Samapanna, Samāpanna: 8 definitions
Introduction
Samapanna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysamāpanna : (pp. of samāpajjati) entered upon; engaged in.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySamāpanna, (pp. of samāpajjati) having attained, got to, entered, reached S. IV, 293 (saññā-nirodhaṃ); A. II, 42 (arahatta-maggaṃ entered the Path); Dh. 264 (icchālobha° given to desire); Kvu 572 (in special sense= attaining the samāpattis). (Page 686)
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 Dictionarysamāpanna (समापन्न) [or समापित, samāpita].—p S Completed, concluded, finished.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsamāpanna (समापन्न).—p Completed, finished.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamāpanna (समापन्न).—p. p.
1) Attained, obtained.
2) Occurred, happened.
3) Come, arrived.
4) Finished, completed, accomplished.
5) Proficient.
6) Endowed with.
7) Distressed, afflicted.
8) Killed.
-nnam 1 End, completion.
2) Death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySamāpanna (समापन्न).—ppp. (to °padyate, q.v.), attained (to samāpatti, in technical sense): (sc. Bhagavān) samādhiṃ samāpanno 'bhūd…samanantara-°nnasya…bhagavato …Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 5.10, 11; °nnasyāpi yoginaḥ Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 45.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāpanna (समापन्न).—mfn.
(-nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) 1. Finished, done, completed, concluded. 2. Got, gained, obtained. 3. Distressed, afflicted. 4. Killed. 5. Accomplished, perfect, (in any branch of study.) 6. Come, occurred. E. sam implying completion, &c., āṅ before pad to go, aff. kta .
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Samapannaka.
Ends with: Abhisamapanna, Kshamapanna.
Full-text: Samapadyate, Sajiva, Samapajjati, Iccha, Pad.
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