In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Samujjvala (समुज्ज्वल) refers to a “brilliant lustre” , according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.5 (“Kārttikeya is crowned”).—Accordingly, after the Kṛttikās spoke to Kārttikeya: “[...] The Nīrājana rite was performed by the delighted gods in the company of their wives. The sages adored Kumāra with the Vedic chants, the musicians by singing songs, and others by playing upon musical instruments. Placing Kumāra shining with brilliant lustre (samujjvala) on his lap Pārvatī shone with glory as the greatest among women who carried sons. [...]”.

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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

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Samujjvala (समुज्ज्वल) refers to “resplendent”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Merit Circle (guṇacakra)]: “[...] He should make [the first, second, and third outermost circles] round in shape. [They are] understood to have grounds such as the outer [ground]. The circle with five lines (the Body Circle) is square [in shape] and is resplendent (samujjvala). [...]”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samujjvala (समुज्ज्वल).—[adjective] shining, resplendent.

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

Samujjvala (समुज्ज्वल):—[=sam-ujjvala] [from samuj-jval] mfn. shining, radiant, splendid in or with ([compound]), [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Samujjvala (समुज्ज्वल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samujjala.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samujjvala in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Samujjvala (समुज्ज्वल) [Also spelled samujjval]:—(a) shining brightly, bright; hence ~[tā] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samujjvala (ಸಮುಜ್ಜ್ವಲ):—

1) [adjective] shining brightly; splendid.

2) [adjective] excellent; superior.

3) [adjective] clean; spotless.

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Samujjvaḷa (ಸಮುಜ್ಜ್ವಳ):—[adjective] = ಸಮುಜ್ಜ್ವಲ [samujjvala].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Samujjvala (समुज्ज्वल):—adj. radiant; very bright; brilliant; glowing; sparkling; glistening;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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