Samskritatman, Saṃskṛtātman, Samskrita-atman: 5 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Saṃskṛtātman can be transliterated into English as Samskrtatman or Samskritatman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃskṛtātman (संस्कृतात्मन्).—

1) one who has received purificatory rites; याजनाध्यापने नित्यं क्रियेते संस्कृतात्मनाम् (yājanādhyāpane nityaṃ kriyete saṃskṛtātmanām) Ms. 1.11.

2) a sage.

Saṃskṛtātman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃskṛta and ātman (आत्मन्).

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

Saṃskṛtātman (संस्कृतात्मन्).—m.

(-tmā) 1. A man who has undergone the initiatory rites. 2. A sage. E. saṃskṛta, and ātman self.

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

Saṃskṛtātman (संस्कृतात्मन्).—[adjective] having received the sacraments (lit. whose mind is prepared).

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

1) Saṃskṛtātman (संस्कृतात्मन्):—[=saṃ-skṛtātman] [from saṃ-skṛta > saṃs-kṛ] m. one who has received the purificatory rites, [Manu-smṛti x, 110]

2) [v.s. ...] a sage, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Saṃskṛtātman (संस्कृतात्मन्):—[saṃskṛtā-tman] (tmā) 5. m. A sage; one initiated.

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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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