Samamna, Samāmnā: 2 definitions
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Samamna 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamāmnā (समाम्ना).—1 P.
1) To repeat, recite.
2) To lay down, prescribe; तं हि धर्मं सूत्रकाराः समामनन्ति (taṃ hi dharmaṃ sūtrakārāḥ samāmananti) Uttararāmacarita 4.
3) To repeat or hand down traditionally.
4) To enumerate.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāmnā (समाम्ना):—[=sam-ā-√mnā] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -manati, te, to repeat or mention together, repeat memoriter, hand down from memory or by tradition ([especially] collections of sacred words or texts), [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to suppose to be, take for ([accusative]), [Nirukta, by Yāska]
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: Mna, Cama, Sama.
Starts with: Samamnana, Samamnata, Samamnatri, Samamnaya, Samamnayamaya, Samamnayika.
Full-text: Samamnayika, Samamnana, Samamnatri, Samamnayamaya, Samamnata, Samamnaya.
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