Samap, Samāp: 3 definitions

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Samap 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 dictionary

Samāp (समाप्).—5 P.

1) To obtain, get.

2) To accomplish, fulfil.

3) To finish, complete; यावतैषां समाप्येरन् यज्ञाः पर्याप्त- दक्षिणाः (yāvataiṣāṃ samāpyeran yajñāḥ paryāpta- dakṣiṇāḥ) R.17.17,24; समाप्य सान्ध्यं च विधिम् (samāpya sāndhyaṃ ca vidhim) 2.23. -Caus.

1) To cause to gain completely.

2) To finish, complete.

3) To put to death; तलैश्च पादैश्च समापयन्तः (talaiśca pādaiśca samāpayantaḥ) Rām. 5.61.24.

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

Samāp (समाप्):—[=sam-√āp] [Parasmaipada] -āpnoti, to acquire or obtain completely, gain, [Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to accomplish, fulfil, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];

—to reach, [Atharva-veda] :

—[Causal] āpayati, to cause to gain or obtain completely, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];

—to bring to an end, finish, complete, conclude, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to put an end to, put to death, destroy (with or [scilicet] atmānam ‘one’s self’), [Āpastamba; Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] :

—[Desiderative] of [Causal] -āpipayithati, to wish or try to accomplish, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] :

—[Desiderative] -ipsati, to wish to obtain or reach or accomplish, wish for, desire, [ib.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Samāp (समाप्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Samāṇa, Samāva.

context information

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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