Samti, Saṃti, Shamti: 3 definitions
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Samti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSaṃti (संति).—Appellation mahāprāñjña (very wise); honoured for story-telling.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 103. 6.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃti (संति).—
1) End, destruction.
2) A gift; cf. सति (sati).
Derivable forms: saṃtiḥ (संतिः).
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚāṃti (शांति) [Also spelled shanti]:—(nf) peace; calmness, quiet, tranquillity, quietude; silence; —[aura vyavasthā] law and order; ~[kara/kārī] pacificatory/pacifying; affording peace/tranquillity; tranquillizing; ~[kāma] peace-loving, pacific; ~[kāla] peace-time; ~[dātā] pacifier; affording peace; ~[dāyaka/dāyī] pacifying, tranquillizing; -[pāṭha] recitation of Vedic peace-hymns; scriptural recitation for general and individual peace; ~[prada] same as [śāṃtidāyaka; ~priya] peace-loving, peaceable; hence ~[priyatā] (nf); -[bhaṃga] breach of peace, eruption of disturbances; ~[maya] peaceful, peaceable; ~[rakṣaka] soldiers or defenders of peace; -[rakṣā] maintenance of peace, defence of peace; ~[vāditā/~vāda] pacifism; ~[vādī] a pacifist; pacific; -[vārtā] peace negotiation; -[saṃdhi] peace treaty; -[sammelana] peace conference; -[sthāpanā] establishment/restoration of peace, pacification.
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Starts with (+9): Samtia, Samtidu, Samtiga, Samtij, Samtinna, Samtirana, Samtiranavikalpa, Samtirna, Samtirya, Samtishthate, Samtiyatta, Santike, Shamtibhamga, Shamtidhana, Shamtikakriye, Shamtikarma, Shamtimajjana, Shamtimara, Shamtimudre, Shamtipalaka.
Ends with (+6): Akshanti, Annashanti, Antahshanti, Arishtashamti, Ashamti, Basanti, Bhavashanti, Cirashamti, Grahashanti, Gramashamti, Grihashanti, Hasanti, Kshanti, Kshudhashanti, Padissamti, Pasamti, Prashamti, Ritushanti, Shanti, Sishshamti.
Full-text: Shanti, Shamtikarma, Shantika, Santike, Shamtikakriye, Maraghata, Marghat, Graha, Sandhi, Grah, Samdhi, Vishva, Chir, Visv, Sukh, Cira, Sukha.
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