Prishadamsha, Pṛṣadaṃśa, Prishat-amsha: 4 definitions

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Prishadamsha 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 Pṛṣadaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Prsadamsa or Prishadamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Prishadamsha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pṛṣadaṃśa (पृषदंश).—

1) wind, air; पृषदश्वो धनेशश्च महेशश्च दिगीश्वराः (pṛṣadaśvo dhaneśaśca maheśaśca digīśvarāḥ) Śiva B.6.44.

2) an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: pṛṣadaṃśaḥ (पृषदंशः).

Pṛṣadaṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛṣat and aṃśa (अंश). See also (synonyms): pṛṣadaśva.

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

Pṛṣadaṃśa (पृषदंश):—[=pṛṣad-aṃśa] [from pṛṣad > pṛṣ] [gana] utsādi ([Kāśikā-vṛtti] pṛṣa, daṃśe)

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Prishadamsha in German

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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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