Samghrish, Saṃghṛṣ: 3 definitions

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Samghrish 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.

The Sanskrit term Saṃghṛṣ can be transliterated into English as Samghrs or Samghrish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃghṛṣ (संघृष्).—1 P.

1) To rub or grind together.

2) To rival, emulate, compete or vie with; स प्रयोगनिपुणैः प्रयोक्तृभिः संजघर्ष सह मित्रसंनिधौ (sa prayoganipuṇaiḥ prayoktṛbhiḥ saṃjagharṣa saha mitrasaṃnidhau) R.19.36.

3) To rub, scratch.

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

Saṃghṛṣ (संघृष्):—[=saṃ-√ghṛṣ] [Parasmaipada] -gharṣati, to rub together or against each other, contend or vie with ([instrumental case]), [Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa] :

—[Passive voice] -ghṛṣyate, to be rubbed or wetted (as a sword), [Subhāṣitāvali];

— ([present participle] -ghṛṣyat), to be brought or come into collision, vie or rival with (also with paras-param), [Mahābhārata]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃghṛṣ (संघृष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃghasa.

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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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