Dishas, Diśas: 7 definitions
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Dishas 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.
Dishas has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Diśas can be transliterated into English as Disas or Dishas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDiśas (दिशस्):—f. = 2. diś Himmelsgegend [Mathurānātha] zu [Amarakoṣa] [Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDiśas (दिशस्):—f. = ^2. diś 1).
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: Dishasambhava, Dishashula, Dishasy.
Ends with: Avantaradishas, Sarvatodishas.
Full-text: Diktas, Disho, Sarvatodishas, Dishodanda, Adhibhuta, Spharate, Spharati, Bhaj, Dish, Vid.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Mallikā-Jātaka [notes] < [I. Puṇyakriyāvastu consisting of generosity]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Elephantology and its Ancient Sanskrit Sources (by Geetha N.)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)