Samarpana, Samarpaṇa: 14 definitions
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Samarpana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samarpan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण) refers to “offerings”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada the birth of Menā’s daughter:—“[...] She made clay idol of the Goddess and worshipped her by offering various things [i.e., nānāvastu-samarpaṇa] on the banks of the Gaṅgā in Auṣadhiprastha. On some days she observed a complete fast. On some days she observed sacred rites. Some days wind alone constituted her food and some days she drank only water. With her mind fixed on Śivā, Menā passed twenty seven years with pleasure and brilliant lustre. [...]”.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण) refers to the “laying down (of one’s burden)”, according to Vedānta Deśika’s Rahasyatrayasāra.—Accordingly, “Among these [two categories], the ācāryaniṣṭhaṉ is himself included within the Ācārya’s laying down of his burden (bhara-samarpaṇa) with regard to him and his own …. For this ācāryaniṣṭhaṉ, according to the axiom of “how much more, then” (kaumutika nyāya), there can be no doubt as to the attainment of the fruit. Mutaliyāṇṭāṉ [Rāmānuja’s nephew] taught the verse: like those creatures on the body of a lion that leaps from one mountain to another, when Bhāṣyakāra [Rāmānuja] jointly leaps [does prapatti], then, due to our bodily relationship with him [i.e. being related to him due to kinship ties], we too have been elevated [we get the same salvific benefits as he does]”.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
samarpaṇa (समर्पण).—n (S) Offering, presenting, devoting or making over.
samarpaṇa (समर्पण).—n Offering, presenting, making over.
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 dictionary
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण).—Giving or handing over to, delivering, consigning.
Derivable forms: samarpaṇam (समर्पणम्).
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Delivering, consigning, presenting. E. sam, arpaṇa delivering.
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण).—i. e. sam-ṛ, [Causal.], + ana, n. Delivering, consigning, handing over, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 4, 109; [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 299.
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण).—[neuter] putting, placing, handing over, imparting, committing, entrusting.
1) Samarpaṇa (समर्पण):—[=sam-arpaṇa] [from sam-ṛ] n. the act of placing or throwing upon, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] delivering or handing completely over, consigning, presenting, imparting, bestowing (cf. ātma-s), [Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] making known, communicating, [Śaṃkarācārya; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
4) [v.s. ...] (in [dramatic language]) angry invective between personages in a play (one of the 7 scenes which constitute a Bhāṇikā q.v.), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण):—(wie eben) n.
1) das Auflegen, Daraufwerfen [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5, 3, 5, 29.] —
2) das Hingeben, Uebergeben, Ueberlassen, Verleihen, Verabreichen, Anheimstellen: bāliputra [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 4, 65.] abhijñānamaṇi [5, 66] in der Unterschr. [Kathāsaritsāgara 4, 109.] [KUSUM. 65, 12.] bhṛterasamarpaṇādikam das Nichtzahlen des Lohnes [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 214.] viphalatva [Spr. (II) 2990.] adhikāra [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 299.] vāñchitārtha [3, 273.] ātma das Sichhingeben [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 11, 11.] yadbrahmaṇi pare sākṣātsarvakarmasamarpaṇam [15, 64.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 171, 14.] —
3) = ātma das Sichhingeben [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2, 6, 26.] nārāyaṇe samarpaṇaṃ bhajanam [SARVADARŚANAS. 65, 11.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 14, 51.] —
4) das Mittheilen, zur - Kenntniss - Bringen: svagotravittātma [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 85, 37.] [] zu [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad] [S. 177.] cetaḥ zu [Chāndogyopaniṣad S. 9.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 157, 2. 159, 8.] —
5) Bez. einer best. Scene im Bhāṇikā genannten Schauspiel: im Zorn ausgestossene vorwurfsvolle Worte [Sāhityadarpana 556.]
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Samappaṇa, Samappaṇayā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण) [Also spelled samarpan]:—(nm) dedication; surrender; ~[rpaṇakarttā] one who dedicates/surrenders; ~[pita] dedicated; surrendered.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Samarpaṇa (ಸಮರ್ಪಣ):—
1) [noun] = ಸಮರ್ಪಣೆ - [samarpane -]1.
2) [noun] (rhet.) exchange of angry, strong verbal abuses between personages in a play; invectives.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Samarpaṇa (समर्पण):—n. 1. entrusting; handing over; 2. dedication; 3. Law. assignment; transfer; 4. surrender;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Arpana, Sam, Cam.
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