Samudghata, Samudghāṭa, Samudghāta: 4 definitions
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Samudghata means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSamudghāta (समुद्घात) is a process by which a Jīva makes emanate soul-particles, together with the karmic matter which is inseparable from them, for some particular purpose.
There are 7 kinds of samudghātas:
- vedanīya,
- kaṣāya,
- vaikriya,
- māraṇāntika,
- taijasa,
- āhāra,
- kevalisamudghāta.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySamudghāṭa (समुद्घाट).—m. (see °ghāṭayati), removal, abolition (= °ghāta): hetudṛṣṭi-°ṭo Lalitavistara 33.6; sarvavāsanānusaṃ- dhi-°ṭam (acc.) 442.8.
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Samudghāta (समुद्घात).—m. (= Pali samugghāta; see also °ghāṭa), removal, abolition, destruction: Mahāvyutpatti 1601; 8355; kutsitadarśaneṣu doṣa-°ta-kuśalāḥ Mahāvastu i.134.1, (Bodhi- sattvas are) clever in rooting out the errors in reprehensible (heretical) systems; ālaya-°to Mahāvastu iii.200.11 (see ālaya 2; same [compound] in Pali °gghāto Aṅguttaranikāya (Pali) ii.34.24); anuśaya-°tāya (so read, Transl. 50 n. 1) Śikṣāsamuccaya 50.9; sarvamāna-°taṃ (acc.) 326.8; (anuśayānāṃ…) atyanta-°tād Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 138.15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samudghāṭa (समुद्घाट):—[=sam-udghāṭa] [from samud-ghaṭ] m. taking away, removal (perhaps [wrong reading] for ghāta), [Lalita-vistara]
2) Samudghāta (समुद्घात):—[=sam-udghāta] m. destruction, extermination, [Buddhist literature]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Samudghāta (समुद्घात) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samugghāya.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Udghata, Sam, Cam.
Starts with: Samudghatana, Samudghatayati.
Full-text: Samudghatin, Samugghaya, Samugghata, Vaikriyasamudghata, Samudghatita, Samudghatayati, Pannavana, Karmana.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Chapter 2: On samudghāta < [Book 2]
Part 2 - On samudghāta < [Chapter 6]
Part 2 - Sāmānika gods of Asurendra Camara, etc. < [Chapter 1]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Notes on Vaikriya-samudghāta < [Notes]
Part 16: Mokṣa of Sagara and the munis < [Chapter VI - Emancipation of Ajita Svāmin and Sagara]
Part 1: Abduction of Draupadī < [Chapter X - The recovery of draupadī]
Traces of Mysticism in Jainism (Study) (by Sadhvi Madhystha Prabha)
2.2. Traces of Mysticism in the Sthānāṅga < [Chapter 3 - Mysticism in Śramaṇic Literature]
6. Structure of Jaina Mysticism < [Chapter 7 - Conclusion]
Guṇasthāna (fourteen stages of spiritual progress) < [Chapter 4 - Concepts of Jainism and Mysticism]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
5.5. Types of Metaphysical Bodies < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.8 - The extent of space-points (pradeśa) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 3.35 - The the mountain range of Mānuṣottara < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 9.44 - Definition of vīcāra (shifting) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 67 < [Volume 8 (1886)]