Urushamsa, Uruśaṃsa, Uru-shamsa: 4 definitions

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Urushamsa 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 Uruśaṃsa can be transliterated into English as Urusamsa or Urushamsa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Urushamsa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uruśaṃsa (उरुशंस).—a.

1) to be praised by many.

2) reigning over a wide region.

3) praising aloud.

Uruśaṃsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uru and śaṃsa (शंस).

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

Uruśaṃsa (उरुशंस):—[=uru-śaṃsa] [from uru] mfn. to be praised by many, praised by many, [Ṛg-veda] (said of Varuṇa, Pūṣan, Indra, the Soma, and the Ādityas).

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Urushamsa 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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