Tamaska: 5 definitions
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Tamaska means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTamaska (तमस्क).—(At the end of a compound)
1) Darkness; स तेजस्वतो लोकान् भास्वतोऽपहततमस्कानभिसिध्यति (sa tejasvato lokān bhāsvato'pahatatamaskānabhisidhyati) Ch. Up.7. 11.2.
2) Mental darkness; तत्प्रत्यनीकानसुरान्सुरप्रियो रजस्त- मस्कान्प्रमिणोत्युरुश्रवाः (tatpratyanīkānasurānsurapriyo rajasta- maskānpramiṇotyuruśravāḥ) || Bhāgavata 7.1.11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamaska (तमस्क).—[-tamas + ka], a substitute for tamas, when latter part of a comp. adj., [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 1, 11. nis-, adj. Free from darkness, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 165.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tamaska (तमस्क):—[from tam] ifc. = mas, darkness, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad vii, 11, 2; Saṃhitā-upaniṣad-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mental darkness, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vii, 1, 11]
3) [v.s. ...] the quality tamas (q.v.), [Nṛsiṃha-tāpanīya-upaniṣad] (a-)
4) [v.s. ...] cf. nis-, vi-, sa-.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tamaskalpa, Tamaskanda, Tamaskaya.
Ends with: Asprishtarajastamaska, Asprishtatamaska, Atamaska, Nirajastamaska, Nistamaska, Rajastamaska, Satamaska, Vitamaska.
Full-text: Rajastamaska, Nistamaska, Vitamaskata, Nirajastamaska, Vitamaska, Nistimira, Asprishtarajastamaska, Satamaska, Asprishtatamaska.
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