Samshuddhi, Saṃśuddhi: 10 definitions
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Samshuddhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Saṃśuddhi can be transliterated into English as Samsuddhi or Samshuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraSaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि) refers to “(having) purified (all the paths)”, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 8.4.7, while describing the purification process of the initiand]—“Next, after [the Mantrin has] caused the cessation, etc. [of differentiation], as taught of the eight-fold subtle body through the offerings of inviting, reverence and oblation, [and] after he has purified all the paths (sarvādhvan-saṃśuddhi), after he has first united [the initiand] with all the other tattvas, beginning with kalā, he should then] cut off of the topknot and perform homa. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि).—f S Purified or cleansed state.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि).—f Purified state.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि).—f.
1) Complete purification; अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः (abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhirjñānayogavyavasthitiḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 16.1.
2) Cleansing or purifying in general.
3) Correction, rectification.
4) Clearance.
5) Acquittance (of debt).
6) Purity, cleanness.
Derivable forms: saṃśuddhiḥ (संशुद्धिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि).—f.
(-ddhiḥ) 1. Cleaning the body. 2. Purification in general. 3. Correction. 4. Acquittal of debt, &c. 5. Acquittance of charge or crime. E. sam completely, śuddhi purification, cleansing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि).—i. e. sam-śudh + ti, f. 1. Cleaning the body. 2. Purification, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 16, 1. 3. Correction. 4. Acquittal of debt. 5. Acquittance of charge or crime.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि).—[feminine] cleanness, purity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि):—[=saṃ-śuddhi] [from saṃ-śuddha > saṃ-śudh] f. perfect purification or purity (also in a ritual sense), [Bhagavad-gītā; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
2) [v.s. ...] cleaning (the body), [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] acquittal, acquittance, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] correction, rectification, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃśuddhi (संशुद्धि):—[saṃ-śuddhi] (ddhiḥ) 2. f. Cleaning the body.
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Shuddhi, Sam.
Ends with: Bhavasamshuddhi, Kritasamshuddhi, Sattvasamshuddhi.
Full-text: Sattvasamshuddhi, Bhavasamshuddhi, Sarvadhvan, Bhava.
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