Samira, Samīra, Śamīra, Śamira, Shamira: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Samira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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 terms Śamīra and Śamira can be transliterated into English as Samira or Shamira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Samīra (समीर) refers to the “vital airs”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “I shall speak of the highest knowledge by which the highest reality becomes manifest and, as a result of which, all bondage beginning with the snare of hope is cut away. In the Cakras, such as Mūlādhāra, in the pathways [of vitality], such as Suṣumnā, and in the vital airs (samīra), such as Prāṇa, the highest reality is not located. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Samīra (समीर) refers to the “(vital) wind” (of an elephant), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “43. For elephants forest dwelling only is ordained (by nature); from not getting this, and from eating and drinking unwholesome and unpleasant things, from food that is unsuitable, indigestible, etc, from sleeping in improper places on account of journeys, etc., disturbances of the wind (samīra) and other bodily humors are provoked [doṣāḥ samīrādikāḥ kupyantyāśu], and quickly cause diseases to arise in the body and mind”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Samira in India is the name of a plant defined with Prosopis cineraria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera aculeata (Roxb.) W. Hunter (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1976)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Darwiniana (1940)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles (Report) (1914)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Samira, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Samīra, (fr. saṃ+īr) air, wind Dāvs. IV, 40. (Page 687)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
samīra (समीर).—m S Air or wind.
samīra (समीर).—m Air or wind.
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
Śamīra (शमीर) or Śamira (शमिर).—A small variety of the Śamī tree.
Derivable forms: śamīraḥ (शमीरः), śamiraḥ (शमिरः).
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Samira (समिर).—Wind.
Derivable forms: samiraḥ (समिरः).
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Samīra (समीर).—
1) Air, wind; धीरसमीरे यमुनातीरे (dhīrasamīre yamunātīre) Gītagovinda 5.
2) The Śamī tree.
Derivable forms: samīraḥ (समीरः).
Śamira (शमिर).—m.
(-raḥ) A variety of the Sami tree. E. śamī the Sami tree, rā to get, (to resemble,) aff. ka, and the vowel made short; also śamīra .
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Śamīra (शमीर).—m.
(-raḥ) A small variety of the Mimosa Suma. E. śamī the Sami tree, and ra aff. of diminution; also sometimes read śamira .
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Samira (समिर).—m.
(-raḥ) Wind, air. E. sam, with, īr to go, aff. ka, and the vowel made short; also samīra .
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Samīra (समीर).—m.
(-raḥ) Air, wind. E. sam every way, īr to go, aff. ac .
Samira (समिर).—see samīra.
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Samīra (समीर).—i. e. sam [Pagê14-b+ 41] -īr + a, m. Air, wind, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 8, 24, 36; [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 80, 3.
Samīra can also be spelled as Samira (समिर).
Samīra (समीर).—[masculine] wind, air (also in the body).
1) Śamira (शमिर):—[from śam] m. (cf. śamīra) a small variety of the Śamī tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Śamīra (शमीर):—[from śam] m. = śamira, [Pāṇini 5-3, 88.]
3) Samira (समिर):—[=sam-ira] m. = sam-īra, wind, air (See sam-√īr), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Samīra (समीर):—[=sam-īra] [from sam-īr] m. air, breeze, wind (also of the body See below), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] the god of wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] the Śamī tree, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
8) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata]
1) Śamira (शमिर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A variety of the Shami tree or mimosa.
2) Śamīra (शमीर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A small variety of the Momosa suma.
3) Samira (समिर):—(raḥ) 1. m. Wind, air.
4) Samīra (समीर):—[samī+ra] (raḥ) 1. m. Air, wind.
Śamira (शमिर):—m. = 2. śamī
1) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. śamīra .
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Śamīra (शमीर):—(von 2. śamī) m. ein niedriger Śamī-Baum [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 3, 88.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 77.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 32.]
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Samira (समिर):—m.
1) = samīra Wind [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1106.] —
2) ein N. Śiva’s (?) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 45.]
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Samīra (समीर):—gaṇa saṃkāśādi (hier vielleicht fehlerhaft für śamīra) zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4,2, 80.] m. —
1) = samīraṇa Wind (auch im Körper) [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 58.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1106.] [Halāyudha 1, 76.] [Mahābhārata 10, 562.] [Śiśupālavadha 4, 54.] malaya [Gītagovinda 4, 2.] [Chandomañjarī 118.] [Spr. (II) 2000. 5708.] [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 27, 63.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 205. 2, 86.] [Sāhityadarpana 19, 18.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 80, 4.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 6, 9. 8, 21, 2. 24, 36.] [Suśruta 2, 341, 5.] [Śārṅgadhara SAṂH. 1, 7, 31.] [PAÑCAR. 3, 1, 20.] —
2) pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mahābhārata 6, 360] [?(Viṣṇupurāṇa 191).] masīra ed. Bomb. — Vgl. sāmīrya und śamīra .
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Śamīra (शमीर):—, samīravana gaṇa kṣubhnādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 4, 39.]
Samira (समिर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Samira, Samīra, Sāmīra.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Samīra (समीर) [Also spelled samir]:—(nf) air, breeze; ~[ṇa] air, breeze.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Samira (समिर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samira.
2) Samīra (समीर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Samīra.
3) Samīra (समीर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Samīra.
4) Sāmīra (सामीर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sāmīra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Samīra (ಸಮೀರ):—
1) [noun] air; wind.
2) [noun] Vāyu, the Wind-God.
3) [noun] the tree Acacia suma of Mimosae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Samīra (समीर):—n. air; wind; breeze;
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.
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