Tamra-shasana, Tāmra-śāsana, Tamrashasana: 6 definitions

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Tamra-shasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Tāmra-śāsana can be transliterated into English as Tamra-sasana or Tamra-shasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Tāmra-śāsana.—(IE; EI 23; CII 3), a copper-charter; a techni- cal term for a deed of conveyance written on copper plates; also gift land. See śāsana. Note: tāmra-śāsana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Tāmraśāsana (ताम्रशासन).—n. an edict engraved on a copper plate, [Daśakumāracarita] 20, 15.

Tāmraśāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāmra and śāsana (शासन).

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

Tāmraśāsana (ताम्रशासन):—[=tāmra-śāsana] [from tāmra] n. an edict (or grant etc.) inscribed on copper, [Daśakumāra-carita ii, 48.]

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Tamra-shasana 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tāmraśāsana (ತಾಮ್ರಶಾಸನ):—[noun] a copper plate that is inscribed on with the details of some grants or other matter of some historical importance.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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