Alternative spellings of this word include Sammilan.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Sammīlana (सम्मीलन) refers to “closing (the eyes)” (representing a certain symptom of a snake-bite), as taught in the Damśarūpa (“aspects of snake-bites”) section of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidyā).—Explaining in a scientific manner, the sage Kāśyapa in his Kāśyapasaṃhitā further elaborates that when the fatally bitten victim is thrown into oil and his reflection scrutinised, his eyes will be closed (sammīlana) and mouth wide open.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Sammīlana (सम्मीलन):—[sammīlanaṃ] Closing of the eye or nictation

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣya

Sammilana (सम्मिलन) refers to a “mixture”.—In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words (e.g., sammilana) from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa.—(Cf. Sammelana)

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃmīlana (संमीलन).—

1) Closing up (of a flower &c.), covering, enveloping.

2) Cessation of activity.

3) A total eclipse.

Derivable forms: saṃmīlanam (संमीलनम्).

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

Sammīlana (सम्मीलन).—n.

(-naṃ) Closing up, covering.

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

Saṃmīlana (संमीलन).—[neuter] shutting, closing, [especially] of the eyes.

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

1) Saṃmīlana (संमीलन):—[=sam-mīlana] [from sam-mīl] n. closing (of a flower, of the eyes etc.), [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] cessation of activity, [Daśarūpa]

3) [v.s. ...] covering up, obscuring, a total eclipse, [Sūryasiddhānta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sammilana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sammilana (सम्मिलन) [Also spelled sammilan]:—(a) coming together, union; coalescence.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sammilana (ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನ):—[noun] a coming together of persons or things; the fact of meeting or being in association with each other.

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Sammiḷana (ಸಮ್ಮಿಳನ):—[noun] = ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನ [sammilana].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Milana, Sam.

Starts with: Sammilana-patra.

Full-text: Sammilitadruma, Sammilya, Sammishrana, Sammilan, Sammilita, Sara.

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