Samuddhara: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Samuddhara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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)
Samuddhara (समुद्धर) (Cf. Uddhara) refers to “pulling one out (of their distress/misery)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, after Nandīśvara spoke to the Gods: “O sage, on hearing his words, Viṣṇu and other gods, considering that it must be so, eulogised Śiva with pleasure. O great lord, lord of the gods, O ocean of mercy, lift us up from [i.e., samuddhara] the great distress. Save us who have sought refuge in you”.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A king of sixty seven kappas ago, a previous birth of Yuthikapupphiya Thera. Ap.i.184.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Samuddhāra (समुद्धार).—[masculine] = [preceding]; also salvation or destruction.
1) Samuddhāra (समुद्धार):—[=sam-uddhāra] [from samud-dhṛ] m. drawing out, extraction from ([ablative]), [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] extrication from any danger, rescue, delivery, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]
3) [v.s. ...] removal, destruction, [Kāvya literature]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince (for hari-kṛṣṇa-s), [Kṣitīśa-vaṃśāvalī-carita]
Samuddhāra (समुद्धार):—(von har mit samud) m.
1) das Herausziehen: kṣiteḥ (sc. salilāt) [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 47, 6.] das Herausziehen aus einer Gefahr, Errettng: asmatsamuddhārakṛte [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 10, 3.] —
2) das Wegschaffen, Entfernen, Vernichten: ṛṇapāpa [Spr. (II) 7487.] —
3) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten, abgekürzt für harikṛṣṇa [KṢITĪŚ. 10, 12. fg.]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Samuddhara (समुद्धर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samudhṛ.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sam, Cam, Uddhara.
Starts with: Samuddharana, Samuddharati.
Full-text: Ramasamuddhara, Rinasamuddhara, Harikrishnasamuddhara, Dussamuddhara, Uddhara, Samudhri, Harikrishna, Yuthikapupphiya, Majj.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.7.9 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Verse 2.13.23 < [Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.101 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Verse 1.6.68 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2. Physical appearance of Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]