Yamadamshtra, Yamadamṣṭra, Yama-damshtra: 7 definitions

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Yamadamshtra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.

Yamadamshtra has 5 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Yamadamṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Yamadamstra or Yamadamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Yamadamshtra in Sanskrit glossary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Yamadaṃṣṭra (यमदंष्ट्र):—(2. yama + daṃṣṭrā) m. Nomen proprium eines Asura [Kathāsaritsāgara 9, 16.] eines Rākṣasa [18, 336. 42, 125.] eines Kriegers auf Seiten der Götter [48, 17.]

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Yamadaṃṣṭrā (यमदंष्ट्रा):—(wie eben) f. Yama's Spitzzahn: yamadaṃṣṭrāntaraṃ gataḥ so v. a. dem Tode verfallen [Mahābhārata 7, 4152.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Yamadaṃṣṭra (यमदंष्ट्र):—m. Nomen proprium —

1) eines Asura. —

2) eines Rākṣasa.

3) eines Kriegers auf Seiten der Götter.

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Yamadaṃṣṭrā (यमदंष्ट्रा):—f.

1) Yama’s Spitzzahn [Pañcadaṇḍacchattrabandha] (hier wohl so v.a. Dolchstich). daṃṣṭrāntaraṃ gataḥ so v.a. dem Tode verfallen.

2) ein best. Gift [Rasendracintāmaṇi 43.]

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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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