Adanasamiti, Ādānasamiti, Adana-samiti: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀdānasamiti (आदानसमिति).—A method of cautious seizing so that no creature be hurt. It is one of the पञ्चसमिति (pañcasamiti)s or rules of careful conduct in Jaina.
Derivable forms: ādānasamitiḥ (आदानसमितिः).
Ādānasamiti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ādāna and samiti (समिति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdānasamiti (आदानसमिति):—[=ā-dāna-samiti] [from ā-dāna > ā-dā] f. a method of (cautious) seizing (so that no creature be hurt), [Jaina literature]
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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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