Samniyantri, Saṃniyantṛ: 3 definitions

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Samniyantri 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.

The Sanskrit term Saṃniyantṛ can be transliterated into English as Samniyantr or Samniyantri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samniyantri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃniyantṛ (संनियन्तृ).—i. e. sam-ni -yam + tṛ, m., f. trī, and n. Who or what chastises, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 320.

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

Saṃniyantṛ (संनियन्तृ).—[masculine] restrainer, chastiser.

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

Saṃniyantṛ (संनियन्तृ):—[=saṃ-niyantṛ] [from saṃni-yam] mfn. one who restrains or chastises, a chastiser (with [genitive case]), [Manu-smṛti ix, 320.]

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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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