Mamsapesi, Maṃsapesi, Mamsapeshi, Māṃsapeśī, Mamsa-peshi: 7 definitions
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Mamsapesi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Māṃsapeśī can be transliterated into English as Mamsapesi or Mamsapeshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymaṃsapesi : (f.) a slice of flesh.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāṃsapeśī (मांसपेशी).—
1) a muscle.
2) a piece of flesh.
3) an epithet of the fœtus from the 8th to the 14th day.
Māṃsapeśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māṃsa and peśī (पेशी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṃsapeśī (मांसपेशी).—f. (-śī) 1. A muscle. 2. The fotus during its early formation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṃsapeśī (मांसपेशी).—[feminine] = māṃsakhaṇḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Māṃsapeśī (मांसपेशी):—[=māṃsa-peśī] [from māṃsa > māṃs] f. a piece of fl°, [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa] Name of the fetus from the 8th till the 14th day, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a muscle, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
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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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Partial matches: Pesi, Mamsa, Peci.
Starts with: Mamsapeshiprabha, Mamsapeshivijnana.
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