Samdesha, Sandeśa, Saṃdeśa, Sandesa, Sandesha: 21 definitions
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Samdesha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Sandeśa and Saṃdeśa can be transliterated into English as Sandesa or Sandesha or Samdesa or Samdesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sandesh.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Sandeśa (सन्देश, “message”) refers to one of the twelve froms of verbal representation (vācika), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. These verbal representations are to be expressed using the various representations of the body (śārira). Vācika forms a part of abhinaya (techniques of representation) which is used in communicating the meaning of the drama (nāṭya) and calling forth the sentiment (rasa).
According to the Nāṭyaśāastra, “‘Speak this to him’ is an example of message (sandeśa)”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Saṃdeśa (संदेश) refers to a sweetmeat made with curd, according to the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta 2.3.44ff—Accordingly:—“[...] In two places there were earthen pots filled with another preparation made with yogurt, sandeśa [saṃdeśa, a sweetmeat made with curd] and banana. I am unable to describe it all. [...] Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa was offered all the food, and the Lord took it very pleasantly”
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sandeśa (सन्देश) refers to a “message”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, after Menā spoke to Śiva: “Then the seven sages spoke to the lord of the mountains—‘O mountain, make arrangements for the journey of your daughter today itself’. O great sage, on hearing these words and knowing her pangs of separation, the lord of mountains was greatly affected by his love towards her and remained silent for a short while. After some time, the lord of the mountains regained his consciousness and said—‘Let it be so’. He then sent the message (sandeśa) to Menā. [...]”.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Sandeśa (सन्देश) is a Sanskrit word referring to a delicate sweetmeat made with curd and sugar.
In Sanskrit language, Sandeśa (संदेश) means “message”.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
sandesa : (m.) a message; a letter; a written document.
Sandesa, (Sk. sandeśa) news, message Mhvs 18, 13. (Page 678)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
sandēśa (संदेश).—m (S) Message; charge or mandate or communication transmitted.
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sandēsā (संदेसा).—m (Poetry. sandēśa S) A message. v sāṅga.
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sandēsā (संदेसा).—ad Properly sandisā.
sandēśa (संदेश).—m Message; charge or mandate transmitted.
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sandēsā (संदेसा).—m (In poetry.) A message.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Saṃdeśa (संदेश).—
1) Information, news, tidings.
2) A message, an errand; संदेशं मे हर धनपतिक्रोधविश्लेषितस्य (saṃdeśaṃ me hara dhanapatikrodhaviśleṣitasya) Meghadūta 7,13; R.12.63; Kumārasambhava 6.2.
3) Commission, command; अनु- ष्ठितो गुरोः संदेशः (anu- ṣṭhito guroḥ saṃdeśaḥ) Ś.5.
4) A kind of sweetmeat.
Derivable forms: saṃdeśaḥ (संदेशः).
Sandeśa (सन्देश).—m.
(-śaḥ) 1. News, tidings, information. 2. Commission, command. E. sam together, diś to shew, aff. ghañ .
Saṃdeśa (संदेश).—i. e. sam-diś + a, m. 1. Information, news, tidings, [Pañcatantra] 162, 3; [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 17, 161. 2. Commission, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 97. 3. Command, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 86, 17.
Saṃdeśa (संदेश).—[masculine] direction, commission, message.
1) Saṃdeśa (संदेश):—[=saṃ-deśa] [from saṃ-diś] a m. (ifc. f(ā). ) communication of intelligence, message, information, errand, direction, command, order to ([genitive case] or [locative case]; -tas with [genitive case], ‘by order of’), [Kauśika-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a present, gift, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] kind of sweetmeat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [=saṃ-deśa] b See saṃ-√dis.
Sandeśa (सन्देश):—[sa-ndeśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. News, information.
Saṃdeśa (संदेश):—(von 1. diś mit sam) m.
1) Anweisung, Auftrag, Botschaft; = saṃvāda [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] saṃdeśamaparyāpya [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 46.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 24, 5.] saṃdeśaṃ brū [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 59, 1.] padmāvatīdatta [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 161.] tasmai taṃ sarvasaṃdeśaṃ śaśaṃsa [57, 126.] śrutvaitaṃ vakrasaṃdeśam [47, 6.] lekhe likhitvā saṃdeśamādāya piturantikāt [59, 146.] saṃdeśāharaṇa [Oxforder Handschriften 143], b, [No. 295.] gṛhīta [Śākuntala 55, 17.] saṃdeśo vada kastava was hast du für einen Auftrag? [Spr. (II) 1631.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 42, 14.] saṃdeśaṃ me śroṣyasi [Meghadūta 13.] kathaya candrasya saṃdeśam [Pañcatantra 162, 3.] saṃdeśaṃ śṛṇu me vatsa taṃ kuryāḥ [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 79, 11. 5, 1, 77.] anuṣṭhito guroḥ saṃdeśaḥ [Śākuntala 70, 3.] saṃdeśataḥ pituḥ im Auftrage des Vaters [Kathāsaritsāgara 14, 64.] asaṃdeśādrāmasya [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 24, 20.] paścimaṃ saṃdeśamicchāmi śrotumātmanaḥ an mich [Rāmāyaṇa] [SCHL. 2, 72, 35.] saṃdeśaṃ pratidāsyāmi viṣṇoḥ [Harivaṃśa 7250.] tasyāḥ sakāśātsaṃdeśo nayitavyaḥ . pradyumnasya [8594.] priyāyāḥ (an die Geliebte) saṃdeśaṃ me hara [Meghadūta 7.] saṃdeśametaṃ dattavāndānavendre [Harivaṃśa 14380.] vatsarājāya ein Auftrag an [Kathāsaritsāgara 14, 7.] nyavedayat vatsarājāya saṃdeśaṃ tam [11, 19.] häufig in comp. mit der Person, von der der Auftrag u. s. w. kommt: rāma [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 49. fg.] in der Unterschr. rāmasaṃdeśamabravīt [?58, 14. 5, 38, 39. Meghadūta 86 (pl.). 97. Raghuvaṃśa 12, 63 (pl.). Śākuntala 61, 7.] kaścideṣāmupādhyāyasaṃdeśaḥ [64, 12.] [Vikramorvaśī 86, 17.] tasmai mādhavasaṃdeśaṃ śaṃsati sma [Kathāsaritsāgara 24, 118.] ūcatuḥ śakrasaṃdeśaṃ tasmai [41, 21.] pitṛsaṃdeśakṛt [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 1, 58.] am Ende eines adj. comp. (f. ā): vyāhṛta [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 2.] iti rājñoktasaṃdeśaḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 44, 90.] saṃkrānta [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 135, 40.] —
2) Geschenk [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 30.] —
3) eine best. leckere Speise [Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. priya megha, lekhasaṃdeśahārin .
Saṃdeśa (संदेश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃdesa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Saṃdeśa (संदेश) [Also spelled sandesh]:—(nm) a message; —[kāvya] a poetic form wherein a lover sends his message of love and yearning to the beloved through clouds, aves, etc.; ~[vāhaka/~hara] a messenger.
2) Saṃdeśā (संदेशा) [Also spelled sandesha]:—(nm) see [saṃdeśa].
3) Sandesha in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) see [samdesha]..—sandesha (संदेशा) is alternatively transliterated as Saṃdeśā.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Saṃdesa (संदेस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Saṃdeśa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Saṃdēśa (ಸಂದೇಶ):—
1) [noun] an order; a command; a behest.
2) [noun] news; information; tidings.
3) [noun] a communication by a divinity through a divine person, of divine truth or knowledge.
4) [noun] a kind of sweet dish.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Sandeśa (सन्देश):—n. 1. information; news; 2. direction; behest; 3. message; 4. Bengali sweet made of milk-cheese; nuts and sugar; 5. order; 6. a gift; a present;
2) Sandesā (सन्देसा):—n. fresh or verbal message; news; message;
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: Desha, Sam, Cam, Can, Shan.
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