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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तमसtamasaa.Dark-coloured.

    Dark-coloured.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -सः

      1. Darkness.
      2. A well.

    • -सा Name of a river.

    • -सम्

      1. Darkness.
      2. A city.
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  2. अवतमसम्avatamasamSlight or dim darkness; क्षीणेऽवतमसं तमः Ak.

    [अवततं व्याप्तं तमः अच्समासः अवसम्न्धेभ्यस्तमसः ParasmaipadaV.4.79]

    1. Slight or dim darkness; क्षीणेऽवतमसं तमः Ak.
    2. Darkness (in general); अवतमसभिदायै भास्वता- भ्युद्गतेन Śi.11.57 (where Malli. says यद्यपि क्षीणेऽवतमसं तमः इत्युक्तं तथापि इह विरोधाद्विशेषानादरेण सामान्यमेव ग्राह्यम्).
    3. Obscurity.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. तमसtamasa[tamas-á] a. dark-coloured; n. darkness (--˚); -ka, --˚ a.=tamas; -vin-î, f. night.

    [tamas-á] adjective dark-coloured; neuter darkness (--˚); -ka, --˚ adjectiveEquivalent totamas; -vin-î, feminine; also equal for night.

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  2. अवतमसavatamasa[ava-tamasa] n. decreasing darkness.

    [ava-tamasa] neuter decreasing darkness.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तमसtamasamfn. dark-coloured AV. xi, 9, 22
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective dark-coloured AV. xi, 9, 22
    2. masculine gender darkness Un2. Scholiast or Commentator a well Un2vr2.
    3. neuter gender in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' for that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमस्, "darkness" see अन्ध-, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedधा-, अव-, वि-, सं-
    4. neuter gender a city Un2vr2.
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  2. अतमस्atamasmfn. without darkness S3Br. xiv.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective without darkness S3Br. xiv.

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  3. अन्तमस्थाantamasthāf. a metre of 46 syllables, Nida1nas.

    feminine a metre of 46 syllables, Nida1nas.

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  4. अन्धतमसandhatamasan. great, thick, or intense darkness Pa1n2. 5-4, 79 Ragh.

    neuter gender great, thick, or intense darkness Pa1n2. 5-4, 79 Ragh.

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  5. अपान्तरतमस्apāntaratamasm. N. of an ancient sage (who is identified with Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण Dvaipa1yana द्वैपायन) MBh. Hariv.

    masculine gender Name of an ancient sage (who is identified with Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण Dvaipa1yana द्वैपायन) MBh. Hariv.

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  6. अवतमसavatamasan. (Pa1n2. 5-4, 79) slight darkness, obscurity S3is3. xi, 57.

    neuter gender (Pa1n2. 5-4, 79) slight darkness, obscurity S3is3. xi, 57.

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