Samnah, Saṃnah: 3 definitions

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Samnah 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃnah (संनह्).—4 U.

1) To tie, bind, fasten.

2) To wear, put on, dress.

3) To put on (as armour), arm oneself, be accoutred; समनात्सीत्ततो सैन्यम् (samanātsīttato sainyam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 15.111,112;14. 7;16.4.

4) To make oneself ready, prepare oneself (for any action) (Ātm. in this sense); युद्धाय संनह्यते (yuddhāya saṃnahyate) Mahābhārata ; छेत्तुं वज्रमणीञ् शिरीषकुसुमप्रान्तेन संनह्यते (chettuṃ vajramaṇīñ śirīṣakusumaprāntena saṃnahyate) Bhartṛhari 2.6.

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

Saṃnah (संनह्):—[=saṃ-√nah] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -nahyati, te, to bind or tie together, bind or fasten on, put or gird on ([accusative]), clothe or furnish with ([instrumental case]), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.;

— ([Ātmanepada]) to put anything ([accusative]) on one’s self. dress or arm one’s self with (e.g. saṃnahyadhvaṃ cārūṇi daṃśanāni, ‘put ye on your beautiful armour’), [ib.];

—to prepare for doing anything ([infinitive mood]), [Bhartṛhari] :—[Passive voice] -nahyate, to be fastened on etc., be harnessed, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] :—[Causal] -nāhayati, to cause to gird or bind on, cause to equip or arm one’s self, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

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

Saṃnah (संनह्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃṇajjha.

context information

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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