Samsarpa, Saṃsarpa: 10 definitions
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Samsarpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 TermsSaṃsarpa (संसर्प).—An intercalary month preceding a kṣayamāsa. Note: Saṃsarpa 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysaṃsarpa (संसर्प).—m S The intercalary month occurring in a year in which there falls a kṣayamāsa (a month in which there are two saṅkrānti). 2 An equable and gentle motion, as the creeping of a snake, the gliding of a stream &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsaṃsarpa (संसर्प).—m An equable motion. The inter- calary month in a year of kṣayabhāsa.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃsarpa (संसर्प).—
1) Creeping along, gliding or gentle motion.
2) The intercalary month occurring in a year in which there occurs a Kṣaya-māsa (kṣayamāsa).
Derivable forms: saṃsarpaḥ (संसर्पः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsarpa (संसर्प).—m.
(-rpaḥ) 1. An equable or gentle motion, as the creeping of a snake, the gliding of a stream, &c. 2. The intercalary month occurring in a year in which there falls a Kshaya-masa. E. sam before sṛp to go, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsarpa (संसर्प).—i. e. sam-sṛp + a, m. 1. Creeping. 2. Gliding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsarpa (संसर्प).—[adjective] sneaking, gliding.
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Saṃsarpa (संसर्प).—[adjective] sneaking, gliding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃsarpa (संसर्प):—[=saṃ-sarpa] a paṇa etc. See saṃ√sṛp, p. 1120, col. 1
2) [=saṃ-sarpa] [from saṃ-sṛp] b mfn. creeping, gliding (in a [particular] formula), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] (saṃ-sarpa, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā])
3) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] Caturaha, [???]
4) [v.s. ...] the intercalary month (occurring in a year in which there is a Kṣaya-māsa), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] creeping or gliding along, any equable or gentle motion, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃsarpa (संसर्प):—[saṃ-sarpa] (rpaḥ) 1. m. Gliding motion.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Samsarpaddhvajinivimardavilasaddhulimaya, Samsarpaka, Samsarpamanaka, Samsarpana, Samsarpat, Samsarpattu.
Ends with: Anusamsarpa, Prithivyasamsarpa, Vasishthasamsarpa.
Full-text: Samsarpamanaka, Samsarpita, Samsarpat, Vasishthasamsarpa, Prithivyasamsarpa, Samsarpaddhvajinivimardavilasaddhulimaya, Samsarpin, Samsarpana, Anusamsarpam, Samgharsha, Antariksha, Pavamana.
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