Samakala, Samakāla, Sama-kala: 7 definitions
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Samakala 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsSamakala (समकल).—The planets are said to be samakala when they are either in conjunction or opposition in longitude. Note: Sama-kala is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamakāla (समकाल).—the same time or moment.
-lam ind. at the same time, simultaneously.
Derivable forms: samakālaḥ (समकालः).
Samakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and kāla (काल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamakāla (समकाल).—n.
(-laṃ) The same time, the same moment. E. sama and kāla time.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamakāla (समकाल).—(°—) & samakālam [adverb] at the same time, simultaneously.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamakāla (समकाल):—[=sama-kāla] [from sama] m. the same time or moment, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySamakāla (समकाल):—[sama-kāla] (laṃ) 1. n. Same time.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSamakāla (ಸಮಕಾಲ):—[noun] the same or common time, period.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kala, Cama, Sama.
Starts with: Samakalabhava, Samakalam, Samakalan, Samakalana, Samakalana-padma.
Ends with: Vishamakala.
Full-text: Samakalam, Samakalabhava, Samikaran, Ropa, Sama.
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A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Arising of Material Phenomena < [Chapter VI - Analysis of Matter]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
1. Date and Literary Career of Kṣemendra < [Chapter 2 - Kṣemendra: His Life and Works]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Mahāyāna auxiliaries (G): The eight members of the path < [Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the Mahāyāna]
II. Hearing the name of the Buddhas < [Part 3 - Bringing innumerable beings to abhisaṃbodhi]
Part 5 - The Bodhisattva in the Mahāyāna system < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
12: Definition of Virodha Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]