Nabhashcamasa, Nabhaścamasa, Nabhas-camasa, Nabhakcamasa: 6 definitions
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Nabhashcamasa 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 Nabhaścamasa can be transliterated into English as Nabhascamasa or Nabhashcamasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nabhashchamasa.
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Nabhaścamasa (नभश्चमस).—
1) the moon.
2) magic.
Derivable forms: nabhaścamasaḥ (नभश्चमसः).
Nabhaścamasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nabhas and camasa (चमस).
Nabhaścamasa (नभश्चमस).—m.
(-saḥ) 1. The moon. 2. A variegated cake. 3. Conjuring. E. nabhas heaven, and camasa a short of ladle, &c.
1) Nabhaścamasa (नभश्चमस):—[=nabhaś-camasa] [from nabhaś > nabh] m. ‘goblet of the sky’, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of cake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] magic, conjuring, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Nabhaścamasa (नभश्चमस):—(saḥ) 1. m. The moon; variegated cake; conjuring.
Nabhaścamasa (नभश्चमस):—(nabhas + ca) m.
1) der Mond. —
2) eine Art Kuchen (citrāpūpa). —
3) Zauber [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 5, 47. fg.] [Medinīkoṣa s. 67.]
Nabhaścamasa (नभश्चमस):—m. —
1) der Mond. —
2) eine Art Gebäck. —
3) Zauber.
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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