Samanyam, Sāmānyam: 1 definition
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Samanyam 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sāmānyam (सामान्यम्):—[from sāmānya > sāmāna] ind. after the same manner as, like ([compound]), [Kālidāsa]
2) [v.s. ...] jointly, in general, in common, [Manu-smṛti vii, 56.]
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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Starts with: Samanyamusha.
Full-text: Samanya.
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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 1.1.18 (Resemblance of Substance, Attribute, and Action) < [Chapter 1 - Of Substance, Attribute, and Action]
Sūtra 2.1.6 (Objection to Fluidity being a characteristic of Water, answered) < [Chapter 1 - Of Earth, Waters, Fire, Air, and Ether]
Sūtra 1.1.23 (Difference between Substance and Action) < [Chapter 1 - Of Substance, Attribute, and Action]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1131 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 1132 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.56 < [Section IV - Duties of the King]
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter VI - A Buddhist Estimate of Universals < [Part I - Metaphysics]
Chapter VII - The Doctrine of Apoha or the Import of Words < [Part I - Metaphysics]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XLII < [Sanatsujata Parva]