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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Samāviddha (समाविद्ध) refers to “being cut and pierced” (by weapons), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.17 (“The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “Then the heroic Asuras hit and struck the gods distressed and terrified, with the spears, axes and clubs. With their bodies cut and pierced (samāviddha-deha) by the weapons of the Asuras, the gods including Indra became distressed in mind by fear and they fled from the battle. On seeing the gods fleeing, Viṣṇu hastened to the battle ground seated on his vehicle Garuḍa. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samāviddha (समाविद्ध).—p. p. Shaken, agitated.

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

Samāviddha (समाविद्ध):—[=sam-āviddha] [from samā-vyadh] mfn. shaken, agitated (others ‘wasted, destroyed’), [Mahābhārata xv, 1031.]

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

Samāviddha (समाविद्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samāiḍḍha.

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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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Partial matches: Sam, Aviddha.

Full-text: Samaiddha.

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