Tosha, Tosa, Toṣa: 19 definitions

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Tosha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Toṣa can be transliterated into English as Tosa or Tosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Tosh.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Toṣa (तोष).—A son of Dakṣiṇā and a Tuṣita God.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 1. 7-8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Toṣa (तोष) refers to “pleasing” (the Lord), as discussed in chapter 11 of the (third part of the) Śāṇḍilyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [keśava-toṣa-varṇana]: How is the Lord pleased? Perhaps best of all by those who follow their own station and duties in life (1-54), but also by approaching His physical Presence, by meditation, etc. (55). Beyond these things each man should strive to follow the nine-fold bhakti-path; he should also repeat mantras, study saṃhitās, make offerings to the Lord, etc. (56-65). [...]

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts
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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

Toṣa (तोष) refers to “contentment” (which is to be practiced for one desiring Mukti—liberation), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “If you are seeking liberation, my son, shun the objects of the senses like poison. Practise tolerance, sincerity, compassion, contentment (toṣa) and truthfulness like nectar [kṣamārjavadayātoṣasatyaṃ pīyūṣavadbhaja]. You are neither earth, water, fire, air or even ether. For liberation know yourself as consisting of consciousness, the witness of these. If only you will remain resting in consciousness, seeing yourself as distinct from the body, then even now you will become happy, peaceful and free from bonds. [...]”.

Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita
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Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Toṣa (तोष) [=toṣya?] or Sutoṣya refers to “(being) pleased” [?], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ Vajrasattva, cherish the vow, from your vajra-essence, stand by loving, Be firm for me, be pleased for me (sutoṣyasutoṣyo me bhava), be copious for me, be passionate for me, Grant me universal success, and in all actions, make me high-minded Hūṃ, Ha ha ha ha ho, divine vajra of all Tathāgata, do not abandon me, Be a holder of the vajra, being of the great vow Āḥ!”.

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi
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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

tosa : (m.) joy; satisfaction.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

tōṣa (तोष).—m Pleasure, satisfaction.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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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

Toṣa (तोष).—[tuṣ-bhāve ghañ] Satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, delight. -a. Pleasing, gratifying; तत्कर्म हरितोषं यत्सा विद्या तन्मतिर्यया (tatkarma haritoṣaṃ yatsā vidyā tanmatiryayā) Bhāgavata 4.29.5.

Derivable forms: toṣaḥ (तोषः).

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Toṣa (तोष).—&c. See under तुष् (tuṣ).

See also (synonyms): toṣaṇa.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Toṣa (तोष).—n.

(-ṣaṃ) Pleasure, joy, happiness. E. tuṣ to be pleased, affix ghañ.

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

Toṣa (तोष).—i. e. tuṣ + a, m. Satisfaction, pleasure, Mahābhārata 13, 1285.

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

Tośa (तोश).—[adjective] trickling, streaming; granting, abundant.

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Toṣa (तोष).—[masculine] satisfaction, contentment, joy in ([locative], [genetive], or —°).

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

1) Tośa (तोश):—mfn. (√1. tuś) distilling, trickling, [Ṛg-veda iii, 12, 4]

2) granting, [i, 169, 5] (śa-tama, Superl.).

3) Toṣa (तोष):—m. (√tuṣ) satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, joy (with [locative case] [genitive case], or ifc.), [Mahābhārata] etc.

4) Contentment as a son of Bhaga-vat and one of the 12 Tuṣitas, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 1, 7.]

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

Toṣa (तोष):—(ṣaḥ) 1. n. Pleasure.

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

Toṣa (तोष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tosa.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

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Tosha 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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Hindi dictionary

Toṣa (तोष) [Also spelled tosh]:—(nm) appeasement; gratification.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Prakrit-English dictionary

1) Tosa (तोस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Toṣa.

2) Tosa (तोस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Toṣa.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary
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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Tōṣa (ತೋಷ):—[noun] the quality or state of being happy; happiness; pleasure; joy.

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Tōsa (ತೋಸ):—[noun] = ತೋಷ [tosha].

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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Nepali dictionary

1) Toṣa (तोष):—n. satisfaction; contentment; gratification; pleasure;

2) Tosa (तोस):—n. gutter;

3) Tosa (तोस):—n. 1. bedding; bed; 2. woolen cloth;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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