Samashlesha, Samāśleṣa: 6 definitions

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Samashlesha 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.

The Sanskrit term Samāśleṣa can be transliterated into English as Samaslesa or Samashlesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samāśleṣa (समाश्लेष).—A close embrace.

Derivable forms: samāśleṣaḥ (समाश्लेषः).

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

Samāśleṣa (समाश्लेष).—m.

(-ṣaḥ) A close embrace.

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

Samāśleṣa (समाश्लेष).—i. e. sam-ā-śliṣ + a, m. Embrace, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 158, 12.

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

Samāśleṣa (समाश्लेष).—[masculine] ṇa [neuter] an embrace.

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

Samāśleṣa (समाश्लेष):—[=sam-āśleṣa] [from samā-śliṣ] m. a close or firm embrace, [Mahābhārata; Mālatīmādhava]

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Samashlesha 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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