Vyamshaka, Vyaṃśaka, Vyaṃsaka: 8 definitions

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Vyamshaka 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 Vyaṃśaka can be transliterated into English as Vyamsaka or Vyamshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyaṃśaka (व्यंशक).—A mountain.

Derivable forms: vyaṃśakaḥ (व्यंशकः).

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Vyaṃsaka (व्यंसक).—A rogue, cheat; as in मयूरव्यंसकः (mayūravyaṃsakaḥ) 'a roguish peacock', 'a rogue of a peacock'.

Derivable forms: vyaṃsakaḥ (व्यंसकः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vyaṃsaka (व्यंसक).—adj. (Sanskrit Lex. id.; AMg. vaṃsaya; to next), deceitful, tricky: (vañcito bhavati…) na ca… taṃ vyaṃsakaṃ pudgalaṃ codayati Bodhisattvabhūmi 126.4.

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

Vyaṃśaka (व्यंशक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A mountain. E. vi various, aṃśa part, kan added.

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Vyaṃsaka (व्यंसक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A cheat, a juggler. E. vi before aṃs to divide, ṇvul aff.

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

Vyaṃsaka (व्यंसक).—i. e. vi-aṃs + aka, m. A cheat, a rogue, a juggler.

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

1) Vyaṃśaka (व्यंशक):—[=vy-aṃśaka] [from vy] m. a mountain, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) Vyaṃsaka (व्यंसक):—[=vy-aṃsaka] [from vy-aṃs] m. a cheat, rogue, juggler, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Vyaṃśaka (व्यंशक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A mountain.

2) Vyaṃsaka (व्यंसक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A cheat, a juggler.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vyaṃsaka (व्यंसक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaṃsaya.

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Vyamshaka 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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