Shvetamshu, Śvetāṃśu, Shveta-amshu: 3 definitions
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Shvetamshu 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 Śvetāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Svetamsu or Shvetamshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvetāṃśu (श्वेतांशु).—the moon.
Derivable forms: śvetāṃśuḥ (श्वेतांशुः).
Śvetāṃśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and aṃśu (अंशु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetāṃśu (श्वेतांशु).—[masculine] = śvetabhānu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetāṃśu (श्वेतांशु):—[from śveta > śvit] m. ‘white-rayed’, the moon, [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]
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: Shveta, Amshu.
Starts with: Shvetamshuka.
Full-text: Shvaitamshava, Venkatiron.
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