Samkshepana, Saṃkṣepaṇa: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Saṃkṣepaṇa can be transliterated into English as Samksepana or Samkshepana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sankshepan.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Saṃkṣepaṇa (संक्षेपण).—

1) Heaping together.

2) Abridgment, abbreviation.

3) Sending.

Derivable forms: saṃkṣepaṇam (संक्षेपणम्).

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

1) Saṃkṣepaṇa (संक्षेपण):—[=saṃ-kṣepaṇa] [from saṃ-kṣepa > saṃ-kṣip] n. throwing or heaping together, compression, abridgment, brief exposition, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] throwing, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] taking away, [ib.]

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

Saṃkṣepaṇa (संक्षेपण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saṃkhevaṇa, Saṃchobhaṇa.

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

Saṃkṣepaṇa (संक्षेपण) [Also spelled sankshepan]:—(nm) abridgement; summarization; precis.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samkshepana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃkṣēpaṇa (ಸಂಕ್ಷೇಪಣ):—[noun] the act of condensing, summerising; condensation.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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