Samahata, Samāhata: 6 definitions

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Samahata 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

samāhata : (pp. of samāhanati) struck; hit; sounded.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Samāhata, (saṃ+āhata) hit, struck Sn. 153 (ayosaṅku°); Miln. 181, 254, 304. Saṅkusamāhata name of a purgatory M. I, 337. (Page 686)

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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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samāhata (समाहत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Struck, wounded. E. sam and āṅ before han to strike, kta aff.

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

1) Samāhata (समाहत):—[=sam-āhata] [from samā-han] mfn. struck together, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] joined, united, [Nirukta, by Yāska]

3) [v.s. ...] struck down, wounded, killed, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] beaten (as a drum), [Amaru-śataka; Kathāsaritsāgara]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samāhata (समाहत):—[samā+hata] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Struck, wounded.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Samāhata (समाहत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samāhaya.

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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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