Samahartri, Samāhartṛ: 6 definitions
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Samahartri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 term Samāhartṛ can be transliterated into English as Samahartr or Samahartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySamāhartṛ.—(EI 27; HD; HRS), official designation; ex- plained as ‘the collector-general’; officer in charge of the collec- tion of various branches of revenue; compared by Ghoshal with the Qānungo of Mughal times (H. Rev. Syst., p. 52). See Artha- śāstra, I. 12; II. 6; Śabara on Jaimini, XII. 1. 28; Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 141; Vol. XI, p. 94. Note: samāhartṛ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamāhartṛ (समाहर्तृ).—m.
1) One who is accustomed to collect or get together,
2) A collector (as of taxes); Kau. A. 1.12;2.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāhartṛ (समाहर्तृ).—f. (-rtrī) Adj. Habituated to acquire. m.
(-rttā) A collector of taxes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāhartṛ (समाहर्तृ).—i. e. sam-ā-kṛ + tṛ, m., f. trī, and n. 1. Habituated to acquire, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 60. 2. A collector (of taxes or duties ?), [Pañcatantra] 156, 17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāhartṛ (समाहर्तृ).—[masculine] collector.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāhartṛ (समाहर्तृ):—[=sam-āhartṛ] [from sam-āhara > samā-hṛ] m. a collector (in artha-s), [Manu-smṛti vii, 60.]
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: Ahartri, Sam.
Ends with: Arthasamahartri.
Full-text: Arthasamahartri.
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