Samapat, Samāpat, Sama-pat: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Samapat 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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Samāpat (समापत्).—fly or hasten near, rush upon ([accusative]); come to, obtain; have sexual intercourse with (saha).

Samāpat is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms samā and pat (पत्).

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

Samāpat (समापत्):—[=sam-ā-√pat] [Parasmaipada] -patati, to fly together towards, rush violently upon, attack, assail ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.;

—to descend, alight, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā];

—to come together, be united sexually with (saha), [Mahābhārata];

—to come to, attain, [ib.]

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

Samāpat (समापत्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samāvaḍa.

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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