Samapana, Samāpana, Samāpanā: 14 definitions

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Samapana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Samapan.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

samāpana : (nt.) instigation.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samāpana (समापन).—n S Completing, concluding, finishing.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

samāpana (समापन).—n Completing, finishing.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samāpana (समापन).—

1) Completion, conclusion, bringing to an end; आदिष्टी नोदकं कुर्यादा व्रतस्य समापनात् (ādiṣṭī nodakaṃ kuryādā vratasya samāpanāt) Manusmṛti 5.88.

2) Acquisition.

3) Killing, destroying.

4) A section. chapter.

5) Profound meditation.

Derivable forms: samāpanam (समापनम्).

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Samāpanā (समापना).—Highest degree, perfection; द्रव्यत्यागे तु कर्माणि भोगत्यागे व्रतान्यपि । सुखत्यागे तपोयोगं सर्वत्यागे समापना (dravyatyāge tu karmāṇi bhogatyāge vratānyapi | sukhatyāge tapoyogaṃ sarvatyāge samāpanā) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.219.18.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samāpana (समापन).—n.

(-naṃ) Conclusion, completion, finish. 2. A section, a chapter, a division. 3. Killing, destroying. 4. Profound meditation. 5. Gain, acquisition. E. sam with, together with, āp to obtain, aff. lyuṭ .

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

Samāpana (समापन).—[sam-āp + ana], n. 1. Conclusion, completion, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 88. 2. A section, a chapter. 3. Profound meditation. 4. Acquisition. 5. Killing.

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

Samāpana (समापन).—[adjective] & [neuter] accomplishing, performing; [feminine] ā the highest degree.

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

1) Samāpana (समापन):—[=sam-āpana] [from sam-āpa > sam-āp] mfn. (in some meanings [from] [Causal]) accomplishing, completing, concluding, [Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata]

2) Samāpanā (समापना):—[=sam-āpanā] [from sam-āpana > sam-āpa > sam-āp] f. highest degree, perfection, [Mahābhārata]

3) Samāpana (समापन):—[=sam-āpana] [from sam-āpa > sam-āp] n. the act of causing to complete or completing, completion, conclusion, [Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] coming to an end, dissolution, destruction (of the body), [Mahābhārata]

5) [v.s. ...] section, chapter, division (of a book), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] profound meditation (= samādhāna), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Samāpana (समापन):—[samā+pana] (naṃ) 1. n. Conclusion; section; killing; deep thought; gain.

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

Samāpanā (समापना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samāpaṇā.

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Samapana 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

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Samāpana (समापन) [Also spelled samapan]:—(nm) conclusion; completion; -[samāroha] closing/concluding function.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Samāpaṇā (समापणा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samāpanā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samāpana (ಸಮಾಪನ):—

1) [noun] the act of completing; completion.

2) [noun] a main division of a book, treatise; a chapter.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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