Mamsabhakshaka, Māṃsabhakṣaka, Mamsa-bhakshaka: 2 definitions
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Mamsabhakshaka 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 Māṃsabhakṣaka can be transliterated into English as Mamsabhaksaka or Mamsabhakshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāṃsabhakṣaka (मांसभक्षक).—a. flesh-eating, carnivorous (as an animal); अद्य तर्प्स्यन्ति मांसादाः (adya tarpsyanti māṃsādāḥ) Bk. 16.29; Manusmṛti 5.15.
Māṃsabhakṣaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms māṃsa and bhakṣaka (भक्षक). See also (synonyms): māṃsād, māṃsāda, māṃsādin.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMāṃsabhakṣaka (ಮಾಂಸಭಕ್ಷಕ):—
1) [noun] (masc.) a person who eats meat.
2) [noun] he who eats flesh (esp.of human); a demon.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhakshaka, Mamsa.
Full-text: Mamsashi, Mamsashana, Mamsad, Mamsada, Mamsadin.
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