Yamca, Yaṃca, Yam-ca: 3 definitions
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Yamca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Yamcha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryYaṃca (यंच) or Yac-ca.—(or ced?), (1) (= Pali yañ ce) than, in comparisons: saṃgrāme maraṇaṃ śreyo yac ca jīvet parājitaḥ Lalitavistara 262.11 (verse); (śreyo hy ayoguḷā bhuktā…) yaṃ ca (or ced? lacuna in mss. for ca) bhuñjīta duḥśīlo (mss. °jita °śilo)…Ud ix.2 = Pali Dhammapada (Pali) 308; Itiv. 43.9, …yañ ce bhuñjeyya…; (2) used somewhat as in Caraka ([Boehtlingk] 5.126, wenn nämlich; und zwar): (this spot will be used by two Buddhas,) yac ca (namely) Kāśyapena… yac caitarhi Bhagavateti Divyāvadāna 77.7 = 466.3 (Index says both…and); similarly Lalitavistara 186.5, (Śuddhodana speaks) abhiniṣkramiṣyati avaśyaṃ kumāro 'yaṃ yac cemāni (so Lefm. em., but mss. either kumāro yaṃ, or 'yaṃ, or yaś, cemāni; read kumāro yaṃ, or yac, ce°) pūrvanimittāni saṃdṛśyante sma, the prince is certainly going to leave worldly life, as namely…; Tibetan sṅa ltas su snaṅ ba ni ḥdi dag sñam nas (from the thought, app. rendering yac ca or yaṃ ca).
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Yaṃca (यंच) or Yacca.—q.v.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryYāṃcā (यांचा):—(nf) a prayer, solicitation.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryYaṃca (यंच) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Añc.
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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Ends with: Ayamca, Pariyamca, Pratyamca, Pratyanca, Tiriyamca, Tiryanca.
Full-text: Yacca, Anc, Toshaniya, Daushprajniya, Yakca, Samharshaniya, Upanikshipati, Mauneya, Vaipakya, Akramati, Samudanaya, Ahina.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 7.59.1 < [Sukta 59]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.130 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2.17. Use of Puṣpitāgrā metre < [Chapter 4 - Employment of Chandas in Mudrārākṣasa]
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma (by Ven. S. Dhammika)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 345-346 - The Prison-House < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]
Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)
Introduction to Narahari’s commentary < [Introduction]