Mamsabhaksha, Māṃsabhakṣa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Māṃsabhakṣa can be transliterated into English as Mamsabhaksa or Mamsabhaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMāṃsabhakṣa (मांसभक्ष) refers to “devouring flesh”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.7 (“Commencement of the War”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Jackals and vixens began eating the flesh. Numbers of vultures, kites, crows and carnivorous birds devoured the flesh (māṃsabhakṣa) of those falling down. In the meantime Tāraka, the demon of great strength, came there with a huge army to fight with the gods. On seeing the haughty warrior rushing on them, Indra and others, turned against him. Then a tumultuous sound arose from both the armies. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṃsabhakṣa (मांसभक्ष).—mfn.
(-kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) Eating flesh, carnivorous. E. māṃsa flesh, bhakṣa eating.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Māṃsabhakṣa (मांसभक्ष):—[=māṃsa-bhakṣa] [from māṃsa > māṃs] mfn. flesh-eating, carnivorous, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara] (also kṣaka)
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāṃsabhakṣa (मांसभक्ष):—[māṃsa-bhakṣa] (kṣaḥ-kṣā-kṣaṃ) a. Eating flesh.
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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: Bhaksha, Mamsa.
Starts with: Mamsabhakshaka, Mamsabhakshaki, Mamsabhakshana, Mamsabhakshanadipika.
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