Sahamana, Sahamāna: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Sahamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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 Sahmana.

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Pali-English dictionary

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

sahamāna : (pr.p. of sahati) bearing; enduring.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Sahamāna (सहमान):—[from sah] a mfn. (for saha-m See under 2. saha) conquering, victorious, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

2) Sahamānā (सहमाना):—[from sahamāna > sah] f. a kind of plant, [Atharva-veda]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of that part of the frame enshrining the Universal Spirit which faces the south (the 3 others being juhū, rājñī, and su-bhūta), [Chāndogya-upaniṣad xv, 2.]

4) Sahamāna (सहमान):—[=saha-māna] [from saha] b mfn. (for saham See p. 1193, col. 1) possessing pride, full of arrogance, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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Sahamana 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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sahamana in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sahamanā (सहमना) [Also spelled sahmana]:—(v) to be panicked, to be struck with terror, to be nervous.

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