Ricishama, Ṛcīṣama: 4 definitions
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Ricishama has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ṛcīṣama can be transliterated into English as Rcisama or Ricishama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Richishama.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchṚcīṣama (ऋचीषम):—adj. ein Epith. Indra's, das von den Commentatt. auf ṛc und sama zurückgeführt wird und bedeuten soll: dem Liede gleich. [Yāska’s Nirukta 6, 23.] Statt dieser unbrauchbaren Erklärung liesse sich eher eine Verwandtschaft des Wortes mit 1. ṛjīṣa und ṛjīṣin annehmen. [Ṛgveda 1, 61, 1. 6, 46, 4.] ava caṣṭa.ṛcīṣamo va.ā~ iva.mānuṣaḥ [8, 51, 6. 32, 26. 79, 1. 81, 9.] i.a śru.a indro a.me stave va.ryṛcīṣamaḥ [10, 22, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungṚcīṣama (ऋचीषम):—Adj. als Beiw. Indra's.
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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Partial matches: Rici, Sama, Cama.
Full-text: Midha.
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