Samvitti, Saṃvitti: 15 definitions
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Samvitti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति) refers to “pure cognitive consciousness” and represents one of the sixteen phases leading to the perception of any object (meya), according to Abhinavagupta’s Mālinīvijayavārtika:—[...] The sixteen phases [i.e., (pure cognitive) consciousness (saṃvitti) ...] leading to the perception of any object, if correctly and fully experienced, culminate in the liberated condition of the sixteenth phase, which is equated with the sixteenth energy of the Moon. [...] To the degree in which objectivity (meyamaya) is made manifest in this way, sixteen-fold, that is said to be the Moon of consciousness (vijñāna) considered to be the basic state (sthiti) of the sixteen energies.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaiva philosophy
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति) refers to “consciousness” (i.e., the state by which a soul becomes aware of or experiences), according to Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s 10th-century Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti—a commentary on the 7th-century Tattvatrayanirṇaya by Sadyojyoti which discusses philosophical aspects of Śiva including the theories of Puruṣas (souls), Māyā (primal matter) and Mala (the innate impurity afflicting souls).—Saṃvitti refers to awareness, consciousness, or experiential cognition. Saṃvitti is the faculty or state by which a soul becomes aware of or experiences the results flowing from its karmic bondage, such as pleasure, pain, or other conditions granted by the fruits of past actions. Saṃvitti captures the essential quality that makes experience meaningful: without this conscious awareness, no experience—whether of enjoyment or suffering—could be truly undergone by the soul. Thus, in the philosophical framework of the Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti, saṃvitti underscores the inherently cognitive or conscious character of all experiences conferred upon souls.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति) refers to “awareness”.—The term “mind” in Western contexts suggests a single entity that endures over time and has various capacities, dispositions, or features. In contrast, the Buddhist sources cited by our authors maintain that mind is episodic, such that a mind (citta) is a continuum (santāna) of mental moments, each moment causally emerging from the previous moment and acting as a cause for the subsequent moment. Each mind is thus a unique moment of consciousness (jñāna) or awareness (saṃvitti). The analysis of the nature of mind is thus actually an analysis of what, in many Western contexts, would be a moment of mind or a “mind event.” In a way that can be additionally confusing, Buddhist authors will often speak of plural “minds” that pertain to the same person at different points of time or in different contexts, such as the mind in a moment of visual consciousness or the mind in a moment of one-pointed concentration. [...]
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
saṃvitti (संवित्ति).—f S Good understanding or terms with; friendly or agreeable intercourse or footing. 2 Recognition.
saṃvitti (संवित्ति).—f Friendly intercourse. Recognition.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति).—f.
1) Knowledge, perception, consciousness, feeling; श्वस्त्वया सुखसंवित्तिः स्मरणीयाऽधुनातनी (śvastvayā sukhasaṃvittiḥ smaraṇīyā'dhunātanī) Kirātārjunīya 11.34; 16.32.
2) Understanding, intellect.
3) Recognition, recollection.
4) Harmony (of feeling), mental reconciliation.
Derivable forms: saṃvittiḥ (संवित्तिः).
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति).—f.
(-ttiḥ) 1. Understanding, intellect. 2. Perception. 3. Accommodation, reconciliation. 4. Recognition, recollection of a thing or person previously known. E. sam before vid to know, aff. ktin: see the next.
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति).—i. e. sam-vid + ti, f. 1. Perception, knowledge, [Kirātārjunīya] 11, 34, 16, 32. 2. Recollection of a thing or person previously known. 3. Reconciliation, accommodation.
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति).—[feminine] perception, knowledge, understanding.
1) Saṃvitti (संवित्ति):—[=saṃ-vitti] [from saṃ-vid] f. knowledge, intellect, understanding, [ib.; Kirātārjunīya]
2) [v.s. ...] perception, feeling, sense of ([compound]), [Kirātārjunīya; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
3) [v.s. ...] mutual agreement, harmony, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] recognition, recollection, [Horace H. Wilson]
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति):—[saṃ-vitti] (ttiḥ) 2. f. Understanding; reconciliation; recognition.
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति):—(von 1. vid mit sam) f.
1) Erkenntniss [NṚS. TĀP. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 163. fg.] [GAUḌAP.] zu [SĀṂKHYAK. 69.] saṃvinnāla [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 324.] tattvasya [Kirātārjunīya 16, 32.] —
2) Empfindung: gandha [Oxforder Handschriften 231], a, 26. sukha [Kirātārjunīya 11, 34.] grāhyagrāhakasaṃvittīnāṃ pṛthagavabhāsaḥ Empfindung, Wahrnehmung [SARVADARŚANAS. 16, 14. fg. 21.] —
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2) = vedanā [Halāyudha 5, 33.] = pratipad, pratipatti [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 208.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 312.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 167.] = buddhi, upalabdhi u.s.w. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 309.] [Halāyudha 2, 179.] —
3) Einverständniss, = avivādo janasya [Medinīkoṣa] st. dessen bloss avavāda (d. i. avivāda) [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha]
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Saṃvitti (संवित्ति):—= saṃbandha [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 191.]
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃvitti.
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
Saṃvitti (संवित्ति) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Saṃvitti.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Saṃvitti (ಸಂವಿತ್ತಿ):—
1) [noun] the understanding, knowledge, etc. got by perceiving; perception.
2) [noun] the quality or an instance of being sagacious; penetrating intelligence and sound judgement; sagacity.
3) [noun] a harmonious agreement of minds.
4) [noun] approval; consent; agreement.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Sam, Cam, Vitti.
Starts with: Samvittika, Samvittividhana, Samvittyatmaka.
Full-text: Svasamvitti, Sukhasamvitti, Samvittika, Samvittyatmaka, Samvitva, Samvittividhana, Samvittu, Zi zheng, Jnana, Samtana, Citta.
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A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
2. The Nature of Pramāṇa < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter LXXXIV - Development of the germ of the mind < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter XIX - Ascertainment of true evidence < [Book II - Mumukshu khanda (mumukshu-vyavahara khanda)]
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Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study) (by Nirmala V.)
Part 3 - Samāveśa: The Immersion of Śakti < [Chapter 6 - Social and Philosophical implications of Śakti in Kashmir Śaivism]
Part 2 - Śaktisparśa: The Touch of Śakti < [Chapter 6 - Social and Philosophical implications of Śakti in Kashmir Śaivism]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
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The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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