In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Matsyamāṃsa (मत्स्यमांस).—For manes.^*

• * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 16. 1.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Matsyamāṃsa (मत्स्यमांस) refers to “fish and flesh”, according to the 2nd-century Meghasūtra (“Cloud Sutra”) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.—Accordingly, “[...] with [this] ‘Heart of the snakes;’ the cloud-monarchs too must be depicted, emitting a shower, and rubbing against one another; at the end masses of rain-birds and lightning are to be painted; and parched rice canopied by the swastika, also fish and flesh (matsyamāṃsa), and honey-food without curds, and a sumptuous offering must be made there. [...]”

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Matsyamāṃsa (मत्स्यमांस).—fish-flesh; द्वौ मासौ मत्स्यमांसेन (dvau māsau matsyamāṃsena) Manusmṛti 3.268.

Derivable forms: matsyamāṃsam (मत्स्यमांसम्).

Matsyamāṃsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms matsya and māṃsa (मांस).

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

Matsyamāṃsa (मत्स्यमांस).—[neuter] the flesh of fish (or fish and flesh*).

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

Matsyamāṃsa (मत्स्यमांस):—[=matsya-māṃsa] [from matsya > matsa] n. f°-flesh, [Manu-smṛti iii, 268.]

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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: Matsya, Mamsa.

Full-text: Makara.

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