Samamsha, Samāṃśa, Sama-amsha: 9 definitions

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Samamsha 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 Samāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Samamsa or Samamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Samāṃśa (समांश) refers to “having equal status”, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “[...] The main sacred [i.e., Oḍḍiyāṇa] seat is the source (yoni) (and aggregate of all of them together in a potential form). The sacred seats have arisen from its presence, that is, from the will (icchā) with the three seats, that is Kāmarūpa, Pūrṇagiri and Jālandhara in the grid (prastāra). Oḍḍiyāṇa is in the centre and pervades (them). For this reason, it should always be worshipped with (these) three seats as an aspect that is equal (to each one of them) (samāṃśena)”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samāṃśa (समांश).—m S Azimuth of a heavenly body.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samāṃśa (समांश).—an equal share. °हारिन् (hārin) m. a co-heir.

Derivable forms: samāṃśaḥ (समांशः).

Samāṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and aṃśa (अंश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samāṃśa (समांश).—mfn.

(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Entitled to an equal share. m.

(-śaḥ) An equal portion, a part. E. sama, aṃśa part.

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

Samāṃśa (समांश).—i. e. sama-aṃśa, I. m. An equal part. Ii. adj. Entitled to an equal share.

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

Samāṃśa (समांश).—1. [masculine] an equal portion or share.

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Samāṃśa (समांश).—2. [adjective] receiving an equal share.

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Samāṃsa (समांस).—[adjective] fleshy, animal-(food).

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

1) Samāṃśa (समांश):—[from sama] a m. an equal share (as in an inheritance; śena ind. ‘in eq° sh°’), [Kathāsaritsāgara; Vajracchedikā]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. containing equal parts, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] entitled to or obtaining an eq° sh°, [Manu-smṛti ix, 157]

4) Samāṃśā (समांशा):—[from samāṃśa > sama] f. Sida Cordifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Samāṃśa (समांश):—b etc. See p. 1153, col. 1

6) Samāṃsa (समांस):—[=sa-māṃsa] mfn. connected or combined with meat, containing meat, fleshy, [Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā etc.]

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

Samāṃśa (समांश):—[(śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a.] Sharing equally; a coheir. m. Equal share.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samamsha 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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