Shamyakshepa, Śamyākṣepa, Shamya-kshepa: 2 definitions
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Shamyakshepa 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 Śamyākṣepa can be transliterated into English as Samyaksepa or Shamyakshepa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚamyākṣepa (शम्याक्षेप).—the distance that a staff can be thrown; the cast of a staff; शम्यापातेनाभ्यतीयाद्वेदीभिश्चित्रयन् महीम् (śamyāpātenābhyatīyādvedībhiścitrayan mahīm) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.29.95; Manusmṛti 8.237.
Derivable forms: śamyākṣepaḥ (शम्याक्षेपः).
Śamyākṣepa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śamyā and kṣepa (क्षेप). See also (synonyms): śamyāpāta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚamyākṣepa (शम्याक्षेप):—[=śamyā-kṣepa] [from śamyā > śam] m. the cast of a staff, distance that a staff can be thrown, [Mahābhārata]
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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Partial matches: Kshepa, Shamya.
Full-text: Shamyapata.
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