Samgava, Saṃgava, Saṃgāva: 5 definitions

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Samgava 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)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Saṃgava (संगव).—(SAṄGAVA). The supervisor of the cattle-shed of Duryodhana. It is stated in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 228 that this Saṅgava helped Duryodhana in the fight which ensued at the time of the great procession conducted by the Kauravas, to the Pāṇḍavas in the forest.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃgava (संगव).—Name of a particular part of the day, said to be three Muhūrtas after Prātastana or early dawn and to form the second of the five divisions of the day; अथ यत् संगववेलायां स आदिः (atha yat saṃgavavelāyāṃ sa ādiḥ) Ch. Up.2.9.4; मां केशवो गदया प्रातरव्याद्गोविन्द आसंगवमात्तवेणुः (māṃ keśavo gadayā prātaravyādgovinda āsaṃgavamāttaveṇuḥ) Bhāgavata 6.8.2.

Derivable forms: saṃgavaḥ (संगवः).

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Saṃgāva (संगाव).—Discourse, conversation.

Derivable forms: saṃgāvaḥ (संगावः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃgava (संगव).—[masculine] the time when cows come together to be milked; morning or forenoon.

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

Saṃgava (संगव):—[=saṃ-gava] m. ([from] sam and go) the time when grazing cows are collected for milking or when they are together with their calves (the second of the five divisions of the day, three Muhūrtas after Prātastana q.v.), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; ???]

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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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