Sambodhya, Saṃbodhya: 4 definitions

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Sambodhya 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)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sambodhya (सम्बोध्य) [=Sambodhi?] refers to “exhorting” (i.e., ‘persuading someone’), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.16 (“Brahmā consoles the gods”).—Accordingly, after Brahmā spoke to Tāraka: “After thus exhorting the demon [i.e., saṃbodhyāsuraityuktvāhaṃ ca saṃbodhyāsuraṃ taṃ] to leave off heaven I, the lord of all, remembered Śiva and Śivā and vanished from the scene”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sambodhya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃbodhya (संबोध्य).—[adjective] to be enlightened or brought to reason, to be be taught or instructed.

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

Sambodhya (सम्बोध्य):—[=sam-bodhya] [from sam-bodha > sam-budh] mfn. to be enlightened or instructed, [Pañcatantra; Kathāsaritsāgara]

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Sambodhya 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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