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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शंसśaṃsaVed.
    1. Vedic
    2. Praise.
    3. Recitation.
    4. Calling, invocation.
    5. A charm, spell.
    6. Wishing well to.
    7. A blessing.
    8. A curse.
    9. Calumny.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शंसśaṃsa[sáms-a] m. (V.) call, invocation, praise; promise; blessing; curse: â, f. (C.) praise (rare); announcement…

    [sáms-a] masculine (Veda, Vedic) call, invocation, praise; promise; blessing; curse: â, feminine; also equal for (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit) praise (rare); announcement (Epic, rare).

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  2. अघशंसaghaśaṃsa[aghá-samsa] a. intent on mischief, malevolent.

    [aghá-samsa] adjective intent on mischief, malevolent.

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  3. अघशंसिन्aghaśaṃsin[agha-samsin] a. confessing guilt.

    [agha-samsin] adjective confessing guilt.

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  4. अतिनृशंसatinṛśaṃsa[ati-nrisamsa] a. too spiteful or cruel.

    [ati-nrisamsa] adjective too spiteful or cruel.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शंसśaṃsam. recitation, invocation, praise RV.
    1. masculine gender recitation, invocation, praise fg-veda
    2. masculine gender wishing well or ill to, a blessing or a curse ibidem
    3. masculine gender a promise, vow ibidem (नर्/आं श्/अंस fg-veda ii, 34, 6, probablyEquivalent to नरा-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied quod vide; ऋज्/उर् /इच् छ्/अंस, ii, 26, 1 either, by tmesis, "the right praiser", or ऋजु-शंस as adjective "righteous, faithful")
    4. masculine gender a spell MW.
    5. masculine gender calumny ibidem
    6. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective reciting, proclaiming, praising, wishing (see अघ-, दुः-श् etc.)
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  2. अघशंसaghaśaṃsa(अघ्/अ-) mfn. wishing evil, wicked RV. TBr.

    (अघ्/अ-) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective wishing evil, wicked fg-veda TBr.

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  3. अघशंसहन्aghaśaṃsahanm. slaying the wicked RV.

    masculine gender slaying the wicked fg-veda

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  4. अघशंसिन्aghaśaṃsinmfn. confessing sin R. Das3.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective confessing sin R. Das3.

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  5. अतिप्रशंस्atipraśaṃsto praise highly.

    to praise highly.

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