Samarabdha, Samārabdha: 5 definitions
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Samarabdha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSamārabdha (समारब्ध) refers to the “commencement” (of a penance), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, after Menā spoke to Pārvatī: “[...] Neatly cleaning the ground, the beautiful lady built the altar. Then the penance, difficult to be performed even by the sages, was begun [i.e., samārabdha]. Suppressing her sense-organs with her mind, she started the great penance in a place within the proximity. In the summer she kept a perpetually blazing fire all round and remaining within continued muttering the mantra. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamārabdha (समारब्ध).—mfn.
(-bdhaḥ-bdhā-bdhaṃ) Begun, commenced. E. sam and āṅ before rabhi to begin, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samārabdha (समारब्ध):—[=sam-ārabdha] [from samā-rabh] mfn. taken in hand, undertaken, begun (also ‘begun to be built’), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] one who has begun or commenced, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] happened, occurred, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySamārabdha (समारब्ध):—[samā+rabdha] (bdhaḥ-bdhā-bdhaṃ) p. Commenced.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Samārabdha (समारब्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samāḍhatta.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sam, Arabdha.
Starts with: Samarabdhatara.
Ends with: Susamarabdha.
Full-text: Samarabdhatara, Samarabhya, Samadhatta, Susamarabdha, Sampadaniya, Apratima, Apratimana, Rabh.
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