Samjnaya, Saṃjñāya: 1 definition
Introduction:
Samjnaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySaṃjñāya (संज्ञाय).—(mss. mostly Saṃjaya, but Tibetan yaṅ dag śes, supporting Nobel's reading), name of a yakṣa prince or commander (senāpati): Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 85.1; 91.16; 128.3 ff. (chapter XI, °ya-parivarta); 158.13 (here called janarṣabhaḥ, so read with best mss., others nararṣabhaḥ; Nobel's jinarṣabhaḥ, based on Tibetan, seems to me clearly wrong, compare Nobel's note 14 above where N. corrects the same Tibetan reading; context proves that a yakṣa, not a Buddha, is meant); 161.7.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Samjnayaka, Samjnayani, Samjnayaparivarta.
Relevant text
No search results for Samjnaya, Saṃjñāya; (plurals include: Samjnayas, Saṃjñāyas) in any book or story.