Samta, Saṃta, Shamta: 3 definitions

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Samta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Shant.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Samta.—(IE 8-1), corrupt form of saṃvat. Mta = mat. Note: samta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃta (संत).—The two hands opened and the palms joined together (saṃhatala).

Derivable forms: saṃtaḥ (संतः).

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Saṃta (संत).—4 P.

1) To become exhausted.

2) To pine away, languish.

Derivable forms: saṃtam (संतम्).

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Śāṃta (शांत) [Also spelled shant]:—(a) peaceful/pacific; still; silent, quiet, quiescent, tranquil, unperturbed; ~[citta] unperturbed, having tranquillity of mind; of peaceful disposition; hence ~[cittatā] (nf); ~[cetā] calm, resolute, quiescent; ~[manā] see ~[citta; —karanā] to pacify, to quiet down; —[honā] to be quiet/tranquil; to die; —[rahanā] to keep one’s head; to keep quiet, to be silent.

2) Saṃta (संत) [Also spelled sant]:—(a and nm) saintly; a saint; ~[pana (panā)] saintly stance; hypocritic behav:our; -[samāgama] association with saints; a congregation of saintly people.

3) Samta in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) equality, parity; equity, equanimity; similarity, likeness, resemblance; evenness; ~[vada] equalitarianism; ~[vadi] equalitarianist(ic)..—samta (समता) is alternatively transliterated as Samatā.

4) Sāṃṭa (सांट):—(nm) a cane.

5) Sāṃta (सांत):—(a) finite, having an end.

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