Samanta, Sāmanta, Samānta, Sama-anta, Samamta: 25 definitions
Introduction:
Samanta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSāmanta (सामन्त) refers to “vassal kings”, the conquest (jaya) of whom is mentioned as obtainable through the worship of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.14:—“[...] for the conquest (jaya) of vassal kings (sāmanta), worship for ten million times is recommended [for details, see text]. For keeping vassal kings (rājan) under influence the same for ten thousand times is recommended”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSāmanta (सामन्त).—Neighbouring chieftains; their irritation against the king is a case of internal dissension;1 they should behave like fire towards refractory sāmantas;2 residence of;3 followed Haihaya in his hunting expedition;4 subordinate to the Kauravas.5
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 27. 13, 39; 28. 12; 38. 20; 74. 124; Matsya-purāṇa 223. 8.
- 2) Ib. 226. 7.
- 3) Ib. 227. 168; 254. 21.
- 4) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 14. 10.
- 5) Matsya-purāṇa 272. 37.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: archive.org: Natya ShastraSāmanta (सामन्त) seems to mean a “feudatory” or “dependent prince”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: ArthaśāstraSāmanta (सामन्त) refers to “feudatories” and represents an official title used in the political management of townships in ancient India. Officers, ministers, and sovereigns bearing such titles [eg., Sāmanta] were often present in ancient inscriptions when, for example, the king wanted to address his subjects or make an important announcement.
Source: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (artha)Sāmanta (सामन्त, “feudatory”) or “ruler of a territyory” is an official title designating one of the seventy-two officers (niyoga) of the Bāhattaraniyogādhipati circle, according to the Inscriptional glossary of Andhra Pradesh (Śāsana-śabdakośāmu). The bāhattaraniyoga-adhipati is the highest executive officer of this circle (including a Sāmanta). For example: During the reign of Gaṇapatideva, the area extending between Pānagal to Mārjavāḍi was entrusted to Gaṇḍapeṇḍāru Gangayasāhiṇi as Bāhattaraniyogādhipati. Later on, this office was entrusted to Kāyastha Jannigadeva.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismSamanta (समन्त) is the name of a Śrāvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Samanta).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the ŚilāhārasSāmanta (governer) is the official title of a minister belonging of the administration of the state during, the rule of the Śilāhāra dynasty (r. 765-1215 A.D.).—The administration of the State was carried on with the help of Governors (rāṣṭrapati), Collectors (viṣayapatis) and village headmen (grāmapati). In some later records like the Dive Āgar plate of Mummuṇi, they are called sāmanta (Governor), nāyaka (the Commissioner of a division) and ṭhākura (the Collector of a district). The Governors of provinces were often military officers, who were called daṇḍādhīpati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySamanta.—(IE 8-1), corrupt form of saṃvat. Note: samanta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sāmanta.—(IE 8-2; 8-3; EI 30; CII 3, 4; BL; HD), title of feudatory rulers; a feudatory smaller than the Rājan; a sub- ordinate chief; also explained as ‘a minister’ (SITI). See Bomb. Gaz., Vol. XXI, p. 354; Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, p. 297. Cf. Mahāsāmanta. Note: sāmanta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sāmanta.—(CII 1), a neighbour; ‘one who is in possession of a piece of land in the neighbourhood of the gift land’ (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIV, p. 220). Note: sāmanta 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Samanta in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Calpocalyx brevibracteatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysamanta : (adj.) all; entire. || samantā (adv.) all around; everywhere. sāmanta (nt.), neighbourhood; vicinity. (adj.) bordering; neighbouring.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySamanta, (adj.) (saṃ+anta “of complete ends”) all, entire Sn. 672; Miln. 3. occurs usually in oblique cases, used adverbially, e.g. Acc. samantaṃ completely Sn. 442; Abl. samantā (D. I, 222; J. II, 106; Vin. I, 32) & samantato (M. I, 168=Vin. I, 5; Mhvs 1, 29; Vism. 185; and in definitions of prefix pari° DA. I, 217; VvA. 236; PvA. 32); Instr. samantena (Th. 2, 487) on all sides, everywhere, anywhere; also used as prepositions; thus, samantā Vesāliṃ, everywhere in Vesāli D. II, 98; samantato nagarassa all round the city Mhvs 34, 39; samāsamantato everywhere DA. I, 61.
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Sāmanta, (adj.) (fr. samanta) neighbouring, bordering D. I, 101; Vin. I, 46 (āpatti° bordering on a transgression); J. II, 21; IV, 124; connected with M. I, 95; °jappā (or °jappana) roundabout talk Vbh. 353; Vism. 28; Nd1 226; VbhA. 484. Abl. sāmantā in the neighbourhood of Vin. III, 36; D. II, 339; Loc. sāmante the same J. IV, 152 (Kapila-vatthu-°). (Page 704)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysāmanta (सामंत).—m S A feudatory prince or chieftain; the head of a district or petty principality, acknowledging and rendering tribute to a lord paramount.
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sāmanta (सामंत).—a S Limitative, bounding: also bordering, neighboring, adjoining.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsāmanta (सामंत).—m A feudatory chieftain.
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sāmanta (सामंत).—a Limitative; bordering.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamanta (समन्त).—a. [samyak antaḥ, sa yatra vā]
1) Being on every side, universal.
2) Complete, entire.
-ntaḥ Limit, boundary, term. (samantaḥ, samantam, samantataḥ, samantāt are used adverbially in the sense of 'from every side', 'all around', 'on all sides', 'wholly', 'completely'; tato'śmasahitā dhārāḥ saṃvṛṇvantyaḥ samantataḥ Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.143.19; lelihyaṃse grasamānaḥ samantāt Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11.3.).
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Sāmanta (सामन्त).—a.
1) Bordering, hounding, neighbouring.
2) Universal.
-taḥ 1 A neighbour; राष्ट्रेषु रक्षाधिकृतान् सामन्तां- श्चैव चोदितान् (rāṣṭreṣu rakṣādhikṛtān sāmantāṃ- ścaiva coditān) Manusmṛti 9.272.
2) A neighbouring king.
3) A feudatory or tributary prince; सामन्तमौलिमणिरञ्जितपाद- पीठम् (sāmantamaulimaṇirañjitapāda- pīṭham) V.3.19; R.5.28;6.33.
4) A prince with a revenue of 3 lacs Karṣa; सामन्तः स नृपः प्रोक्तो यावल्लक्षत्रयावधि (sāmantaḥ sa nṛpaḥ prokto yāvallakṣatrayāvadhi) Śukra.1.83.
5) A leader, general.
-tam Neighbourhood.
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Samānta (समान्त).—a borderer, neighbour.
Derivable forms: samāntaḥ (समान्तः).
Samānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and anta (अन्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySamanta (समन्त).—name of a Bodhisattva: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 576.15 (verse); probably a short form (m.c.) for the well-known Samaṇta- bhadra, q.v.; in the same line Mahāsthāma, q.v., also probably a short form.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamanta (समन्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) All, entire, universal. m.
(-ntaḥ) Limit, term, boundary, end. E. sam intensitive, anta end.
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Samānta (समान्त).—n.
(-ntaṃ) The end of a year. E. samā a year, and anta end.
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Sāmanta (सामन्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntī-ntaṃ) 1. Limitative, boundary, bounding. 2. Bordering, neighbouring. 3. Universal. m.
(-ntaḥ) 1. The chief of a district. 2. A neighbour. 3. An attendant or companion of a chieftain. 4. A leader, a captain, a champion. 5. A neighbouring prince. n.
(-ntaṃ) Neighbourhood. E. samanta end, term, aṇ aff. of relation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySamanta (समन्त).—[sam-anta], I. adj. 1. From every part, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1446; entire. 2. All. Ii. Abl. tāt, adv. 1. From every part, [Pañcatantra] 51, 18. 2. All round, on every side, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 158, 4; [Pañcatantra] 230, 16;
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Sāmanta (सामन्त).—i. e. samanta + a, I. adj. 1. Limitative. 2. Bordering, neighbouring, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 259. 3. Universal, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 5, 28 (Sch.). Ii. m. 1. A neighbour, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 69; [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 91. 2. The chief of a district, a (tributary) king, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 102, 6; [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 223; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 60. 3. A leader, a general, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 20, 12; a champion, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 249. Iii. n. Neighbourhood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamanta (समन्त).—[adjective] adjoining, neighbouring, all, complete. [feminine] ā [plural] neighbourhood. [neuter] samantam near, close to ([instrumental]). samantena all around, [with] neg. nowhere. °—, samantam, samantāt & samantatas all around, everywhere; completely, thoroughly.
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Samānta (समान्त).—1. [masculine] confiner, borderer.
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Samānta (समान्त).—2. [masculine] the end of the year.
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Sāmanta (सामन्त).—[adjective] being all around, surrounding, neighbouring. [masculine] neighbour, vassal; [neuter] neighbourhood.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Sāmanta (सामन्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—composed under a prince Śrīpati Viṣṇudāsa, in 1620: Tājikasāraṭīkā.
2) Sāmanta (सामन्त):—pupil of Harsharatna, identical with Sumatiharsha (Gb. 121): Tājikasāraṭīkā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samānta (समान्त):—[from sama] a m. (for 2. samānta See under samā) a borderer, neighbour, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā] (cf. samanta). 1.
2) [from samā > sama] b (mān) m. (for 1. samān See under 2. sama, [column]1) the end of a year, [ib. iv, 26. -2.]
3) Samanta (समन्त):—[=sam-anta] mf(ā)n. ‘having the ends together’, contiguous, neighbouring, adjacent, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] ‘being on every side’, universal, whole, entire, all (samantam ind. ‘in contiguity or conjunction with’, ‘together with’; samantam ind. or tāt ind. or ta-tas ind. ‘on all sides, around’, ‘or, wholly, completely’; tena ind. ‘all round’; with na = ‘nowhere’), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
5) Samantā (समन्ता):—[=sam-antā] [from sam-anta] f. ([plural]) neighbourhood, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a grammar, [Colebrooke]
7) Samanta (समन्त):—[=sam-anta] n. (also with agneḥ, varuṇasya, or vasiṣṭhasya) Name of various Samans, [Brāhmaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] n. or m. (?) Name of a country, [Buddhist literature]
9) Samānta (समान्त):—c samāntara See p.1153, [columns] 1 and 2.
10) Sāmānta (सामान्त):—[from sāma > sāman] m. the end of a Sāman, [Lāṭyāyana]
11) Sāmanta (सामन्त):—mfn. ([from] sam-anta) being on all sides, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
12) bordering, limiting, [Horace H. Wilson]
13) m. a neighbour, [Kāṭhaka; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]
14) a vassal, feudatory prince, the chief of a district (paying tribute to a lord paramount), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
15) a minister (?), [Cāṇakya] ([varia lectio])
16) a leader, general, captain, champion, [Horace H. Wilson]
17) Name of the author of the Tājika-sāra-ṭīkā (1620 A.D.), [Catalogue(s)]
18) n. a neighbourhood, [Manu-smṛti; Śukasaptati]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samanta (समन्त):—(ntaḥ) 1. m. Limit, time. a. Entire, universal.
2) Samānta (समान्त):—(ntaṃ) 1. n. End of the year.
3) Sāmanta (सामन्त):—[(ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a.] Limitative; bordering on. m. Chief of a district; a captain; neighbour. n. Neighbourhood.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sāmanta (सामन्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāmaṃta.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Samaṃtā (समंता) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samantāt.
Samaṃtā has the following synonyms: Samaṃteṇa.
2) Sāmaṃta (सामंत) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sāmanta.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSamaṃta (ಸಮಂತ):—
1) [adjective] being present at all places (at the same time).
2) [adjective] entire; whole; complete.
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Samaṃta (ಸಮಂತ):—[noun] the bifurcating line between two villages, town, state or nation; a border.
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Sāmaṃta (ಸಾಮಂತ):—
1) [adjective] adjacent; neighbouring.
2) [adjective] of, belonging to or forming a periphery; peripheral.
3) [adjective] of, for or from the whole or all; not particular or local; general.
4) [adjective] under another’s control; tributary.
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Sāmaṃta (ಸಾಮಂತ):—
1) [noun] a ruler who is a tributary to another ruler; a tributary.
2) [noun] a man who lives near another; a neighbour.
3) [noun] a king of the neighbouring state or nation.
4) [noun] a prince, the chief of a district.
5) [noun] a chief or head of a group of persons.
6) [noun] the state or fact of being neighbors; neighbourhood.
7) [noun] in Hindūstāni system, a rāga (musical mode) belonging to the Karnāṭaka ಥಾಟ್ [that] (group).
8) [noun] in Karnāṭaka system, a rāga (musical mode) derived from the main mode Nāgānandini.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sam, Anta, Sama.
Starts with (+186): Samamtadugdhe, Samamtagisu, Samamtao, Samamtasiha, Samanta-adhikarin, Samanta-adhipati, Samanta-padira, Samantabhadda, Samantabhaddaka, Samantabhaddakatta, Samantabhadra, Samantabhadraka, Samantabhadralokeshvara, Samantabhadrasuri, Samantabhadri, Samantabhashiri, Samantabhashri, Samantabhuj, Samantabhuja, Samantacakkhu.
Ends with: Adatasamamta, Anusamanta, Asamanta, Aysamamta, Gamasamanta, Hinasamanta, Mahasamanta, Mahisamanta, Pariasamamta, Parisamanta, Pranatasheshasamanta, Pratisamanta, Rajasamanta, Shrisamanta, Vissamanta.
Full-text (+133): Samantavasin, Samantadugdha, Samantabhuj, Samantabhadra, Samantat, Mahasamanta, Samantatas, Samantadugdhi, Samantaparyayin, Samantaprasadika, Samantena, Samantashitibahu, Pratisamantam, Samantashitirandhra, Samantaprasadikata, Samantapancaka, Samantam, Samantacakra, Samantapratyaya, Pratisamanta.
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