Tosha, Tosa, Toṣa: 8 definitions
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Tosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexToṣa (तोष).—A son of Dakṣiṇā and a Tuṣita God.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 1. 7-8.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytosa : (m.) joy; satisfaction.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtōṣa (तोष).—m Pleasure, satisfaction.
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.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryToṣa (तोष).—[tuṣ-bhāve ghañ] Satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, delight. -a. Pleasing, gratifying; तत्कर्म हरितोषं यत्सा विद्या तन्मतिर्यया (tatkarma haritoṣaṃ yatsā vidyā tanmatiryayā) Bhāg.4.29.5.
Derivable forms: toṣaḥ (तोषः).
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Toṣa (तोष).—&c. See under तुष् (tuṣ).
See also (synonyms): toṣaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryToṣa (तोष).—n.
(-ṣaṃ) Pleasure, joy, happiness. E. tuṣ to be pleased, affix ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryToṣa (तोष).—i. e. tuṣ + a, m. Satisfaction, pleasure, Mahābhārata 13, 1285.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTośa (तोश).—[adjective] trickling, streaming; granting, abundant.
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Toṣa (तोष).—[masculine] satisfaction, contentment, joy in ([locative], [genetive], or —°).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Starts with: Tosana, Toshaka, Toshala, Toshanem, Toshanisarasamgraha, Toshaniya, Toshas, Toshata, Toshayitavya.
Ends with: Aparitosha, Asamtosha, Asantosha, Ashutosha, Balasantosha, Darshanasantosha, Dustosha, Karnasamtosha, Manahsantosha, Naitosha, Panditaparitosha, Paritosha, Pratosha, Samayanandasamtosha, Samtosha, Santosa, Shighrasantosha, Sukhasantosha, Sutosha.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.108 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha: The Spiritual Kingdom]
Verse 2.2.204 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna: Knowledge]
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.5.14 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Expedition of conquest < [Chapter I - Brahmadattacaritra]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
The Bhagavata Purana (by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
Chapter 1 - Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu < [Canto IV - The Creation of the Fourth Order]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]