Samikshana, Samīkṣaṇa: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Samikshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Samīkṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Samiksana or Samikshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: archive.org: History of Dharmasastra (Vol II Part I)Samīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण) refers to “looking (at each other)” and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (saṃskāra) according to the Parāskara-gṛhya-sūtra I.4.—The main outlines of the marriage saṃskāra show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—Paraspara-samīkṣaṇ refers to “looking at each other”. Parāskara-gṛhya-sūtra I.4 says that the bride-groom recites Ṛgveda X.85.44, 40, 41 and 37 at this time. Āpastamba-gṛhya-sūtra IV.4 and Baud-gṛhya-sūtra say he recites Ṛgveda X.85.44. The Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra pariśiṣṭa I.23 says that first of all a piece of cloth is held between the bridegroom and bride and that at the proper astrological moment it is removed and then the two see each other. Laghu-Āśvalāyana-smṛti (15.20) also says the same. This practice is observed even now. When the interposed cloth is held between the bride and bride-groom verses called maṅgalāṣṭakas are repeated by Brāhmaṇas, the last of which verses is “tad-eva lagnam sudinam tad-eva” etc..
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheorySamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण) refers to the “viewing” (i.e., Parasparasamīkṣaṇa—“mutual view of the couple”), according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Paraspara-samīkṣaṇa rite is mentioned under the header called Gift of the girl (kanyādāna).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण).—n S Inquisitive or close investigation, examination, or search.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण).—n Close investigation or search,
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण).—Search, close investigation.
Derivable forms: samīkṣaṇam (समीक्षणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Search, looking for, investigation. 2. Seeing, looking at. E. sam intensitive prefix, īkṣaṇa seeing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण).—[adjective] causing to see, showing; [neuter] looking at, observing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण):—[=sam-īkṣaṇa] [from sam-īkṣa > sam-īkṣ] n. looking at or looking about thoroughly, [???]
2) [v.s. ...] search, close investigation, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) causing to look at or perceive, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण):—[samī+kṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Search, inspection.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Samīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samicchaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSamīkṣaṇa (ಸಮೀಕ್ಷಣ):—[noun] examining critically and carefully.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySamīkṣaṇa (समीक्षण):—n. reviewing; commenting; critiquing;
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: Ikshana, Sam, Cam.
Starts with: Camikshanam.
Ends with: Parasparasamikshana, Prasamikshana, Pratisamikshana.
Full-text: Prasamikshana, Pratisamikshana, Parasparasamikshana, Camikshanam, Samicchana, Samikshan, Samiksha.
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Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
6. Samīkṣaṇa-Dhyāna < [Chapter 5 - Other Modern Forms of Jaina Meditation]
Bibliography III: Other Literature
1. Introduction (meditation in other Jaina traditions) < [Chapter 5 - Other Modern Forms of Jaina Meditation]
Book-review (pustaka-samikshana) < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
The Devi-Bhagavata as the Real Bhagavata < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.55 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]