Samyata, Saṃyata, Sāmyatā, Shamyata: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Samyata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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)
Saṃyata (संयत) refers to “perfect control” (over one’s sense-organs), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “[...] On seeing her with perfect control over her sense-organs [i.e., saṃyata-indriyā] and engrossed in serving Him always, the lord mercifully thought. ‘I shall take her only when the last seed of ego goes away from her; when she herself performs a penance’. Thinking thus, the lord of the Bhūtas reverted to meditation. The lord who could indulge in great sports became a great Yogin. [...]”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Saṃyata (संयत) refers to “being restrained” (by disciplinary rules), according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “[Whoever is] always restrained (saṃyata) by the specific disciplinary rules, is always devoted to the obligatory disciplinary rules, and [to whom] honour and dishonour are equal, is entitled to eat from the vessel. (55)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Saṃyata (संयत) refers to “control (of one’s self)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That which is evidently cessation of action causing the cycle of rebirth is to be considered as the mental stopping of the influx of karma by those who know about that from the most excellent scripture. Like the hero who is well-clad in armour is not pierced by arrows in the difficulty of battle, the one who has subdued his senses, whose self is restrained (saṃvṛtātman; var.—saṃyata-ātman—‘whose self is controlled’), is not pierced by arrows which are made of non-restraint”.
Synonyms: Saṃvṛta.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
saṃyata : (adj.) restrained; self-controlled.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
saṃyata (संयत).—a S Bound, confined, curbed, checked, restrained.
saṃyata (संयत).—a Bound, curled, confined.
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saṃyata (संयत).—m sayamana n Confining. Self-denial. regulation.
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
Saṃyata (संयत).—p. p.
1) Restrained, curbed, subdued.
2) Tied up, bound together.
3) Fettered.
4) Captive, imprisoned, a prisoner; न संयतस्तस्य बभूव रक्षितुः (na saṃyatastasya babhūva rakṣituḥ) R.3.2.
4) Ready.
5) Arranged; see यम् (yam) with सम् (sam).
-taḥ 1 One who has restrained his passions, an ascetic.
2) Name of Śiva.
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Sāmyatā (साम्यता).—
1) Equality, sameness, evenness; प्रवृत्तं कर्म संसेव्य देवानामेति साम्यताम् (pravṛttaṃ karma saṃsevya devānāmeti sāmyatām) Manusmṛti 12.9; भवन्ति साम्येऽपि निविष्टचेतसाम् (bhavanti sāmye'pi niviṣṭacetasām) Kumārasambhava 5.31.
2) Likeness, resemblance, similarity; स्पष्टं प्रापत् साम्यमुर्वीधरस्य (spaṣṭaṃ prāpat sāmyamurvīdharasya) Śiśupālavadha 18.38; H.1.45; Kirātārjunīya 17.51.
3) Equability.
4) Concord, harmony.
5) Indifference, impartiality, sameness of view; येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः (yeṣāṃ sāmye sthitaṃ manaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 5.19.
6) Measure, time.
See also (synonyms): sāmya, sāmyatva.
Saṃyata (संयत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Checked, restrained, constrained, suppressed. 2. Bound, confined, fettered, imprisoned. E. sam before yam to restrain, aff. kta .
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Sāmyatā (साम्यता).—f.
(-tā) Equality, sameness. E. tal added to the last; also with tva, sāmyatvaṃ .
Saṃyata (संयत).—[adjective] held together, held in, restrained, checked, controlled, arranged, kept in order, limited, restricted; bound together, tied up (hair); fettered, confined, captive, prisoner.
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Sāmyatā (साम्यता).—[feminine] likeness, equality.
1) Śāmyatā (शाम्यता):—[=śāmya-tā] [from śāmya > śāma] f. idem, [ib.]
2) Saṃyata (संयत):—[=saṃ-yata] [from saṃ-yam] mfn. held together, held in, held fast etc.
3) [v.s. ...] self-contained, self-controlled with regard to ([locative case] [instrumental case], or [compound]), [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] tied together, bound up, fettered, confined, imprisoned, captive, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] shut up, closed (opp. to vy-ātta), [Atharva-veda]
6) [v.s. ...] kept in order (See [compound])
7) [v.s. ...] suppressed, subdued, [Mahābhārata]
8) [v.s. ...] = udyata, prepared, ready to ([infinitive mood]), [Harivaṃśa]
9) [v.s. ...] m. ‘one who controls himself’, Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
10) Saṃyāta (संयात):—[=saṃ-yāta] [from saṃ-yā] mfn. gone together, proceeded together, approached, come, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
11) Sāmyatā (साम्यता):—[=sāmya-tā] [from sāmya] f.
1) Saṃyata (संयत):—[saṃ-yata] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Bound, checked.
2) Sāmyatā (साम्यता):—(tā) 1. f. Idem.
Saṃyata (संयत):—s. u. yam mit sam .
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Sāmyatā (साम्यता):—f. = sāmya Gleichheit: devānāmeti sāmyatām [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 90.] [Mahābhārata 12, 8803.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 39, 46.] goptaryasati vai nṝṇāṃ paśyantaḥ paśusāmyatām [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 14, 1. 29, 82. 6, 18, 65. 11, 9, 23 ] (v. l. sātmatā). [27, 52.]
Saṃyata (संयत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃjaya.
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
Saṃyata (संयत) [Also spelled sayat]:—(a) controlled, restrained, guarded; sober; ~[tatā] state of being under control, restraint; sobriety; [ti] control, restraint; sobriety.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Saṃyata (ಸಂಯತ):—
1) [adjective] controlled; subjugated; subdued.
2) [adjective] joined or bound together.
3) [adjective] arrested; imprisoned; jailed; confined.
4) [adjective] made or kept ready.
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Saṃyata (ಸಂಯತ):—
1) [noun] a man who has subdued his passions.
2) [noun] Śiva.
3) [noun] a prisoner; a captive.
4) [noun] a Jaina ascetic.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Saṃyata (संयत):—adj. 1. restrained; controlled; 2. confined (as in prison); 3. repressed (as emotions); 4. disciplined; bound; 5. having one's senses under control; 6. cautious; alert; heedful;
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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Partial matches: Shamya, Sam, Luo, Cam, Da, Yata, Ta.
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