Sampradhri, Saṃpradhṛ: 2 definitions

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Sampradhri 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 Saṃpradhṛ can be transliterated into English as Sampradhr or Sampradhri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Sampradhri in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃpradhṛ (संप्रधृ).—1 U.

1) To know, determine, ascertain; इति संप्रधार्य रमणाय वधूः (iti saṃpradhārya ramaṇāya vadhūḥ) Śiśupālavadha 9.6.

2) To reflect, think, consider, ponder over; संप्रधार्याब्रवीद्धाता न समौ नासमाविति (saṃpradhāryābravīddhātā na samau nāsamāviti) Manusmṛti 1. 73; एवं संप्रधार्य (evaṃ saṃpradhārya) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.

3) To fix upon, direct towards.

4) To deliver over; द्रौपदीमार्ष्टिषेणाय संप्रधार्य महारथाः (draupadīmārṣṭiṣeṇāya saṃpradhārya mahārathāḥ) (śaila- māruruhuḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.161.3.

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

Sampradhṛ (सम्प्रधृ):—[=sam-pra-√dhṛ] Caus. -dhārayati, to direct towards, deliver over to ([dative case]), [Mahābhārata];

— (with buddhim) to fix the mind or thoughts steadily upon ([locative case]), determine, resolve, settle, decide, [ib.; Śiśupāla-vadha];

— (with or without buddhyā, manasā, or hṛdaye) to ponder, reflect, consider, deliberate or think about ([accusative]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:—[Passive voice] -dhāryate, to be fixed upon or determined, [Mahābhārata]

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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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