Samadhrita, Samādhṛta, Samadhṛta, Sam-adhrita, Sama-dhrita: 7 definitions

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Samadhrita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit terms Samādhṛta and Samadhṛta can be transliterated into English as Samadhrta or Samadhrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Samādhṛta (समाधृत) refers to “supporting”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “[...] Bindu resides in Kāmarūpa in the hollow of the multi-storied palace. Through pleasurable contact at Pūrṇagiri it travels along the Central Channel. Rajas resides in the great sacred field in the perineal region. It is as red as a javā flower and is supported by the Goddess element (devītattva-samādhṛta). [...]

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samadhrita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samadhṛta (समधृत).—a. equal to.

Samadhṛta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and dhṛta (धृत).

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

Samadhṛta (समधृत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Equal or equivalent to. E. sama, and dhṛta held.

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

Samadhṛta (समधृत).—[adjective] weighed together, equalled in weight.

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

1) Samadhṛta (समधृत):—[=sama-dhṛta] [from sama] mfn. made eq° in weight, [Manu-smṛti; Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]

2) [v.s. ...] equal or equivalent to, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Samadhṛta (समधृत):—[sama-dhṛta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Equivalent.

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Samadhrita 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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