Samketika, Sāṃketika: 5 definitions

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Samketika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Sanketik.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samketika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sāṃketika (सांकेतिक).—a. (- f.)

1) Symbolical, indicatory.

2) Conventional.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saṃketika (संकेतिक).—f. °kī (compare Sanskrit sāṃketika; to saṃketa 2, q.v., plus -ika), conventional, nominal, consisting of a mere verbal expression: nāma-°kīṃ dharmāṇāṃ prajñaptim avabudhya Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 378.22; nāma-°kī (so divide) dharma- prajñaptir avaboddhavyā 382.9; nāma-dharma-samketikī (text °takī) dharmaprajñaptir 549.22.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sāṃketika (सांकेतिक):—mfn. ([from] saṃ-keta) consisting of signs, based on agreement, indicatory, conventional, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Samketika in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samketika in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sāṃketika (सांकेतिक) [Also spelled sanketik]:—(a) token; nominal; symbolic; indicative; —[śabda] a password,

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