Samnidhi, Sannidhi, Saṃnidhi: 19 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Sannidhi (सन्निधि).—Proximity, that is, utterance of words without interval.
Saṃnidhi (संनिधि).—Juxtaposition; coming together phonetically very close; cf. पदानामविलम्बितेनोच्चारणम् (padānāmavilambitenoccāraṇam) Tarka Samgraha; अव्यवधानेन अन्वयप्रतियोग्युपस्थितिः (avyavadhānena anvayapratiyogyupasthitiḥ) Tattvacintamani 4; the same as संनिकर्ष (saṃnikarṣa) which see above.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Sannidhi (सन्निधि) or Sannidhimudrā is the name of a mudrā described in the Īśvarasaṃhitā 67.—Accordingly, “the two hands are to be joined and turned upwards. The two thumbs shall be away from own little finger. This is sannidhimudrā”. Mūdra (eg., Sannidhi-mudrā) is so called as it gives joy to the tattvas in the form of karman for those who offer spotless worship, drive out the defects which move about within and without and sealing up of what is done.
Sannidhi (सन्निधि) is the name of a Mudrā (“ritual hand-gestures”), discussed in the twenty-fourth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [mudrā-lakṣaṇa-bhagavaddhyāna-ādi-prakāra]: Nārada tells how one prepares himself for the practice of mudrā-gestures—washing the hands with sandal-paste, doing certain exercises with the fingers, ritually touching the chest with the thumbs and forefingers of both hands, executing certain motions with the palms joined, etc. (3-11). Different mudrā-gestures are named and described (12-72): [e.g., sannidhi (67b)] [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Saṃnidhi (संनिधि) refers to “approaching” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.20 (“The story of the submarine fire”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “[...] Taking that fire mare-like in form, at the will of Śiva, I, the lord of the worlds, went to the sea shore, for the benefit of the worlds. O sage, on seeing me arrived there, the sea took a human form and approached me [i.e., saṃnidhi] with palms joined in reverence. Bowing to and duly eulogising me, the grandfather of all the worlds, the ocean said lovingly”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Sannidhi.—cf. sannadi (SII 1), presence of a deity; the front of a temple. Note: sannidhi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
sannidhi : (m.) storing up; hoarding.
Sannidhi, (saṃ+nidhi) putting together, storing up D. I, 6; Sn. 306, 924; Nd1 372; —kāra storing D. I, 6; —kāraka, storing up, store M. I, 523; Vin. I, 209; IV, 87; D. III, 235; A. III, 109; IV, 370. —kata stored up Vin. II, 270; put by, postponed Vin. I, 254. (Page 679)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Saṃnidhi (संनिधि).—
1) Putting down together, juxtaposition.
2) Proximity, vicinity, presence; असत्यामा- काङ्क्षायां संनिधानमकारणम् (asatyāmā- kāṅkṣāyāṃ saṃnidhānamakāraṇam) ŚB. on MS.6.4.23; N.2.53.
3) Perceptibility, appearance.
4) A receptacle.
5) Receiving, taking charge of.
6) Combination, aggregate; दोषाणां संनिधानम् (doṣāṇāṃ saṃnidhānam) (strīyantram) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.191.
7) Depositing.
8) The object of an organ of sense (indriyaviṣaya).
Derivable forms: saṃnidhiḥ (संनिधिः).
See also (synonyms): saṃnidhāna.
Saṃnidhi (संनिधि).—(gender ? = Pali id., m. according to Childers; compare Sanskrit nidhi), store, hoard: °dhi-kāraḥ Mahāvyutpatti 8416 = Tibetan gsog ḥjog, making a hoard, hoarding (a sin); (nāhaṃ kriṇāmi nāpi vikriṇāmi) na cāpi me °dhi asti kiṃcit Mahāvastu ii.49.16 (verse; in same verse Pali Jātaka (Pali) v.387.13 na…sannicayo ca atthi).
Sannidhi (सन्निधि).—f.
(-dhiḥ) 1. Proximity, approximation. 2. Perceptibility, presence, appearance, becoming or being visible or perceptible. 3. Placing. 4. Receiving. 5. A receptacle. E. sam and ni before dhā to have, and ki aff.; also sannidha and sannidhāna .
Saṃnidhi (संनिधि).—[masculine] juxtaposition, approximation, nearness etc. = [preceding] Loc. in presence of, coram; [accusative] towards, near ([genetive] or —°).
1) Saṃnidhi (संनिधि):—[=saṃ-nidhi] [from saṃni-dhā] m. depositing together or near, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] juxtaposition, nearness, vicinity, presence (au, with [genitive case] or ifc., ‘in the presence of, near’; im, ‘near to, towards’; idem, with √kṛ, vi-√dhā or √bandh and [locative case], ‘to take one’s seat or place or abode in’), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] visibility, existence (cf. a-s), [Kusumāñjali]
4) [v.s. ...] receiving, taking charge of [Horace H. Wilson]
Sannidhi (सन्निधि):—[sanni-dhi] (dhiḥ) 2. f. Idem.
Saṃnidhi (संनिधि):—(wie eben) m.
1) Nebeneinanderstellung, gleichzeitige Erwähnung [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 3, 2, 15. 4, 4, 3. 7, 1, 35. 10, 9, 22. 12, 4, 5. 22, 5, 52.] = padānāmavilambenoccāraṇam [TARKAS. 50.] [Sāhityadarpana 17, 11. 27.] [Scholiast] zu [Kapila 1, 96.] —
2) Nähe, Gegenwart, Anwesenheit, das Vorhandensein [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 23.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1451.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 351.] [Medinīkoṣa dh. 37.] [ADHYĀTMAR. 1, 1, 34.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 165, 21.] viyoga [Mālavikāgnimitra 65, 10.] rājasaṃnidhilokāḥ in der Nähe des Fürsten [Pañcatantra ed. orn. 23, 14.] ratnapūrvā bhūḥ so v. a. mit vor ihm liegenden Juwelen [Spr. (II) 4594.] saṃnidhau wenn man anwesend ist, a wenn man nicht anwesend ist [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 74. 8, 147.] Comm. zu [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 394, 21. fg. 423, 19.] saṃnidhau mit einem gen. oder am Ende eines comp. in der Nähe, in Gegenwart von [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 1, 9, 5.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 194. 198. 4, 58. 99. 108. 8, 60. 79. 194 u.s.w.] [Mahābhārata 3, 2180. 2189. 2367. 2758. 5, 1220] (nach der Lesart der ed. Bomb.). [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 2, 13. 2, 22, 19. 32, 37. 64, 72. 82, 26. 101, 25.] [Yogasūtra 2, 35.] [Śākuntala 171.] [Spr. (II) 5101. 6413. 7336.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 96, 4.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 36, 46.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 2, 147. 4, 132.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 15, 8. 5, 9, 5. 6, 12, 6. 18, 5. 7, 5, 14.] svasaṃnidhāvupaveśya [Dhūrtasamāgama 92, 5.] nādhītaṃ guru beim Lehrer [Spr. (II) 4155.] guru nītaḥ in die Nähe von, zu [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 10, 17.] nikṣepturasaṃnidhau in Abwesenheit von [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 181.] vicchinnakaraparamāṇvasaṃnidhau wenn nicht vorhanden ist [KUSUM. 15, 22.] ahaṃ prāpto bhayārtastava saṃnidhim zu dir [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 42, 15.] saṃnidhiṃ prasthitā [Prabodhacandrodaja 68, 5.] yasya nāyāti saṃnidhim [Sāhityadarpana 118.] jale smiṃsaṃnidhiṃ kuru erscheine in [PAÑCAR. 3, 6, 9.] saṃnidhiṃ vi dhā Platz ergreifen, seinen Sitz aufschlagen in (loc.) [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 110.] bandh dass. [507.] — Vgl. sāṃnidhya .
Saṃnidhi (संनिधि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃnihi.
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
Sannidhi (सन्निधि):—(nf) juxtaposition.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sannidhi (ಸನ್ನಿಧಿ):—[noun] = ಸನ್ನಿಧಾನ - [sannidhana -] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
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Sannidhi (ಸನ್ನಿಧಿ):—[noun] a good, excellent place of shelter.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sannidhi (सन्निधि):—n. proximity; vicinity;
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.
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Partial matches: Sam, Sanni, Cam, Niti, Ti, Netti.
Starts with: Samnidhikara, Samnidhikarani, Samnidhiprapta, Samnidhivartin, Samnidhiviyoga, Sannidhimudra.
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