Sandhana, Sandhāna, Samdhana: 14 definitions

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Sandhana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Sandhāna (सन्धान, “taking an aim”) refers to one of the four acts related to the bow (dhanus). It is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 11. Accordingly, “taking an aim (sandhāna) is to put the arrow to the bow”.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Kavya (poetry)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Sandhāna (सन्धान) is the name of a minister of king Bāhubala, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 43. The story of Sandhāna and Bāhubala was narrated by Rājyadhara in order to demonstrate that “a fair woman, like Fortune, of her own accord chooses a man of high courage”, as well as that “wives and wealth leave the mean-spirited man and of their own accord come to the high-spirited man from every quarter”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Sandhāna, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci

Sandhāna (सन्धान) or Sandhānakalpanā refers to “fomented preparation” and is dealt with in the 10th century Yogaśataka written by Pandita Vararuci.—The Yogaśataka of Pandita Vararuci is an example of this category. This book attracts reader by its very easy language and formulations (viz., sandhāna) which can be easily prepared and have small number of herbs. It describes only those formulations which are the most common and can be used in majority conditions of diseases.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A householder of Rajagaha. He was a follower of the Buddha, and it was his conversation with the Paribbajaka Nigrodha that led to the preaching of the Udumbarika Sihanada Sutta.

Buddhaghosa says (DA.iii.832) that he was the leader of five hundred upasakas and was an anagamin. On one occasion, the Buddha sang his praises in the assembly for six qualities which he possessed. In the Anguttara he is mentioned in a list of eminent lay disciples (A.iii.451; cf. Dvy.540).

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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).

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Sandhāna (सन्धान, “pickles”) refers to an article of food classified as abhakṣya (forbidden to eat) according to Nemicandra (in his Pravacana-sāroddhāra v245-246). By sandhāna are meant pickles or preserves of bael and other fruits.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sandhana : (nt.) one's own property. || sandhāna (nt.) uniting; conciliation.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sandhāna, (nt.) (fr. saṃ+dhā) 1. uniting, conciliation, friendship DA. I, 74; DhsA. 113.—2. bond, fetter Ud. 77 (read sandāna?). (Page 678)

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Sandhana, (nt.) (saṃ+dhana) property, belongings M. II, 180. (Page 678)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sandhana (संधन).—n A sort of anvil. Note. sandhana, vaṭāṅga, & khurā are the same instrument; but the first word is in use amongst the jīnagara people, and the two latter amongst the smiths and farriers.

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sandhāna (संधान).—n (S sam Together, dhā To hold &c. Hence Joining, uniting, connecting, blending, mingling, binding, associating, combining &c.; which meaning, although unknown in Maraṭhi, is the foundation or spring of the meanings following.) The bringing of measures or means to bear; the harmonious application of expedients, resources, powers; the concentration or consociation of efforts, energies, talents, towards the accomplishment or performance of. 2 The proper way or line of procedure towards the accomplishment of; the process or course to be observed. 3 Aim, bearing, leaning, tendency; the direction, front, or indicative aspect assumed. Used of the mind, the will, the eye, a missile weapon &c. 4 Attention, advertence, heed, regard, the bearing of the mind and faculties.

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sāndhaṇa (सांधण).—See sāndaṇa, sāndaṇapātra &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sandhāna (संधान).—n The bringing of measures to bear. Aim. Attention.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sandhāna (सन्धान).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Holding together, uniting, joining. 2. Tying, binding. 3. Fixing, (as an arrow.) 4. Peace, alliance. 5. Association, company. 6. Supporting, reception, receiving, sustaining. 7. Mixing, joining, intimate union or combination. 8. A relish, something eaten to excite thirst. 9. Sourrice-gruel. 10. Pickles, &c., acid preparation of the Bel and other fruits. 11. Spirituous liquor. 12. Contracting the skin, &c. by astringent applications. 13. A joint. nf. (-naṃ-nī) Distillation, distilling, the manufacture of spirituous liquors. f. (-nī) A braziery, a foundery, a place where the base metals are stored or wrought. E. sam together, dhā to hold, aff. lyuṭ .

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

Sandhāna (सन्धान):—[sa-ndhāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Holding together; joining; combining; soldering; peace; alliance; company; countenancing; receiving; a relish, acid drink; spirits; pickle. n. f. () Distilling. f. A foundry; a braziery.

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

Saṃdhāna (संधान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saṃdhaṇa, Saṃdhaṇayā, Saṃdhāṇa.

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Saṃdhaṇa (संधण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Saṃdhāna.

2) Saṃdhāṇa (संधाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Saṃdhāna.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃdhāna (ಸಂಧಾನ):—

1) [noun] the act of joining or uniting.

2) [noun] the place where two or more things are joined; a joint; a junction.

3) [noun] the fact of being joined; union; junction.

4) [noun] that which joins, units two or more things, persons, etc. together.

5) [noun] the arrangement or interrelation of all the parts of a whole; manner of organisation or construction.

6) [noun] the act of fixing an arrow to the bow.

7) [noun] a tying or being tied.

8) [noun] a rope, string (used for binding, tying something).

9) [noun] a mixing of two or more things together.

10) [noun] that which is made by mixing (two or more things, together); a mixture.

11) [noun] an agreement between two contending parties in which each side gives up some demands or makes concessions for mutual benefit; a making peace between two warring sides.

12) [noun] the state or fact of being associted (with another person or persons) an association, companionship; friendship.

13) [noun] a friend or well-wisher.

14) [noun] the act of aiming, targeting (something, to hit with an arrow, bullet, etc.).

15) [noun] that which is aimed; the aim, target.

16) [noun] the act of bearing a load, burden, etc.

17) [noun] manufacture of fermented or spirituous liquors.

18) [noun] gruel.

19) [noun] the act of repairing and the work done in repairing; a restoration of something to its old or original condition.

20) [noun] a kind of spirituous liquor.

21) [noun] the process of making pickles.

22) [noun] an alloy consisting chiefly of copper and tin; bronze.

23) [noun] a plan, scheme to achieve something.

24) [noun] ಸಂಧಾನಮಾಡು [samdhanamadu] sandhāna māḍu to settle by mediation; to bring about by conciliation; to mediate; 2. to join two or more things together; to unit; 3. to fix an arrow on a bow.

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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.

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