The Sanskrit term Daṃśamaśaka can be transliterated into English as Damsamasaka or Damshamashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Daṃśamaśaka (दंशमशक) refers to “mosquitos”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] [Hawks] should be kept in an underground room free from mosquitos (nir-daṃśamaśaka) , perfumed by khaskhas emitting a sweet odour, when sprinkled with water, and round the room green barley should be planted to give it a pleasant aspect. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Daṃśamaśaka (दंशमशक) refers to “stinging insects and mosquitos” (causing crop destruction), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the Bhagavān teaches an offering manual]: “[...] All crops, all flowers and fruits will be well protected. [...] All pests will be destroyed. Snakes, mice, mongooses, porcupines, goats, frogs, stinging insects, mosquitos (daṃśamaśaka), locusts and so on, flocks of birds will perish. All worms will be destroyed. Furthermore, flying insects and so on do not occur. They are never able to destroy. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daṃśamaśaka (दंशमशक).—m. a biting gnat, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 40.

Daṃśamaśaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daṃśa and maśaka (मशक).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daṃśamaśaka (दंशमशक).—[neuter] sgl. gadflies and gnats.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Daṃśamaśaka (दंशमशक):—[=daṃśa-maśaka] [from daṃśa > daṃś] n. sg. gad-flies and gnats, [Manu-smṛti i, 40 and 45]

2) [v.s. ...] (in [compound]), [Jaina literature] and, [Pañcatantra iii, 2, 9.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Damshamashaka in German

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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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Partial matches: Damsha, Mashaka.

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Full-text: Nirdamshamashaka, Yuka, Svedaja, Mashaka, Damsha.

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 9.16 - The afflictions caused by the feeling karmas < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]

Verse 9.9 - The twenty-two kinds of afflications (parīṣaha) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]

Verse 9.10 - Fourteen afflictions are possible in stages 10-12 < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 1.40 < [Section XXIV - Creation of Insects and Reptiles and Immovable Things]

Verse 1.45 < [Section XXV - The Viviparous, Oviparous, Sweat-born and Vegetable Beings]

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