Ukthashamsin, Ukthaśaṃsin, Uktha-shamsin: 4 definitions

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Ukthashamsin 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 Ukthaśaṃsin can be transliterated into English as Ukthasamsin or Ukthashamsin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ukthaśaṃsin (उक्थशंसिन्).—a. praising, uttering the Ukthas. कृणोष्युक्थशंसिनः (kṛṇoṣyukthaśaṃsinaḥ) Ṛgveda 6.45.6. (m.) a kind of priest.

Ukthaśaṃsin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uktha and śaṃsin (शंसिन्).

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

1) Ukthaśaṃsin (उक्थशंसिन्):—[=uktha-śaṃsin] [from uktha > ukta] mfn. praising, [Ṛg-veda vi, 45, 6; viii, 103, 4]

2) [v.s. ...] uttering the Ukthas.

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Ukthashamsin 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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