Samdarshana, Saṃdarśana, Sandarśana, Sandarshana: 12 definitions
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Samdarshana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 terms Saṃdarśana and Sandarśana can be transliterated into English as Samdarsana or Samdarshana or Sandarsana or Sandarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Saṃdarśana (संदर्शन):—[saṃdarśanaṃ] Clear manifestation of tendon network
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Sandarśana (सन्दर्शन) refers to the “reappearance” (of stars in different places), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The very thought (meditation) of the sage Agastya is calculated to wash off one’s sins; his praise (worship) must be capable of doing more. For the benefit, therefore, of princes, I will now speak of the rules of the Arghya (offering) to be presented to Agastya as stated by the Ṛṣis. The time of reappearance [i.e., sandarśana] of the star Canopus (Agastya) is different in different places; and it is for the learned astronomer to ascertain these times for given places. In the town of Ujjain, the star reappears when the sun just begins to enter the 24th degree of the sign Leo”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Saṃdarśaṇa (संदर्शण) refers to the “sight” (of certain types of persons), according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] If a Bhikṣu, Brāhmaṇa, wise man, or a wealthy man is seen (saṃdarśaṇa), it brings virtue. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Saṃdarśana (संदर्शन) refers to “displaying (great miracles)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Then the Bhagavān went to the residence of Vaiśravaṇa, the Great King, with a great retinue, a great assembly-gathering, a great host, an indication of great supernatural power, displaying great miracles (prātihārya-saṃdarśana)”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Saṃdarśana (संदर्शन).—
1) Seeing, beholding, viewing.
2) Gazing, looking steadfastly.
3) Meeting, seeing one another.
4) Sight, appearance, vision.
5) Regard, consideration.
6) Showing, displaying.
7) Employment, use; अपाय- संदर्शनजां विपत्तिमुपायसंदर्शनजां च सिद्धिम् (apāya- saṃdarśanajāṃ vipattimupāyasaṃdarśanajāṃ ca siddhim) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.61.
Derivable forms: saṃdarśanam (संदर्शनम्).
Sandarśana (सन्दर्शन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Looking, seeing. 2. Shewing. 3. Appearance. 4. Meeting. 5. Regard, consideration. E. sam completely, darśana seeing; or sam before dṛś to see, causal. v., lyuṭ aff.
Saṃdarśana (संदर्शन).—i. e. sam-dṛś + ana, n. 1. Seeing each other, meeting, [Pañcatantra] 109, 22; 161, 14. 2. Looking, sight, presence,
Saṃdarśana (संदर्शन).—[neuter] seeing, perceiving, sight, view, appearance; coming together with, meeting ([instrumental] ±saha); showing, exhibition.
1) Saṃdarśana (संदर्शन):—[=saṃ-darśana] [from saṃ-dṛś] n. the act of looking steadfastly gazing, viewing, beholding, seeing, sight, vision (svapne saṃdarśanaṃ-√gam, ‘to be seen by or appear to [gen.] in a dream’; nampra-√yam, ‘to show one’s self to [gen.]’; ne, ‘in view or in the presence of [gen. or [compound]]’), [Nirukta, by Yāska; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a gaze, look, [Rāmāyaṇa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] surveying, inspection, consideration, [Mahābhārata; Vikramorvaśī; Hitopadeśa]
4) [v.s. ...] appearance, manifestation, [Kāvya literature; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] the rising of a heavenly body with the sun, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
6) [v.s. ...] meeting or falling in with ([instrumental case] with or without saha), [Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra] ([from] [Causal]) the act of causing to see, showing, displaying, exhibition of or to ([compound]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Purāṇa]
Saṃdarśana (संदर्शन):—(von darś simpl. und caus. mit sam) n.
1) das Erblicken, Gewahrwerden, zu-sehen-Bekommen (auf längere Zeit) [Kathāsaritsāgara 37, 208.] das obj. im gen. [Yāska’s Nirukta 10, 40.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 20, 21. 65, 31. 2, 90, 3.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 9, 11. 7, 23, 1, 14.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87, 3.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 105, 2.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 20, 35. 22, 5.] mṛgasya prathamasaṃdarśanadine [Hitopadeśa 26, 18, v. l.] svapne [Kathāsaritsāgara 122, 32.] das obj. im comp. vorangehend: rāma [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 51, 2.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 66, 13. 2, 12, 2. 72] in der Unterschr. [3, 61, 35.] [Suśruta 1, 323, 2.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 7, 56.] [Raghuvaṃśa 15, 94.] [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 160, 7.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 50.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 16, 87. 25, 113. 45, 243.] [Sāhityadarpana 137.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 370.] [Nīlakaṇṭha 169.] rāmasaṃdarśanaṃ prāpya [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 52, 2.] samayaḥ samatikrānto bhavatsaṃdarśane mayā so v. a. beim Verweilen bei dir [Mahābhārata 1, 7768.] saṃdarśane im Angesicht von (gen.) [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 26, 2, 15.] [Mahābhārata 4, 111. 673.] sthā [5, 7109. 12, 1984.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 13. 5, 23, 32.] ava-sthāpay [2, 99, 6.] asaṃdarśane grāmāt ausserhalb des Gesichtskreises des Dorfes [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 4, 8, 12.] tasya svapne saṃdarśanaṃ gatvā so v. a. ihm im Traume erscheinend [Pañcatantra 235, 10.] saṃdarśanaṃ pra-yam Jmd einen Anblick von sich gewähren, sich Jmd (gen.) zeigen [161, 14.] —
2) Blick: krūra [Sāhityadarpana 232.] sneha [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 50, 27.] —
3) das Besichtigen, in Augenschein-Nehmen astrasaṃdarśanārambha [Mahābhārata 1, 461.] animiṣīyakratu [Vikramorvaśī 78, 19.] das Betrachten, Erwägen: manubaudhāyanavacana [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 134.] tatkṛtakārya [Hitopadeśa 129, 10.] —
4) das zu-Gesicht-Kommen, Erscheinen: rutasaṃdarśanaṃ (copulat. comp.) neṣṭaṃ pratīpaṃ vānararkṣayoḥ [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 42.] evaṃvidhavaicitryasya sahasradhā saṃdarśanāt [Sāhityadarpana 276, 17.] apāya, upāya [Spr. (II) 415.] vom heliakischen Aufgang eines Gestirns [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 12, 14.] —
5) das Aussehen: vibudhopama [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 20, 4.] —
6) das Zusammentreffen —, Zusammenkommen mit (blosser instr. oder instr. mit saha): athāsya mṛgayāyātasyāsītsaṃdarśanaṃ vane . kayāpi siddhatāpasyā [Kathāsaritsāgara 43, 192.] kiṃ na kriyate mayā saha saṃdarśanam [Pañcatantra 109, 23.] —
7) das Sehenlassen, Zeigen; in comp. mit dem näheren obj.: prītyarthaṃ tava caitanye svargasaṃdarśanaṃ kṛtam [Mahābhārata 13, 2892.] hāso sthisaṃdarśanam (asthi so v. a. Zahn) [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 25, 17.] ātma [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 10, 31.] in comp. mit dem entfernteren obj.: rāmasaṃdarśanārthaṃ taddhanurānīyatām um ihn dem Rāma zu zeigen [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 69, 2.] Vgl. punaḥ, svapna .
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Saṃdarśana (ಸಂದರ್ಶನ):—
1) [noun] the act of looking at.
2) [noun] a steady look; a gaze.
3) [noun] to and visit a respectable, venerable person, with due humiliation.
4) [noun] to appear before (said of persons as king, religious chief, etc.).
5) [noun] a coming together of persons or things; a personal meeting.
6) [noun] a meeting of people face to face, as to evaluate or question a job applicant; an interview.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sandarśana (सन्दर्शन):—n. gazing; beholding; sight; vision;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Darshana, Sam, Cam.
Starts with: Samdarshanadvipa, Samdarshanapatha, Samdarshanapradhyapaka, Samdarshanata.
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