Somamshu, Somāṃśu: 3 definitions
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Somamshu 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 Somāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Somamsu or Somamshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySomāṃśu (सोमांशु).—[masculine] Soma-stem or moon-beam.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Somāṃśu (सोमांशु):—[from soma] m. a stalk or shoot of the Soma plant, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kauśika-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] a moon-beam, [Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad]
3) [v.s. ...] a part of the S° sacrifice, [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa]
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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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