Manusamhita, Manusaṃhitā, Manu-samhita: 5 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Manusaṃhitā (मनुसंहिता).—the code of laws ascribed to the first Manu, the institutes of Manu.

Manusaṃhitā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manu and saṃhitā (संहिता). See also (synonyms): manusmṛti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Manusaṃhitā (मनुसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] Mentioned in Āgamatattvavilāsa.

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

1) Manusaṃhitā (मनुसंहिता):—[=manu-saṃhitā] [from manu > man] f. Name of the collection of laws commonly known as ‘the laws or institutes of Manu’

2) [v.s. ...] of a Tantra [work] [Catalogue(s)]

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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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