Shandita, Sandita, Śāṇḍita, Samdita: 6 definitions
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Shandita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Śāṇḍita can be transliterated into English as Sandita or Shandita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚāṇḍita (शाण्डित).—One of the three Kaśyapa groups.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 33.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysandita : (pp. of sandati) 1. flowed; 2. chained.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySandita, (fr. saṃ+dā: see sandāna) bound, tied, Th. 1, 290 (diṭṭhi-sandāna°). (Page 678)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySandita (सन्दित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Bound, tied. E. sam before do to cut, aff. kta .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySandita (सन्दित):—[sa-ndita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Bound.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃdita (ಸಂದಿತ):—[adjective] tied; fastened.
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Saṃdita (ಸಂದಿತ):—[noun] that which is tied or fastened.
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)
Full-text: Samdita, Asamdina, Samdhita, Asamdita, Asamdhita, Samdanita, Mard, Samdhay, Da.
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