Pamsaka, Pāṃsaka: 5 definitions
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Pamsaka 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPāṃsaka (पांसक).—a. Vitiating, contemptible.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPaṃsaka (पंसक).—m. (see next two), one who disparages, vilifies (others): parapaṃsakaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 2445; Kāśyapa Parivarta 1.7; pare- ṣāṃ paṃsako Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 184.10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṃsaka (पांसक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Contemptible, vile. 2. Vitiating, spoiling. E. pasi to destroy, ṇvul aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paṃsaka (पंसक):—saka, sana, [probably] [wrong reading] for pāṃsaka, sana.
2) Pāṃsaka (पांसक):—mfn. (√pas, paṃs) vitiating, spoiling
3) contemptible, vile, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṃsaka (पांसक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Vile; spoiling.
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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Full-text (+26): Pamsugunthita, Pamsusamcaya, Pamsavya, Pamsuvikarshana, Pamsudhana, Pamsulekhana, Pamsulavrittiprakasha, Pamsudhvastashiroruha, Pamsuvarsha, Pamsuva, Pamsukridana, Pamsulavana, Pamsuja, Pamsukrida, Pamsukrita, Pamsusamuhana, Pamsusikata, Pamsuka, Pamsunipata, Pamsupishaca.
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