Saccidamsha, Saccidaṃśa: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Saccidamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Saccidaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Saccidamsa or Saccidamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sachchidamsha.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Saccidamsha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

saccidaṃśa (सच्चिदंश).—m S (sat, cit, aṃśa) The intellectual portion or principle (of a rational being).

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Saccidamsha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saccidaṃśa (सच्चिदंश).—m.

(-śaḥ) Intellect, intellectual part or portion. E. sat being, cit intellect, and aṃśa part.

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

Saccidaṃśa (सच्चिदंश):—[=saccid-aṃśa] [from saccid > sat] m. a portion of existence and thought, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Saccidaṃśa (सच्चिदंश):—[sa-ccidaṃśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Intellect, intellectual part.

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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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