[aṃs karmabhāvādau ac] 1 A part, portion; See aṃśa.

2 The shoulder, shoulder-blade.

3 N. of a Prince. ( sau) The two angles of an altar. [cf. Goth. amsa; L. ansa, humerus; Gr. asilla. ] Comp. kūṭaḥ [aṃsaḥ kūṭa iva bṛhattvāt] a bull's hump, the protuberance between the shoul- ders; rājanyoccāṃsakūṭakrathanapaṭuraṭadghora- dhāraḥ kuṭhāraḥ Prab. 1. 7 traṃ [upa. sa.] 1 an armour to protect the shoulders. 2. a...