Samcaritra, Saṃcaritra: 2 definitions
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Samcaritra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samcharitra.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySaṃcaritra (संचरित्र).—nt. (= Pali °tta; see also sāṃ°), pro- curing, acting as go-between in liaisons, one of the saṃ- ghāvaśeṣa sins: Mahāvyutpatti 8373; compare [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 480.6—7.
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Sāṃcaritra (सांचरित्र).—nt. (= saṃc°, q.v.), procuring, acting as go-between in liaisons: Bodhisattvabhūmi 117.13 na…°treṇa para- dāram upasaṃhṛtya pareṣām anuprayacchati; °tra-samut- thitāṃ (āpattim) Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iii.87.18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃcaritra (संचरित्र):—[=saṃ-caritra] [from saṃ-cara > saṃ-car] n. coupling, procuring, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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