Samsarpin, Saṃsarpin, Saṃsarpī, Samsarpi: 7 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Samsarpin in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Saṃsarpin (संसर्पिन्) refers to “spreading all around”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “Thus with ardour, the king of the demons [i.e., Tāraka] performed the severe penance duly unbearable even to those who heard about it. O sage, in the process of such a penance, a huge mass of light shot up from his head and spread all round [i.e., saṃsarpin]. It caused great havoc. All the worlds of the gods were well nigh consumed by it alone. O sage, all the celestial sages were hard hit and distressed. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samsarpin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃsarpin (संसर्पिन्).—a. Creeping along, moving or winding near; कपोलसंसर्पिशिखः स तस्या मुहूर्तकर्णोत्पलतां प्रपेदे (kapolasaṃsarpiśikhaḥ sa tasyā muhūrtakarṇotpalatāṃ prapede) Kumārasambhava 7.81.

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

Saṃsarpin (संसर्पिन्).—mfn. (-rpī-rpiṇī-rpi) Flowing, gliding. E. sam intensitive prefix, sṛp to go, ghinuṇ aff.

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

Saṃsarpin (संसर्पिन्).—[adjective] moving on slowly; reaching or stretching to (—°).

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

1) Saṃsarpin (संसर्पिन्):—[=saṃ-sarpin] [from saṃ-sarpa > saṃ-sṛp] mfn. creeping, moving gently along, [Kādambarī]

2) [v.s. ...] floating or swimming about, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) reaching, extending to (pi-tā f.), [Raghuvaṃśa]

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

Saṃsarpin (संसर्पिन्):—[saṃ-sarpin] (rpī-rpiṇī-rpi) a. Gliding.

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Samsarpin 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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