Samprahri, Saṃprahṛ, Sampra-hri: 2 definitions

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Samprahri 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 Saṃprahṛ can be transliterated into English as Samprahr or Samprahri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Saṃprahṛ (संप्रहृ).—hurl, cast; attack, assail ([accusative] or [locative]); [Middle] (A.) engage in battle, fight hand to hand.

Saṃprahṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃpra and hṛ (हृ).

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

Samprahṛ (सम्प्रहृ):—[=sam-pra-√hṛ] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -harati, te, to hurl or throw together, hurl upon ([dative case] or [locative case]), [Mahābhārata];

—to attack, assail, strike at, rush upon ([accusative] or [locative case]);

— [Ātmanepada] (m.[case] also [Parasmaipada]) to strike at mutually, come to blows, fight together (cf. [Pāṇini 1-3, 15], [vArttika] 2, [Patañjali]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]

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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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