In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Saṃnipatya (संनिपत्य) refers to “having summoned”, 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, [after the Bhagavān witnessed the drought at the lotus-lake near Aḍakavatī], “Then the Nāga king Samantākāracchatracandrākaraparikara having summoned (saṃnipatya) all Nāgas said, ‘O Nāgas, why is the appearance of rays? Is there a cause arisen in the world?’”.

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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃnipatya (संनिपत्य).—ind. Immediately, directly.

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Saṃnipātya (संनिपात्य).—a. To be hurled upon; न खलु न खलु बाणः संनिपात्योऽयमस्मिन् (na khalu na khalu bāṇaḥ saṃnipātyo'yamasmin) Ś.1.1.

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

Saṃnipātya (संनिपात्य).—[adjective] to be hurled upon ([locative]).

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

1) Saṃnipatya (संनिपत्य):—[=saṃ-nipatya] [from saṃ-nipatita > saṃni-pat] ind. having flown or fallen down etc.

2) [v.s. ...] immediately, directly (See [compound])

3) Saṃnipātya (संनिपात्य):—[=saṃ-nipātya] [from saṃ-nipāta > saṃni-pat] mfn. ([from] [Causal]), to be caused to fall down, to be hurled upon ([locative case]), [Śakuntalā]

4) Sāṃnipātya (सांनिपात्य):—[from sāṃnipātika] mfn. (= saṃ-n) to be joined or united, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Samnipatya 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: Nipatya, Sam.

Starts with: Samnipatyakarin.

Full-text: Samnipatyakarin, Samnipatyopakaraka, Abhyantara, Sama.

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