Samdrish, Saṃdṛś: 5 definitions

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Samdrish 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.

The Sanskrit term Saṃdṛś can be transliterated into English as Samdrs or Samdrish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃdṛś (संदृश्).—1 P.

1) To see, behold; धिङ्मां त्रिशिरसा नाऽहं संदर्शिष्येऽद्य यत् पुनः (dhiṅmāṃ triśirasā nā'haṃ saṃdarśiṣye'dya yat punaḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 16.9.

2) To see well or perfectly.

3) To consider, reflect upon.

4) To calculate, enumerate.

5) To overlook, wink at. -Pass.

1) To look like, resemble, be similar.

2) To become visible, appear. -Caus. To show, exhibit, discover; आत्मानं मृतवत् संदर्श्य स्थितः (ātmānaṃ mṛtavat saṃdarśya sthitaḥ) H.1; Bhaṭṭikāvya 4.33; M.4.9.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃdṛś (संदृश्).—[feminine] sight, view, appearance; [dative] infin. to behold.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Saṃdṛś (संदृश्):—[=saṃ-√dṛś] a [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] (only in non-conj. tenses e.g. [perfect tense] -dadarśa, -dadṛśe [future] -drakṣyati, te; [indeclinable participle] -dṛśya; [infinitive mood] -draṣṭum, [Vedic or Veda] -dṛśe; cf. sam-√paś),

—to see together or at the same time, see well or completely, behold, view, perceive, observe, consider, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;

— ([Ātmanepada] and [Passive voice] -dṛśyate), to be seen at the same time, appear together with ([instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];

—to look like, resemble, be similar or equal, [Ṛg-veda];

—to be observed, become visible, appear, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:—[Causal] -darśayati, to cause to be seen, display, show, feign (ātmānam mṛta-vat saṃ-d, ‘to feign one’s self dead’), [ib.];

—to represent, [Gīta-govinda; Rājataraṅgiṇī];

—to expose, explain, [Divyāvadāna];

—to show one’s self to ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] :—[Desiderative] of [Causal] See saṃ-didarśayiṣu:—[Desiderative] See saṃ-didṛkṣu.

2) [=saṃ-dṛś] b f. (e [dative case] as [infinitive mood]; cf. above) sight, appearance, [Ṛg-veda] (samyak paśyati yaḥ, ‘one who sees well or thoroughly’ [Sāyaṇa]), [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Kaṭha-upaniṣad]

3) [v.s. ...] view, direction, [Ṛg-veda ii, 13, 10.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃdṛś (संदृश्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃjoa.

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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.

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