Sammati, Saṃmati: 18 definitions

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Sammati means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sammati (सम्मति).—A main stream of Kuśadvīpa.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 43.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Access to Insight: A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist TermsConventional reality; convention; relative truth; supposition; anything conjured into being by the mind.
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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Saṃmati (संमति) is the name of a Prakrit work in three sections, as used in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. P. 9, L 5]—‘Sammati’ stands for Saṃmatiprakaraṇa also known as Saṃmatitarka. It is a Pāiya (Prākṛta) work consisting of three kāṇḍas (sections) in verse.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sammati : (v.) ceases; is appeased.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

1) Sammati, 3 (śam to labour; pres. śamyati; pp. Vedic śamita) to work; to be satisfactory Vin. II, 119 (parissāvanaṃ na s.), 278 (navakammaṃ etc. na s.). (Page 695)

2) Sammati, 2 (śram; Vedic śrāmyati Dhtp 220=parissama, 436=kheda) to be weary or fatigued. (Page 695)

3) Sammati, 1 (śam; Dhtp 436=upasama) 1. to be appeased, calmed; to cease Dh. 5; Pot 3rd pl. sammeyyuṃ S. I, 24.—2. to rest, to dwell D. I, 92; S. I, 226; J. V, 396; DA. I, 262 (=vasati); pp. santa.—Caus. sāmeti to appease, suppress, stop, A. II, 24; It. 82, 83, 117, 183; Dh. 265. (Page 695)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sammati (संमति).—Better written sammata, sammati, sammatipatra. Also for sammata as representing the two Arabic words & see sammata.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃmati (संमति).—f.

1) Agreement.

2) Concurrence, assent, approbation, approval.

3) Wish, desire.

4) Knowledge of self, knowledge of the soul, true knowledge.

5) Regard, respect, esteem; कथमिव तव संमतिर्भवित्री सममृतुभिर्मुनिनावधीरितस्य (kathamiva tava saṃmatirbhavitrī samamṛtubhirmunināvadhīritasya) Kirātārjunīya 1.36.

6) Love, affection.

7) Command, order.

8) Honouring (saṃmānana); लोकानां स्वस्ति चैवं स्याद्भवेदस्य च संमतिः (lokānāṃ svasti caivaṃ syādbhavedasya ca saṃmatiḥ) Rām.7.1.4.

Derivable forms: saṃmatiḥ (संमतिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sammati (सम्मति).—f.

(-tiḥ) 1. Wish, desire. 2. Order, command. 3. Agreement, assent, similarity of opinion, or purpose. 4. Approbation. 5. Self or real knowledge. 6. Regard, affection, love. 7. Respect, homage. E. sam implying union or perfection, mati mind, understanding.

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

Saṃmati (संमति).—i. e. sam-man + ti, f. 1. Agreement. 2. Approbation, [Pañcatantra] 229, 1. 3. Regard, respect, [Kirātārjunīya] 10, 36. 4. Real knowledge. 5. Wish, desire.

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

Saṃmati (संमति).—[feminine] opinion, assent, approval, respect, esteem.

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

1) Saṃmati (संमति):—[=sam-mati] [from sam-mata > sam-man] f. sameness of opinion, harmony, agreement, approval, approbation, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Prabodha-candrodaya; Hitopadeśa]

2) [v.s. ...] opinion, view, [Siddhānta-kaumudī]

3) [v.s. ...] respect, homage, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kirātārjunīya]

4) [v.s. ...] wish, desire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] self-knowledge, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] regard, affection, love, [Horace H. Wilson]

7) [v.s. ...] order, command, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

9) [v.s. ...] mfn. being of the same opinion, agreeing [gana] driḍhādi (-man m., [ib.])

10) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Harṣa, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

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

Sammati (सम्मति):—[sa-mmati] (tiḥ) 2. f. Wish; order; agreement; self-knowledge; regard; respect; approbation.

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

Saṃmati (संमति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃmai.

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Sammati in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sammati (सम्मति):—(nf) opinion; consent; advice.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sammati (ಸಮ್ಮತಿ):—[noun] approval; acceptance; agreement; assent.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Sammati (ஸம்மதி) noun < sam-mati. See சம்மதி. [sammathi.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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