Samapa, Samāpā, Samāpa: 6 definitions

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Samapa 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.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptions

Samāpā (समापा).—The city of Samāpā is mentioned in two separate Rock edicts of Aśoka, discovered from Jaugada, Ganjam district, Orrisa, in the vicinity of which the ancient city is said to have been located. In Mauryan times, South-Western Kaliṅga had its headquarters at this place. The Jaugada inscription is addressed to the district officers and city magistrate of Samāpā.

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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 dictionary

Samāpa (समाप).—Offering sacrifices or oblations to the gods.

Derivable forms: samāpaḥ (समापः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samāpa (समाप).—m.

(-paḥ) Sacrificing, offering oblations to the gods. E. sam same, āpa water; in which libations of water are made.

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

1) Samāpa (समाप):—[=sam-āpa] [from sam-āp] m. sacrificing, offering oblations to the gods (= deva-yajana), [Vopadeva]

2) Samāpā (समापा):—[=sam-ā-√pā] [Parasmaipada] -pibati, to drink in entirely, suck in, absorb, [Mahābhārata; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samāpa (समाप):—[samā+pa] (paḥ) 1. m. Sacrificing to the gods.

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Samapa in German

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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.

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