Samketya, Sāṃketya: 3 definitions

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Samketya 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sāṃketya (सांकेत्य).—

1) Agreement, पाखण्डदेवताः कङ्कगृध्रबकवटप्राया आर्यसमयपरिहृताः साङ्केत्येनाभिधत्ते (pākhaṇḍadevatāḥ kaṅkagṛdhrabakavaṭaprāyā āryasamayaparihṛtāḥ sāṅketyenābhidhatte) Bhāgavata 5.14.29.

2) Appointment, assignment (with beloved person); अहो मयात्मा परितापितो वृथा साङ्केत्यवृत्यातिविगर्ह्यवार्तया (aho mayātmā paritāpito vṛthā sāṅketyavṛtyātivigarhyavārtayā) Bhāgavata 11.8.32.

Derivable forms: sāṃketyam (सांकेत्यम्).

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

Sāṃketya (सांकेत्य):—[from sāṃketika] n. agreement, appointment, assignation ([especially] with a loved person), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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Samketya 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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