Tamasika, Tāmasika: 10 definitions
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Tamasika 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.
Tamasika has 8 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Tamsik.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchTāmasika (तामसिक):—(von tamas) adj. = 1. tāmasa [Śabdakalpadruma] [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungTāmasika (तामसिक):—Adj. = tāmasa
1) b) [SATYA.] im Comm. zu [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 2,7]
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: Tamasikarana.
Ends with: Ashtamasika.
Full-text (+10): Tamsik, Samprakashya, Tamodharma, Rajasika, Sattvika, Sphotaniya, Nashartha, Purvalinga, Sattva, Viragati, Shveta, Daityaloka, Devaloka, Naraloka, Keli, Vindhyaga, Shaktisuta, Sarvasukhavaha, Karala, Mohaparayana.
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Search found 45 books and stories containing Tamasika, Tāmasika; (plurals include: Tamasikas, Tāmasikas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1.5: Divisions of the Purāṇas < [Chapter 1]
7. The Sacred Syllable ‘OM’ < [Chapter 4]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 17.3 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 17.4 < [Chapter 17 - Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 18.32 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Types of Evidences according to Śrī Madhvācārya < [Chapter 1.5 - Back to Home Village]
The Jīva as stated by Śrī Madhvācārya < [Chapter 1.5 - Back to Home Village]
The process of Bhakti-Yoga < [Chapter 1.3 - The Preaching of Śrī Narottamānanda Prabhu to Śrīla Gurudeva]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
3.2. Three Guṇas of Māyā < [Chapter 3 - Analysis on the Basis of Metaphysics]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 11 - Conclusion < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 8.3 - Introduction to Samkhya Philosophy < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
Rudra in Purāṇic (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
4. Forms of Śiva and his different activities < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]