Vishams, Viśaṃs, Vi-shams: 2 definitions
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Vishams 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 Viśaṃs can be transliterated into English as Visams or Vishams, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśaṃs (विशंस्).—recife, divide in reciting.
Viśaṃs is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and śaṃs (शंस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśaṃs (विशंस्):—[=vi-√śaṃs] [Parasmaipada] -śaṃsati ([Vedic or Veda] [infinitive mood] -śase), to recite, comprise in words, [Ṛg-veda];
—to divide in parts for recitation, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vishamsana.
Ends with: Abhivishams.
Full-text: Abhivishams, Vishasti, Vishasta.
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