In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Saṃseka (संसेक) refers to “watering a sown seed”, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “A seed cultured hundred times with the oil of Cordia dichotoma sown and watered (saṃseka) with coconut oil (gale water?) sprouts immediately [saṃsekāduptaṃ sadyaḥ prajāyate]”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃseka (संसेक).—Sprinkling, watering.

Derivable forms: saṃsekaḥ (संसेकः).

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

Saṃseka (संसेक).—i. e. sam-sic + a, m. Moistencing, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 271.

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

1) Saṃseka (संसेक):—[=saṃ-seka] [from saṃ-sic] a m. sprinkling over, moistening, watering, [Rāmāyaṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [=saṃ-seka] b See saṃ-√sic.

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

Saṃseka (संसेक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃseya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samseka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃsēka (ಸಂಸೇಕ):—[noun] a sprinkling (of a liquid, powder, etc.) over.

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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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Partial matches: Seka, Sam, Cam.

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