Phasa, Phāsa, Phasha: 6 definitions
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Phasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary(फा�) [or फांस, ṃs].—m (ś S) A noose. 2 A snare (for birds or beasts) composed of a noose or nooses. 3 fig. Any embarrassing or encumbering business, appendage, or person. 4 A drag-load (confined by a or noose) of thorny bushes or of lopped leafy branches. 5 f (Or ) The iron 貹ṭṭī or share of a ḷa. phāśī� dēṇēṃ To hang. 2 fig. To embarrass, entangle, involve. śī�-ṇĸ-ḍhṇĸ-貹ḍaṇĸ To be hanged. phāśī� bharaṇēṃ-yēṇēṃ-lāgaṇēṃ To be entangled, lit. fig.
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phāsā (फासा) [or फांस�, phāṃsā].—m (ś S) A clasp or locket; a hook and eye; any catch to fasten (an ornament &c.): also the eye, ring, or hole, in which the hook is inserted. 2 A snare (for birds or beasts); a net or noose. 3 fig. Anything by which one is entrapped or entangled. phāṃśīṃ dēṇēṃ, phāṃśīṃ jāṇēṃ &c., phāṃśīṃ bharaṇēṃ &c. See these phrases under ṃs. phāṃsā ghālaṇēṃ-貹ṇĸ To spread a snare for. phāṃsā ṭākaṇēṃ To throw a noose over (to catch--as after the manner of the Retiarii).
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phāsā (फासा).—m (śka S) A die. phāsā umagaṇēṃ-jāṇaṇēṃ-samajaṇēṃ To discern the ḍāv or cast of the dice (i. e. the fraudulent or secret design of). phāsā ṭākūna pāhaṇēṃ (To cast the die speculatively.) To make an adventure; to try one's luck. phāsā ṭākaṇēṃ (To cast the die.) To make a tentative offer or overture; to make a proposal (in buying, selling, contracting).
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English(फा�) [or ṃs, or फांस].�m A noose. A snare. Any embarrassing business. phāṃśīṃ dēṇēṃ. To hang. To embarrass. phāśī� jāṇēṃ-caḍhaṇēṃ- 貹ḍaṇĸ To be hanged. phāṃś� bharaṇēṃ-yēṇēṃ-lāgaṇēṃ To be entangled.
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phāsā (फासा) [or phāṃsā, or फांसा].�m A clasp; a hook and eye; any catch to fasten. The eye, ring or hole. A snare (for birds or beasts); a net or noose. Anything by which one is entrapped. phāṃsā ghālaṇēṃ- 貹ṇĸ To spread a snare for. phāṃsā ṭākaṇēṃ To throw a noose over, to catch. m A die. phāṃsā umagaṇēṃ-jāṇaṇēṃ-samajaṇēṃ To dis- cern the fraudulent or secret design of phāṃsā ṭākūna pāhaṇēṃ To try one's luck. phāsā ṭākaṇēṃ To make proposal.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPhāṣa (फा�).—adv. phāṣam (see a-phāṣa and s.v. sparśa- vihāra-tā; also the following items), comfortably: Kāśyapa Parivarta 141.8 (prose) sukha� phāṣa� vihariṣyāma�.
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Phāsa (फा�).�adj. (= phāṣa, phāsu; see sparśa-vihāra- tā), agreeable, comfortable: noted only in v.l. of Kashgar recension -sukha--vihārārtha� for ṇḍī첹 211.2 (prose); text omits with Nepalese mss.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 dictionaryPhāśa (फा�):�(a) exposed, uncovered, open(ed); disclosed, manifest; —[첹] to expose; to disclose a secret that undermines somebody’s prestige.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Phāsa (फा�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: ṛ�, 貹ś.
2) Phāsa (फा�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 貹ś.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPhāśā (ಫಾಶಾ):—[noun] = ಫಾಸೆ [phase].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+27): Phasa-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Phasa-na-phusa, Phasada, Phasadakhora, Phasadem, Phasadi, Phasaga, Phasagata, Phasagi, Phasahata, Phasai, Phasakala, Phasakana, Phasakatanem, Phasaki, Phasakka, Phasal, Phasalacakra, Phasalahangama, Phasalakheti.
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