Samtaksh, Saṃtakṣ: 2 definitions

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Samtaksh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Saṃtakṣ can be transliterated into English as Samtaks or Samtaksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃtakṣ (संतक्ष्).—1 P.

1) To pare off, chisel, chop.

2) To wound, hurt, strike; निस्त्रिंशाभ्यां सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यामन्योन्यं संततक्षतुः (nistriṃśābhyāṃ sutīkṣṇābhyāmanyonyaṃ saṃtatakṣatuḥ) Mb.; Bṛ. S.42.29.

3) To hurt by words.

4) Ved. To compose (hymns &c.).

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

Saṃtakṣ (संतक्ष्):—[=saṃ-√takṣ] [Parasmaipada] -takṣati (rarely [Ātmanepada] te), to cut out together, cut out, form or fashion by cutting, [???; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā];

—to compose, construct (hymns), [Ṛg-veda ii, 31, 7];

—to cut through, cut to pieces, wound, [Mahābhārata];

—to hurt with words, [Pāṇini 3-1, 76 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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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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