Samkshuyate, Saṃkṣūyate: 1 definition

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Samkshuyate 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.

The Sanskrit term Saṃkṣūyate can be transliterated into English as Samksuyate or Samkshuyate, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Saṃkṣūyate (संक्षूयते).—pres. pple. °yamāno (mss. a few times saṃkṣu°, or saṃkṣa°), attacking (trying to shake?), or the like, of some hostile action by Māra against the Bodhi- sattva: Māro pāpīmāṃ duḥkhī…bodhisattvaṃ °yamāno …mahā-ūhasitaṃ ūhase Mahāvastu ii.268.12—269.19, twelve times. Senart's [etymology] (Vedic root sku-, skū-) is uncon- vincing. Is there connexion with AMg. (saṃ)chuhai, the [etymology] of which is disputed? Cf. Hindi chūnā, Nepalese chunu, touch, meddle with; Turner, Nepalese Dict. s.v. chunu discusses the difficult sept; Sanskrit kṣubh- may be directly or indirectly involved.

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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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