Sampraharshana, Saṃpraharṣaṇa: 2 definitions

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Sampraharshana 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 Saṃpraharṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Sampraharsana or Sampraharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Sampraharshana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saṃpraharṣaṇa (संप्रहर्षण).—nt., °ṇā, f. (Sanskrit only °ṇa as adj., geschlechtlich erregend, [Boehtlingk]; compare Pali saṃpahaṃsana; to Sanskrit sam-pra-hṛṣ-, chiefly to caus. °harṣayati in meaning), causing joy, or a thing that causes joy: °ṇam Mahāvyutpatti 6831; °ṇāya Bodhisattvabhūmi 30.16, see s.v. samātta, to cause them to delight (in, loc.); kecit °ṇena paripākaṃ gacchanti Gaṇḍavyūha 541.7, by something that causes joy; (kāvyanāṭakākhyāna)-gāndhar- vetihāsa-°ṇāni Daśabhūmikasūtra 45.24, things that cause joy, such as…; sarvasattva-°ṇa-balaṃ Gaṇḍavyūha 246.26, power of delighting all creatures; fem., dānapati-°ṇāyām Jātakamālā 40.20, in dealing with the joy (or causing of joy?) of generous givers.

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

1) Sampraharṣaṇa (सम्प्रहर्षण):—[=sam-praharṣaṇa] [from sam-praharṣa > sampra-hṛṣ] mfn. exciting sexually, [Caraka]

2) Sampraharṣaṇā (सम्प्रहर्षणा):—[=sam-praharṣaṇā] [from sam-praharṣaṇa > sam-praharṣa > sampra-hṛṣ] f. impelling, encouragement, [Jātakamālā]

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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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