Shashthamsha, Ṣaṣṭhāṃśa, Shashtha-amsha: 9 definitions
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Shashthamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Shashthamsha has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ṣaṣṭhāṃśa can be transliterated into English as Sasthamsa or Shashthamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shashthansh.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchṢaṣṭhāṃśa (षष्ठांश):—(ṣaṣṭha + aṃśa) m. ein Sechstel, insbes. das vom Fürsten erhobene [Oxforder Handschriften 23,a, Nalopākhyāna 2.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch.2,35.] [Raghuvaṃśa.2,66.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 120,6.] vṛtti so v. a. Fürst [Spr. (II) 4569.]
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: Amsha, Sashtha.
Starts with: Shashthamshavritti.
Full-text: Shashthamshavritti, Shashthansh, Sadamsha, Shashthabhaga.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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