In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Saṃnāha (संनाह) refers to “armour”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘Excellent! Excellent, son of good family! Son of good family, you have done well to ask the Tathāgata. [...] You have been clad in the armour (saṃnāha) of great friendliness and great compassion, have honored the immeasurable Buddhas, have been never satisfied to seek the dharma, have transcended all aspects of conceit by means of the sword of knowledge, have constantly strived for the benefit of living beings, [...]’”,

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Saṃnāha (संनाह) refers to the “armour (of a friendly being)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the afflicted Nāgas said to Bhagavān]: “[...] Then, O Bhagavān, the hostile Nāgas become agitated and destroy crops. [...] They send down excessive rain, a lack of rain and untimely rain. However, O Bhagavān, the spell-master, the reciter of spells, should abide by friendliness. He should have the armour (saṃnāha) of a friendly being. He should have the sword of friendliness in his hand. [For] friendliness pacifies the hostile”.

context information

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Saṃnāha (संनाह) or Saṃnāhavīrya refers to the “energy as armour” and represents one of the “three kinds of energies” (vīrya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 108) The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., saṃnāha). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃnāha (संनाह).—

1) Arming (oneself) or preparation for battle, putting on armour.

2) Warlike preparation, equipment; संनाहगुणाः (saṃnāhaguṇāḥ) Kau. A.9; संनाहोऽयं साहसमवगमयति (saṃnāho'yaṃ sāhasamavagamayati) Dk. 2.4.

3) Armour, mail; अस्मिन् कलौ खलोत्सृष्टदुष्टवाग्बाणदारुणे कथं जीवेज्जगन्न स्युः संनाहाः सज्जना यदि (asmin kalau khalotsṛṣṭaduṣṭavāgbāṇadāruṇe kathaṃ jīvejjaganna syuḥ saṃnāhāḥ sajjanā yadi) Kir. K.1.36; Ki. 16.12.

4) Materials, accoutrements; सदश्वै रुक्मसन्नाहैर्भटैः पुरटवर्मभिः (sadaśvai rukmasannāhairbhaṭaiḥ puraṭavarmabhiḥ) Bhāgavata 9.1.38.

Derivable forms: saṃnāhaḥ (संनाहः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃnāha (संनाह).—i. e. sam-nah + a, m. Armour, mail, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 26, 10.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃnāha (संनाह).—[masculine] = saṃnahana.

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

1) Saṃnāha (संनाह):—[=saṃ-nāha] [from saṃ-nah] m. tying up, girding on ([especially] armour), arming for battle, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] making one’s self ready, preparation, [Daśakumāra-carita]

3) [v.s. ...] equipment, harness, [ib.; Kathāsaritsāgara]

4) [v.s. ...] accoutrements, armour, mail, a coat of mail (made of iron or quilted cotton), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.

5) [v.s. ...] a cord, string, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Samnaha in German

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Naha, Sam.

Starts with: Samnahana, Samnahanika, Samnahaniya, Samnahavirya, Sannaha.

Ends with: Kritasamnaha, Lipisamnaha, Mahasamnaha, Sannaha, Sarvasamnaha, Sattvasamnaha, Valikasamnaha, Visamnaha.

Full-text: Sannaha, Samnahya, Pakkhara, Sarvasamnaha, Kritasamnaha, Samnahika, Visamnaha, Lipisamnaha, Samnahavirya, Valikasamnaha, Trivirya, Virya, Three Energies, Kavasha, Three kinds of Energy, Pattika, Abhihara.

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