Samihita, Samīhita: 8 definitions

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Samihita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Samīhita, (nt.) (pp. of samīhati) endeavour, striving after, pursuit J. V, 388. (Page 687)

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Samihita, (=saṃhita) collected, composed Vin. I, 245= D. I, 104=238; A. III, 224=229=DA. I, 273; D. I, 241, 272. (Page 687)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samīhita (समीहित).—p. p.

1) Longed for, desired, wished.

2) Undertaken; स त्वं समीहितमदः स्थितिजन्मनाशम् (sa tvaṃ samīhitamadaḥ sthitijanmanāśam) Bhāgavata 8.12. 11.

-tam Wish, longing, desire.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samīhita (समीहित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Wished, desired. 2. Undertaken. n.

(-taṃ) Wish, desire. E. sam before īh to wish, kta aff.

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

Samīhita (समीहित).—[adjective] wished; [neuter] = [preceding]

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

1) Samīhita (समीहित):—[=sam-īhita] [from sam-īhā > sam-īh] mfn. longed or wished for, desired, striven after, undertaken, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhartṛhari; Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] n. great effort to obtain anything, desire, longing, wish, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Hitopadeśa]

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

Samīhita (समीहित):—[samī+hita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Wished. n. A wish.

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

Samīhita (समीहित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samīhiya.

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samīhita (ಸಮೀಹಿತ):—[noun] a desire; a longing.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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