Samkucita, Saṅkucita, Saṃkucita, Sankucita: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Samkucita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Samkuchita.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Saṃkucita (संकुचित) or Saṅkucita refers to a “half-closed/half-opnened bud” (of a flower), as mentioned in a list of ten synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Saṃkucita] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Saṃkucita (संकुचित) refers to “contracted (manifestations)” (such as persons or things), according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 22.11]—“[...] The diversity of the world has passed away from him, [as have] contracted manifestations (saṃkucita—saṃkucitāḥ prakāśāḥ) [such as persons or things]. He is called the threefold protector because he protects all and he is the liberating, because he is the savior. Śiva is Mṛtyujit, whose nature is Paramaśiva, which is salvation. He protects those whose minds are terrified And this is the nirvacana of netranātha on the basis of similarity of syllables and vowels. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
saṅkucita : (pp. of saṅkucati) become contracted; shrunk; clenched.
Saṅkucita, (pp. of saṅkucati) shrunk, contracted, clenched (of the first: °hattha) J. I, 275; VI, 468 (°hattha, opposed to pasārita-hattha); DA. I, 287; PvA. 123, 124. (Page 663)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Saṅkucita (सङ्कुचित).—p (S) Narrowed, contracted &c. See saṅkōcita.
Saṅkucita (सङ्कुचित).—p Narrowed, contracted, see saṅkōcita.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Saṃkucita (संकुचित).—p. p.
1) Contracted, abridged; लङ्कापतेः संकुचितं यशो यत् (laṅkāpateḥ saṃkucitaṃ yaśo yat) Vikr.1.27.
2) Shrunk, wrinkled; गात्रं संकुचिंतं गतिर्विगलिता दन्ताश्च नाशं गताः (gātraṃ saṃkuciṃtaṃ gatirvigalitā dantāśca nāśaṃ gatāḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.78.
3) Closed, shut.
4) Covering.
Saṅkucita (सङ्कुचित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Unblown, unopened. 2. Closed, shut. 3. Narrowed, contracted. E. sam before kuc to contract, aff. kta .
Saṃkucita (संकुचित).—[adjective] contracted, wrinkled, shut, bent.
1) Saṃkucita (संकुचित):—[=saṃ-kucita] [from saṃ-kuñc] mfn. contracted, shrunk, shrivelled, narrowed, closed, shut, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhartṛhari; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] crouching, cowering, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a place [gana] takṣaśilādi.
4) Sāṃkucita (सांकुचित):—[from sāṃkuci] mfn. derived from Saṃ-kucita [gana] takṣaśilādi.
Saṅkucita (सङ्कुचित):—[sa-ṅkucita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Closed, contracted, unblown.
Saṃkucita (संकुचित):—
1) adj. s. u. kuc mit sam . —
2) Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit gaṇa takṣaśilādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 93]; vgl. sāṃkucita .
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Sāṃkucita (सांकुचित):—adj. aus Saṃkucita stammend gaṇa takṣaśilādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4. 3, 93.]
Saṃkucita (संकुचित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃkuiya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Saṃkucita (संकुचित) [Also spelled sankuchit]:—(a) parochial, narrow; mean; contracted; -[dṛṣṭi] narrow/parochial outlook.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Saṃkucita (ಸಂಕುಚಿತ):—
1) [adjective] contracted; shrunk.
2) [adjective] limited; confined to.
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Saṃkucita (ಸಂಕುಚಿತ):—
1) [noun] that which is contracted or shrunk (in size).
2) [noun] a thing which is limited or confined to some limits.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Saṅkucita (सङ्कुचित):—adj. 1. contracted; abridge; 2. shrunk; wrinkled; 3. closed; shut; 4. narrow; parochial;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kucita, Sam, Cam, Sha, Ca.
Starts with: Samkucitadrishti, Samkucitate, Samkucitatva.
Full-text: Thapitasankucitahatthadvaya, Asankucita, Pratisamkucita, Sankuchit, Samkucitadrishti, Sakuṇita, Samkuiya, Kuṇalin, Kuc, Sakuc, Kunc, Khata, Katukancukata, Sahya.
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