Samuccheda: 13 definitions

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Samuccheda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Samuchchheda.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Samuccheda in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद) refers to the “destruction (of pain)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “O ruler of the Asuras, listen to my statement, pregnant with wisdom. It is the essence of the Vedānta and bears high esoteric importance. [...] Living beings have heaven and hell here itself and not anywhere else. Happiness is heaven and misery is hell. If the body is cast off in the midst of enjoyment that is the greatest liberation conceived by the philosophers. When pain comes to an end (kleśa-samuccheda) along with its impressions, If ignorance too dies away, it is conceived as the greatest salvation by the philosophers. [...]”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samuccheda in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

samuccheda : (nt.) extirpation; destruction.

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

Samuccheda, (saṃ+uccheda) cutting off, abolishing, giving up M. I, 360; KhA 142; sammā s. Ps. I, 101; °pahāna relinquishing by extirpation Vism. 5; SnA 9; °maraṇa dying by extirpation (of saṃsāra) Vism. 229; °visuddhi Ps. II, 3; °suññaṃ Ps. ii. 180. (Page 687)

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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

[«previous next»] — Samuccheda in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samucchēda (समुच्छेद).—m S Utter extermination or destruction.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

samucchēda (समुच्छेद).—m Utter extermination.

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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

[«previous next»] — Samuccheda in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद).—Complete destruction, extermination, eradication.

Derivable forms: samucchedaḥ (समुच्छेदः).

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

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद).—m.

(-daḥ) Destroying, destruction. E. sam and ud before chid to cut, aff. ghañ .

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

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद).—i. e. sam-ud -chid + a, m. Destroying, destruction, [Kirātārjunīya] 11, 69.

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

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद):—[=sam-uccheda] [from samuc-chid] m. utter destruction, extermination, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

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

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद):—(daḥ) 1. m. Destroying, destruction.

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

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Samuccheda, Samuccheya.

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Samuccheda 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samuccheda in Prakrit glossary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Samuccheda (समुच्छेद) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samuccheda.

Samuccheda has the following synonyms: Samuccheya.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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