Shams, Śaṃs: 7 definitions
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Shams 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.
Shams has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śaṃs can be transliterated into English as Sams or Shams, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚaṃs (शंस्):—
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Śaṃs (शंस्):—
1) [Z. 2] vom Ende lies śaṃrsānta . — abhi
1) [Z. 10] mithyābhiśasta auch [Spr. (II) 5460.]
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 (+16): Samsat, Samshanti, Samsita, Samstha, Samsu, Shams-ad-din, Shamsa, Shamsaka, Shamsana, Shamsanem, Shamsaniya, Shamsapa, Shamsapi, Shamsatha, Shamshaad, Shamshad, Shamshamam, Shamshan, Shamshapaka, Shamshapasthala.
Ends with (+1): Abhiprashams, Abhishams, Abhivishams, Anushams, Ashams, Atiprashams, Atishams, Praprashams, Prashams, Pratishams, Pratyashams, Ritushams, Samashams, Samatiprashams, Samshams, Sashams, Ucchams, Udashams, Upasamshams, Upasashams.
Full-text (+133): Shamsa, Abhishamsin, Dhongi, Ashamsa, Shasman, Ashamsin, Shamstri, Prashamstavya, Upashamsaniya, Prashamsitavya, Prashamsana, Prashastavya, Ucchams, Abhisamsana, Abhishastaka, Prashasta, Ashasta, Shamsana, Avashas, Samashams.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 19 - Extraordinary Powers of Realized Being < [Chapter IV - God-consciousness]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Indianness in Nissim Ezekiel’s Poetry < [January – March, 2004]
Triple Stream < [April – June and July – September, 1996]
Ethics of Sex in The Novels of Henry Fielding < [July – September, 2000]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)