Samketita, Saṃketita, Sanketita, Saṅketita: 7 definitions

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Samketita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Sanketit.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Samketita in Shaivism glossary
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Saṅketita (सङ्केतित) refers to “conventionally associated”, according to the Vṛtti on the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.156.—Accordingly, “Otherwise, the word ‘cause’ would be conventionally associated (saṅketita) with one single [entity, such as] the seed, [but] it could not be conventionally associated with a lump of clay, etc.”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samketita in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

saṅkētita (संकेतित).—p (S) Appointed, fixed; ordained, esta- blished, engaged, stipulated, contracted for, agreed upon.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

saṅkētita (संकेतित).—p Appointed, fixed; engaged, stipulated, agreed upon.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Saṃketita (संकेतित).—a.

1) Agreed upon, fixed by convention; साक्षात् संकेतितं योऽर्थमभिधत्ते स वाचकः (sākṣāt saṃketitaṃ yo'rthamabhidhatte sa vācakaḥ) K. P.2.

2) Invited, called.

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

1) Saṃketita (संकेतित):—[from saṃ-keta] mfn. agreed upon, fixed, settled, [Prāyaścitta-tattva; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] invited, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃketita (संकेतित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃkeia.

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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»] — Samketita in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Saṃketita (संकेतित) [Also spelled sanketit]:—(a) indicated, hinted, pointed.

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