Sadvamsha, Sadvaṃśa: 7 definitions
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Sadvamsha 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 Sadvaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Sadvamsa or Sadvamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysadvaṃśa (सद्वंश).—m (S) A good tribe or race: also attrib. of a good tribe or race.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySadvaṃśa (सद्वंश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Of high birth, of a good race. E. sat, vaṃśa a race.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySadvaṃśa (सद्वंश).—1. [masculine] a god stem or (and) family.
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Sadvaṃśa (सद्वंश).—2. [adjective] sprung from a good family.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sadvaṃśa (सद्वंश):—[=sad-vaṃśa] [from sad > sat] m. a good bamboo, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Prasaṅgābharaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a noble race, [ib.; Pañcarātra]
3) [v.s. ...] mfn. ‘having a fine hilt’ (as a sword) and, ‘of noble race’ (-tva n.), [Śiśupāla-vadha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySadvaṃśa (सद्वंश):—[(śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a.] Of good race.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSadvaṃśa (ಸದ್ವಂಶ):—
1) [noun] a good, noble family, lineage.
2) [noun] a bamboo of good quality.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vamsha, Shash.
Starts with: Sadvamshajata, Sadvamshatva.
Full-text: Sadvamshatva, Sadvamshajata.
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