Samitavin, Samitāvin, Shamitavin: 2 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySamitāvin, (samita3+āvin, cp. vijitāvin) one who has quieted himself, calm, Sn. 449, 520; S. I, 62, 188; A. II, 49, 50. Cp. BSk. śamitāvin & samitāvin. (Page 686)
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚamitāvin (शमिताविन्) or Samitāvin.—(1) adj. (§ 22.51; = Pali sam°), one who has become tranquil, epithet of a Buddha: śamitāviṃ (acc.; mss. gamitāvi) prahāya puṇyapāpaṃ Mahāvastu i.316.5 (verse, text confused); samitāvi (nom.) prahāya (em.) puṇya- vipākaṃ iii.396.19 (verse, text confused); (2) Sam°, name of a former Buddha, under whom Śākyamuni took the anuloma- praṇidhāna (q.v.): Mahāvastu i.1.10, and 48.17 ff. where the story is told at length; (3) Sam°, name of (probably) another former Buddha: Mahāvastu iii.239.3.
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Samitāvin (समिताविन्).—see śami°.
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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Ends with: Abhisamitavin.
Full-text: Abhisamitavin.
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