Samriddha, Samṛddha: 17 definitions
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Samriddha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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 Samṛddha can be transliterated into English as Samrddha or Samriddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Samṛddha (समृद्ध).—A nāga (serpent) born in the family of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. This serpent was burnt to death in the sacrificial fire of the serpent sacrifice of Janamejaya. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Verse 18).
Samṛddha (समृद्ध) refers to “riches” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Sage Nārada:—“O Nārada, after saying this to the lord of mountains, you went to heaven immediately. The lord of mountains too, whose mind was filled with joy, returned to his palace endowed with all riches [i.e., samṛddha—sarvasaṃpatsamṛddham]”.
Samṛddha (समृद्ध) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.52.16, I.57) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Samṛddha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Samṛddha (समृद्ध) refers to “accomplishing (the golden prize)”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Becoming a golden color, liberated from all disease, Best among gods and men, a bright beautiful moon, Accomplishes the golden prize (dhanakanaka-samṛddha), born in a royal lineage, In the highest Buddha abode, the one who makes the Mandala”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Samṛddha (समृद्ध) refers to “perfect” (fruits and crops), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the great Nāga kings said to the Bhagavān]: “[...] We will ripen all flowers, fruits and crops, [to be] soft-bodied, pleasing, fragrant, perfect (samṛddha) and to have pungent juices. We will eliminate all discord, agitation, famine, harsh speech and bad omens. We will send down rain showers duly at the proper time. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Samṛddha (समृद्ध) refers to one of the various attendants of Kubera (king of the Yakṣas).—Kubera was the treasurer of Śiva and lord of the Alakā is several times referred to in early Hindu literature. His attendants were many and several of them are mentioned in a canonical text of the Jainas thus, [viz., Samṛddha].
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
samṛddha (समृद्ध).—a S Abundant, plentiful, exuberant. 2 Prosperous, flourishing, thriving. 3 Augmented or increased.
samṛddha (समृद्ध).—a Abundant; prosperous. Augmented.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Samṛddha (समृद्ध).—p. p.
1) Prosperous, flourishing, thriving.
2) Happy, fortunate.
3) Rich, wealthy.
4) Rich in, richly endowed with, abounding in.
5) Fruitful.
6) Full-grown, increased.
7) Full, complete, entire; समृद्धं सौभाग्यं सकलवसुधायाः किमपि तत् (samṛddhaṃ saubhāgyaṃ sakalavasudhāyāḥ kimapi tat) G. L.1.
8) Copious, abundant.
9) Increased (in speed); यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः (yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgā viśanti nāśāya samṛddhavegāḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11.29.
Samṛddha (समृद्ध).—mfn.
(-ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddhaṃ) 1. Happy, prosperous, thriving. 2. Grown, increased, augmented. 3. Flourishing. 4. Full, entire. 5. Accelerated. E. sam completely, ṛdh to increase, aff. kta .
Samṛddha (समृद्ध).—[adjective] achieved, perfect, complete; endowed with, possessed of ([instrumental], [ablative] or —°); prosperous, wealthy, copious, abundant.
1) Samṛddha (समृद्ध):—[=sam-ṛddha] [from sam-ṛdh] mfn. accomplished, succeeded, fulfilled, perfect, very successful or prosperous or flourishing, fortunate, [Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] full-grown (as trees), [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] complete, whole, entire, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] fully furnished or abundantly endowed with ([instrumental case] [ablative], or [compound]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] rich, wealthy, [ib.; Kathāsaritsāgara]
6) [v.s. ...] plenteous, abundant, much, [Ratnāvalī]
7) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a serpent-demon, [Mahābhārata]
Samṛddha (समृद्ध):—[(ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddhaṃ) n.] Happy; thriving; grown; full; accelerated.
Samṛddha (समृद्ध):—
1) adj. s. u. ardh mit sam . Davon tva n. Trefflichkeit, guter Zustand: triḥṣamṛddhatvāya (und samṛ) aus dem Veda [Kāśikīvṛtti] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 3, 106]; vgl. [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 4, 11, 5.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Schlangendämons [Mahābhārata 1, 2159] nach der Lesart der ed. Bomb.; es könnte übrigens auch samṛddhapaṭa verbunden werden.
Samṛddha (समृद्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samiddha.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Samṛddha (ಸಮೃದ್ಧ):—
1) [adjective] prosperous; flourishing.
2) [adjective] richly, profusely grown.
3) [adjective] excessive; too much; abundant.
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Samṛddha (ಸಮೃದ್ಧ):—
1) [noun] = ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ - [samriddhi -] 3.
2) [noun] a rich, wealthy man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Samṛddha (समृद्ध):—adj. important;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Riddha, Sam, Cam.
Starts with: Samriddhamadhava, Samriddhapunya, Samriddharashtra, Samriddhartha, Samriddhate, Samriddhatejas, Samriddhavega, Samriddhayajna, Samriddhayashas.
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