Samirana, Samīraṇa: 9 definitions
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Samirana 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSamīraṇa (समीरण).—Is Vāyu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 25. 12 etc.: Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 325: Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 1. 58: 18. 56.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysamīraṇa : (m.) the wind.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamīraṇa (समीरण).—
1) Air, wind; समीरणो नोदयिता भवेति व्यादिश्यते केन हुताशनस्य (samīraṇo nodayitā bhaveti vyādiśyate kena hutāśanasya) Ku.3.21;1.8.
2) The breath.
3) A traveller.
4) Name of a plant (marubaka).
5) Wind of the body (of which there are five).
6) Numbrer 'five.'
-ṇam Throwing, sending forth.
Derivable forms: samīraṇaḥ (समीरणः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamīraṇa (समीरण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. Air, wind. 2. A plant, commonly Maruvaka. 3. A traveller. n.
(-ṇaṃ) Throwing. E. sam completely, īr to go, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySamīraṇa (समीरण).—i. e. sam-īr + ana, I. m. 1. Air, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 148, 20; wind, [Arjunasamāgama] 4, 7. 2. A traveller. 3. A plant, commonly Maruvaka. Ii. n. Throwing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamīraṇa (समीरण).—[adjective] setting in motion, exciting; [masculine] = [preceding], also the god of the wind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samīraṇa (समीरण):—[=sam-īraṇa] [from sam-īr] mfn. setting in motion, causing activity, stimulating, promoting, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Caraka]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) breeze, wind, air, breath (also ‘the god of wind’), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] wind of the body (of which there are five See vāyu), [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the number ‘five’ [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
5) [v.s. ...] a traveller, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] marjoram or a similar plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] n. setting in motion, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]
8) [v.s. ...] hurling, throwing, [Mahābhārata]
9) Sāmīraṇa (सामीरण):—mfn. ([from] sam-īraṇa) relating to the wind, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
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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Starts with: Samiranasahaya.
Ends with: Mandasamirana, Shvasanasamirana.
Full-text: Shvasanasamirana, Samiranasahaya, Samirita, Samirya, Mandasamirana, Karshaka, Phaṇijjaka, Vishvapsan, Balaja, Vata.
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