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Tosha, Tosa, մṣa: 19 definitions

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Tosha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

The Sanskrit term մṣa can be transliterated into English as Tosa or Tosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Tosh.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

մṣa (तो�).—A son of Dakṣiṇ� and a Tuṣita God.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 1. 7-8.
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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

մṣa (तो�) refers to “pleasing� (the Lord), as discussed in chapter 11 of the (third part of the) Śṇḍⲹṃh: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 3600 Sanskrit verses dealing with devotion towards Kṛṣṇa who is identified with the Supreme, as well as ethical behavior and pious practices to be observed by devotees (bhaktas).—Description of the chapter [ś-ٴṣa-ṇaԲ]: How is the Lord pleased? Perhaps best of all by those who follow their own station and duties in life (1-54), but also by approaching His physical Presence, by meditation, etc. (55). Beyond these things each man should strive to follow the nine-fold bhakti-path; he should also repeat mantras, study ṃh, make offerings to the Lord, etc. (56-65). [...]

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

մṣa (तो�) refers to “contentment� (which is to be practiced for one desiring Mukti—liberation), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “If you are seeking liberation, my son, shun the objects of the senses like poison. Practise tolerance, sincerity, compassion, contentment (ٴṣa) and truthfulness like nectar [kṣamārjavadayāٴṣasatya� pīyūṣavadbhaja]. You are neither earth, water, fire, air or even ether. For liberation know yourself as consisting of consciousness, the witness of these. If only you will remain resting in consciousness, seeing yourself as distinct from the body, then even now you will become happy, peaceful and free from bonds. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

մṣa (तो�) [=ٴṣy?] or Suٴṣy refers to �(being) pleased� [?], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, � Vajrasattva, cherish the vow, from your vajra-essence, stand by loving, Be firm for me, be pleased for me (suٴṣysutoṣyo me bhava), be copious for me, be passionate for me, Grant me universal success, and in all actions, make me high-minded Hū�, Ha ha ha ha ho, divine vajra of all Tathāgata, do not abandon me, Be a holder of the vajra, being of the great vow Ā�!�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tosha in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

tosa : (m.) joy; satisfaction.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

tōṣa (तो�).�m Pleasure, satisfaction.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

մṣa (तो�).—[ٳ�-bhāve ñ] Satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, delight. -a. Pleasing, gratifying; तत्कर्� हरितोष� यत्स� विद्या तन्मतिर्यय� (tatkarma hariٴṣa� yatsā vidyā tanmatiryayā) Bhāgavata 4.29.5.

Derivable forms: ٴṣa� (तोषः).

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մṣa (तो�).�&c. See under तुष् (ٳ�).

See also (synonyms): ٴṣaṇa.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

մṣa (तो�).—n.

(-ṣa�) Pleasure, joy, happiness. E. ٳ� to be pleased, affix ñ.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

մṣa (तो�).—i. e. ٳ� + a, m. Satisfaction, pleasure, Mahābhārata 13, 1285.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

մś (तो�).—[adjective] trickling, streaming; granting, abundant.

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մṣa (तो�).—[masculine] satisfaction, contentment, joy in ([locative], [genetive], or —�).

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

1) մś (तो�):�mfn. (�1. ٳś) distilling, trickling, [Ṛg-veda iii, 12, 4]

2) granting, [i, 169, 5] (ś-ٲ, Superl.).

3) մṣa (तो�):�m. (�ٳ�) satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, joy (with [locative case] [genitive case], or ifc.), [Mahābhārata] etc.

4) Contentment as a son of Bhaga-vat and one of the 12 Tuṣitas, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa iv, 1, 7.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

մṣa (तो�):�(ṣa�) 1. n. Pleasure.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

մṣa (तो�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tosa.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

մṣa (तो�) [Also spelled tosh]:�(nm) appeasement; gratification.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Tosa (तो�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: մṣa.

2) Tosa (तो�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: մṣa.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tōṣa (ತೋ�):—[noun] the quality or state of being happy; happiness; pleasure; joy.

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Tōsa (ತೋ�):—[noun] = ತೋ� [tosha].

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) մṣa (तो�):—n. satisfaction; contentment; gratification; pleasure;

2) Tosa (तो�):—n. gutter;

3) Tosa (तो�):—n. 1. bedding; bed; 2. woolen cloth;

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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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