Samputaka, Saṃpuṭaka, Saṃpuṭakā: 12 definitions

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: Shodhganga: A cultural study on the jain western Indian illustrated manuscripts

Saṃpuṭaka (संपुटक, “heap of jewels”).—One of the eight providential symbols, or, aṣṭamaṅgala.—Saṃpuṭaka (heap of jewels) are delineated because of the awareness of the fact that it is due to the benevolence of Jineśvara that the devotee has earned fame and power, intelligence and kindheartedness.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃpuṭakā (संपुटका).—

1) A box, casket; यस्य संपुटिका नास्ति कुतस्तस्य सुभाषितम् (yasya saṃpuṭikā nāsti kutastasya subhāṣitam) (a collection or collected verses); Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.165.

2) A variety of blanket; Kau. A.2.11.

3) A wrapper, envelope.

See also (synonyms): saṃpuṭikā.

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

Saṃpuṭaka (संपुटक) or Saṃpuṭa.—in Lalitavistara also samutpuṭaka (pre-sumably = Sanskrit saṃpuṭa, °ṭaka, a hollow bowl or anything of that shape), (1) = Sanskrit añjali, as gesture of respect: kṛtakara-°ṭas Divyāvadāna 380.1; compare saṃpuṭita; (2) in °ṭa(ka)- jātam, become like a hollow bowl (?), in Mahāvastu and Lalitavistara passage describing a plucked and withered gourd, to which the Bodhisattva's head after his austerities is compared; the general effect seems to be shrivelled: Lalitavistara 254.15, 16 (tad yathā tiktakālābus taruṇo lūna āmlāno) bhavati saṃmlā- naḥ samutpuṭaka-jāta (no v.l. in Lefm., but Calcutta (see LV.) and Weller's ms. saṃpuṭaka°) evam eva śira āmlānam abhūt saṃmlānaṃ samutpuṭaka-jātam (no v.l.; supported here by Calcutta (see LV.) and Weller's ms.); corresp. Mahāvastu ii.126.4, 5 (say- yathāpi…) tiktālābu haritacchinnaṃ āmilātaṃ bhavati saṃmilātaṃ saṃpuṭajātaṃ evam eva śīrṣakapālaṃ abhūṣi āmilātaṃ saṃmilātaṃ saṃpuṭajātam, repeated 127.8—9; 128.13—14; 129.16—17, sometimes spelled saṃpuṭaka°, and mss. often °pūṭa°, °ṭā°; but meaning is not certain; Tibetan on Lalitavistara (both times) rtsub rtsub por ḥgyur ro (gyur to), becomes (became) very rough; the Pali parallel, Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.80.22—23 (also 246.1—2), has…tittakālābu āmakacchinno vātātapena saṃpuṭito hoti saṃmilāto…me sīsacchavi saṃpuṭitā hoti…; commentary ii.50.17 so hi vātātapena saṃphuṭati (v.l. saṃphusati) ceva milāyati ca, with a reading different from the text; (3) dual, in composition with preceding kapāṭa, the two leaves or panels of a door or gate as forming, when opened, the two sides of a container (‘box’ or double ‘bowl’, as it were): (yathāpi…mahānagaradvāreṣu) mahākapāṭa-saṃpuṭāv argalavimuktau pravisāryate (mss.) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 249.2, as in a great city gate the half-boxes (or bowls, hemispheres, possibly as being slightly concave?) formed of the two great panels, when the bolt is removed, are moved apart.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sampuṭaka (सम्पुटक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A casket. E. sam with puṭ to contract, aff. ka, and kan added.

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

Saṃpuṭaka (संपुटक).—[saṃpuṭa + ka], I. m. A casket. Ii. f. ṭikā, A box filled with ornaments, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 177.

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

Saṃpuṭaka (संपुटक).—[masculine] saṃpuṭikā [feminine] a round box.

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

1) Sampuṭaka (सम्पुटक):—[=sam-puṭaka] [from sam-puṭa] m. ([probably]) a wrapper, envelope, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]

2) [v.s. ...] a round case or box or casket, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a kind of coitus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Sampuṭaka (सम्पुटक):—[sa-mpuṭaka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samputaka in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Saṃpuṭaka (संपुटक):—(nm) a matrix.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃpuṭaka (ಸಂಪುಟಕ):—

1) [noun] a round case, box or casket.

2) [noun] a kind of posture in coition.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

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Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Sampuṭaka (सम्पुटक):—n. (as of jewelries) a box; casket;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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