Samasamhita, Sāmasaṃhitā, Sama-Samhita: 3 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSāmasaṃhitā (सामसंहिता).—A Veda imparted to Jaimini,1 who arranged it under Vyāsa's guidance; present in Vāruṇi yajña with Viśvāvasus and Gandharvas;2 gave birth to a number of elephants;3 learnt by the Asuras;4 taught by Jaimini to his son Sumantu and his grandson Sutavāna; the latter's son Sukarma composed sahasra saṃhitā and taught to his pupils Hiraṇyanābha, Kausalya and Pauṣpiñji; 500 pupils of the latter were the northern chanters of the Sāma; Hiraṇyanābha's disciples the eastern chanters of the Sāma; one of his pupils, Kṛta, taught to his disciples 24 branches of the saṃhitā;5 part of Viṣṇu;6 served with other Vedas as a horse of the chariot of Tripurāri.7
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 4. 21; IX. 11. 2; 21. 28; X. 7. 14; 53. 12; XI. 27. 31; XII. 6. 76; 11. 47; 12. 62. Vāyu-purāṇa 31. 33; 65. 26. Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 4. 9 and 13.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 34. 15; III. 1. 25.
- 3) Ib III. 7. 334, 339.
- 4) Ib IV. 12. 17.
- 5) Matsya-purāṇa 49. 76; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 130. Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 6. 1-7.
- 6) Ib V. 1. 37.
- 7) Matsya-purāṇa 85. 5; 133. 31;
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySāmasaṃhitā (सामसंहिता):—[=sāma-saṃhitā] [from sāma > sāman] f. the continuous text of the S°, [Harivaṃśa]
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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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Partial matches: Samhita, Cama, Sama.
Full-text: Nila, Purvarcika, Chandasika, Yonigrantha, Yonigana, Uttaragrantha, Sauvarna, Uttara, Pracya.
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