Sampujya, Saṃpūjya: 7 definitions
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Sampujya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Saṃpūjya (संपूज्य) refers to “worshipping” (e.g., with the sixteen types of offerings), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “[...] She washed Śiva’s feet and drank that holy water. With a cloth heated in fire she wiped his body. After worshipping Him [i.e., saṃpūjya] with sixteen types of offerings duly, and bowing to Him repeatedly she used to return to her father’s abode. O excellent sage, a long time elapsed as she continued her service to Him who was engrossed in meditation. [...]”
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Saṃpūjya (संपूज्य) refers to “pays homage” (to a learned Brahmin), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] There is no attachment in the heart of a wise man whether he sees or pays homage (saṃpūjya) to a learned Brahmin, a celestial being, a holy place, a woman, a king or a friend. [dṛṣṭvā saṃpūjya dhīrasya na kāpi hṛdi vāsanā] A yogi is not in the least put out even when humiliated by the ridicule of servants, sons, wives, grandchildren or other relatives. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Saṃpūjya (संपूज्य).—[adjective] to be honoured.
Sampūjya (सम्पूज्य):—[=sam-pūjya] [from sam-pūjā > sam-pūj] mfn. to be greatly honoured or respected, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata etc.]
Saṃpūjya (संपूज्य):—adj. zu ehren [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 131. 210. 3, 120. 9, 110.] [Mahābhārata 1, 3840. 3, 13365. 12, 2498.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 34, 1.] [PAÑCAR. 3, 7, 27.]
Saṃpūjya (संपूज्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃpujja.
Saṃpūjya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 供養 [gōng yǎng]: “make offerings”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Pujya, Sam, Cam.
Full-text (+0): Sampujja, Sampujaniya, Diggrahana, Digbandha, Havya, Hrid, Mrityu, Nakshatrapurusha, Gongyang, Yama.
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Yajnavalkya-smriti with Mitakshara and Viramitrodaya (by J. R. Gharpure)
Verse 1.1 < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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