Varshanga, Varṣāṅga, Varsha-anga: 5 definitions

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Varshanga 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 Varṣāṅga can be transliterated into English as Varsanga or Varshanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Varṣāṅga (वर्षाङ्ग).—a month.

Derivable forms: varṣāṅgaḥ (वर्षाङ्गः).

Varṣāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms varṣa and aṅga (अङ्ग). See also (synonyms): varṣāṃśa, varṣāṃśaka.

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

Varṣāṅga (वर्षाङ्ग).—m.

(-ṅgaḥ) A month. E. varṣa a year, and aṅga a limb or member.

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

Varṣāṅga (वर्षाङ्ग):—[from varṣa] n. ‘y°-member’, a month, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Varṣāṅga (वर्षाङ्ग):—[varṣā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A month.

[Sanskrit to German]

Varshanga 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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