Samgharsha, Saṃgharṣa: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Saṃgharṣa can be transliterated into English as Samgharsa or Samgharsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sangharsh.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃgharṣa (संघर्ष).—
1) Rubbing together, friction; तयोर्भुजविनिष्पेषात् संघर्षेणोरसोस्तथा (tayorbhujaviniṣpeṣāt saṃgharṣeṇorasostathā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.39.6.
2) Grinding, trituration.
3) Collision, clash; कृष्णमायाविमूढानां संघर्षः सुमहानभूत् (kṛṣṇamāyāvimūḍhānāṃ saṃgharṣaḥ sumahānabhūt) Bhāg. 11.3.13.
4) Emulation, rivalry, contest for superiority; पुष्पमासे हि तरवः संघर्षादिव पुष्पिताः (puṣpamāse hi taravaḥ saṃgharṣādiva puṣpitāḥ) Rām.4.1.91; तस्याश्च मम च कस्मिंश्चित् संघर्षे (tasyāśca mama ca kasmiṃścit saṃgharṣe) Dk.; नाट्याचार्ययोर्महान् ज्ञानसंघर्षो जातः (nāṭyācāryayormahān jñānasaṃgharṣo jātaḥ) M.1.
5) Envy, jealousy.
6) Gliding, gently flowing.
7) Enmity, hostility; क्षत्रं स्वर्गं कथं गच्छेच्छस्त्रपूत- मिति प्रभो । संघर्षजननस्तस्मात् कन्यागर्भो विनिर्मितः (kṣatraṃ svargaṃ kathaṃ gacchecchastrapūta- miti prabho | saṃgharṣajananastasmāt kanyāgarbho vinirmitaḥ) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.2.4.
8) Sexual excitement; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 15.3.22.
-rṣā Liquid lac.
Derivable forms: saṃgharṣaḥ (संघर्षः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃgharṣa (संघर्ष).—i. e. sam-ghṛṣ + a, m. 1. Trituration, rubbing, grinding, friction, Mahābhārata 1, 1134; Rājat, 5, 477. 2. Collision, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 26, 10. 3. Emulation, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Saṃgharṣa (संघर्ष).—[masculine] friction (also ṇa [neuter]); emulation, contest, jealousy at ([accusative] [with] prati or —°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃgharṣa (संघर्ष):—[=saṃ-gharṣa] [from saṃ-ghṛṣ] m. rubbing together, friction, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] mutual attrition, rivalry, envy, jealousy in regard to ([accusative] with prati or [compound]), [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] sexual excitement, [Mahābhārata] ([Bombay edition]), [xv, 840] ([Calcutta edition] saṃharṣa)
4) [v.s. ...] going gently, gliding (= saṃ-sarpa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Saṃgharṣā (संघर्षा):—[=saṃ-gharṣā] [from saṃ-gharṣa > saṃ-ghṛṣ] f. liquid lac, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Saṃgharṣa (संघर्ष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃghaṃsa.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySaṃgharṣa (संघर्ष) [Also spelled sangharsh]:—(nm) struggle; conflict, strife, friction; ~[śīla] prone to struggle; hence ~[śīlatā] (nf).
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Partial matches: Gharsha, Sam.
Starts with: Samgharshana, Samgharshane, Samgharshashalin, Samgharshayitri, Sangharsha.
Ends with: Dantasamgharsha, Sangharsha.
Full-text (+18): Samharsha, Samgharshana, Dantasamgharsha, Samgharshin, Samgharshashalin, Samgharshayitri, Samgharshane, Samghamsa, Swatantray, Sangharsh, Svatamtrya, Sangharsha, Arthasampad, Kanyaputra, Swatantra, Kanyagarbha, Svatamtra, Nartaka, Veshya, Ghrish.
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