Dhvamsa, ¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹, DhvÄṃsa, DhvÄṃsÄ: 16 definitions
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Dhvamsa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dhwans.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�) refers to “sufferingâ€�, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by VarÄhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “[...] If the eclipsed disc should appear white, there will be prosperity and plenty in the land, but the BrÄhmins will suffer; persons who live by fire will be afflicted with miseries. If the disc should appear yellow, there will be increase of disease in the land and crops will suffer. If the disc should appear of gold color, swift footed animals and the Mlecchas will suffer [i.e., »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹] and there will be famine in the landâ€�.

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�) refers to “destructionâ€� (caused by deriding one’s teacher), according to the KubjikÄmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the KubjikÄ cult.—Accordingly, “Whatever (the teacher) does, be it auspicious or inauspicious; the disciple should not deride him. (He is) destroyed (»å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹) by deriding (the teacher). When (he) derides (the teacher) he suffers violence. Nor should the disciple talk with the teacher as if he were his equal placing his hand on his mouth saying (with a demanding tone of voice): ‘Give (me your) commandâ€�.â€�.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�) refers to the “destruction (of other’s interests)â€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Åšiva’s magicâ€�).—Accordingly, as Bá¹›haspati said to the Gods: “All of you gods seem to be selfish in nature. You want to destroy (»å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹-kÄraka) other’s interests. Indeed I will go to hell by disparaging Åšiva. O gods, one of you shall go to the mountain. Let him urge the lord of the mountains and achieve the desired object. Let him stay in BhÄrata after giving his daughter without willingness. It is certain he will attain salvation if he gives his daughter with devotion. [...]â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary»å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�).—m (S) »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹na n S Destroying, demolishing; destruction, demolition.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�).—[»å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs-bhÄve ghañ]
1) Falling down, sinking, falling to pieces
2) Vanishing, disappearance; धà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤‚ धà¥à¤µà¤‚सो à¤à¤¾à¤µà¥€ जलनिधिमहीशैलसरितामॠ(dhruvaá¹� »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒso bhÄvÄ« jalanidhimahīśailasaritÄm).
3) Loss, destruction, ruin.
-²õÄ« A mote in the sun-beam.
Derivable forms: »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹á¸� (धà¥à¤µà¤‚सः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�).—m.
(-²õ²¹á¸�) Loss, destruction. f. (-²õÄ«) A mote in a sun-beam. E. »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ to fall, affix bhÄve ghañ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�).—[»å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs + a], m. 1. Destruction, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 82, 14. 2. Loss, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] i. [distich] 117.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�).—[masculine] decay, ruin, fall.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�):—[from »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs] m. falling down, perishing, destruction, loss, ruin, [TaittirÄ«ya-brÄhmaṇa; VarÄha-mihira; KÄvya literature] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�):â€�(u, á¹…a) »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹te 1. d. To fall down; to reduce to powder; to go.
2) (²õ²¹á¸�) 1. m. Loss.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ¶Ù³ó²¹á¹ƒs²¹.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�) [Also spelled dhwans]:â€�(nm) ruination; destruction, devastation; ~[ka] destructive, devastating; a destroyer, devastator, one who spells ruination; ~[na] ruination, destruction; devastation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (ಧà³à²µà²‚à²�):â€�
1) [noun] a coming down suddenly from a standing or sitting position; a falling down.
2) [noun] a disappearing from the sight; disappearance.
3) [noun] a removing from; removal.
4) [noun] the act or process of destroying or the fact of being destroyed; demolition; destruction.
5) [noun] ಧà³à²µà²‚à²� ಮಾಡೠ[dhvamsa madu] »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ mÄá¸u to destroy completely; ಧà³à²µà²‚ಸವಾಗà³� [dhvamsavagu] »å³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹vÄgu to be destroyed completely.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) ¶Ù³ó±¹²¹á¹ƒs²¹ (धà¥à¤µà¤‚à¤�):—n. 1. destruction; demolition; ruin; 2. harm;
2) DhvÄṃsa (धà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤‚स):—[=धà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤à¤¸] n. â†� धमास [»å³ó²¹³¾Äå²õ²¹]
3) DhvÄṃsÄ (धà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤‚सà¤�):—[=धà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤à¤¸à¤¾] n. â†� धà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤à¤¸à¥� [»å³ó±¹Äåṃs´Ç]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Dhvamsaka, Dhvamsakala, Dhvamsakalakri, Dhvamsakaraka, Dhvamsakarin, Dhvamsakartri, Dhvamsalila, Dhvamsana, Dhvamsanem, Dhvamsaniya, Dhvamsavajra, Dhvamsavajraka, Dhvamsavashesha, Dhvamsavidhana, Dhvamsavidhana.
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