Samprapaka, Saṃprāpaka: 2 definitions

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Samprapaka 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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saṃprāpaka (संप्रापक).—adj. (to caus. of Sanskrit sam-pra-āp-; = Pali saṃpāpaka), causing to reach or attain (this and related words, see next two items, seem to be always caus. in force in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] and Pali): saddharmaṃ…nirvāṇa-°kaṃ Lalitavistara 294.5 (verse); kalyāṇa-°kasya Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 92.7 (prose).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃprāpaka (संप्रापक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃpāyaga.

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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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