron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kṛṣṇāmiṣa (कृष्णामिष):—[kṛṣṇā+miṣa] (ṣaṃ) 1. n. Iron.

[Sanskrit to German]

Krishnamisha 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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