Vyamsha, Vyaṃśa, Vyaṃsa: 5 definitions
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Vyamsha 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 Vyaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Vyamsa or Vyamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVyaṃśa (व्यंश).—A nephew of Hiraṇyakaśipu.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 6. 26.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVyaṃsa (व्यंस).—a. Broad-shouldered.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyaṃsa (व्यंस).—[adjective] having the shoulders apart, i.e. broad-shouldered; [masculine] [Name] of a demon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vyaṃśa (व्यंश):—[=vy-aṃśa] [from vy] a m. Name of a son of Vipra-citti, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([varia lectio] vy-aṃsa).
2) Vyaṃsa (व्यंस):—[=vy-aṃsa] [from vy] mfn. having shoulders wide apart, broad-shouldered, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of demon vanquished by Indra, [Ṛg-veda] (= shoulderless, [Sāyaṇa])
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vipra-citti (cf. vy-aṃśa).
5) Vyaṃśa (व्यंश):—[=vy-aṃśa] b vy-aṃśaka See p. 1028, col. 2.
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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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Starts with: Vyamshaka.
Ends with: Dvyamsha, Praptavyamsha.
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