Samdhita, Saṃdhita, Sandhita, Shandhita: 14 definitions

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Samdhita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Saṃdhita (संधित) or Susaṃdhita refers to a “well-formed (mixture of ingredients)”, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly: “Trees produce flowers and fruits out of season undoubtedly if the following procedure is followed: Dioscorea bulbifera, Cuminum cyminum seed and sugarcane juice should be kept for a month in a pot containing clarified butter prepared in the moonlight and when the mixture is well formed (su-saṃdhita), roots of the trees should be smeared with it and the basin should be filled with mud. Then sugarcane juice should be profusely sprinkled and the trees should be smoked with honey and kuṇapa”.

Ayurveda book cover
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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

He belonged to a wealthy family of Kosala. Having listened to a sermon on impermanence, after coming of age, he joined the Order and attained arahantship.

Thirty one kappas ago, in the time of Sikhi Buddha, he was a cowherd. After the death of the Buddha he heard a monk preach on his virtues, and, acquiring discernment of impermanence, he paid great honour to the Buddhas bodhi tree. In his last life he recalled this act with great joy, as having helped him to win the goal. Thag.vs.217f.; ThagA.i.337f.

 

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Sāndhita (सान्धित).—p of sāndhaṇēṃ after the Sanskrit form--Joined, united, put together (by sewing, soldering, pasting, tacking &c.)

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃdhita (संधित).—a.

1) United, joined; शपथैः संधितस्यापि न विश्वासं व्रजेद्रिपोः (śapathaiḥ saṃdhitasyāpi na viśvāsaṃ vrajedripoḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.39.

2) Bound, tied.

3) Reconciled, allied.

4) Fixed, fitted.

5) Mixed together.

6) Picked, preserved (wrong for saṃdita; cf. Manusmṛti 8.342).

7) Concluded (as an alliance).

-tam 1 Pickles.

2) Spirituous liquor.

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

Sandhita (सन्धित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Tied, bound, strung, fastened together. 2. Allied, united, reconciled. 3. Pickled. n.

(-taṃ) 1. Pickles and preparations of various fruits. 2. Spirituous liquor. E. sandhā union, itac aff.

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

Saṃdhita (संधित).—i. e. saṃdhā and saṃdhi, + ita, I. adj. 1. Tied, bound, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 342. 2. United, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 130; reconciled. 3. Pickled. Ii. n. Pickles.

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

Saṃdhita (संधित).—[adjective] put together, joined, fixed on the bow-string (arrow); allied.

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

Ṣaṇḍhitā (षण्ढिता):—[from ṣaṇḍha] f. (with yoni) = ṣaṇḍhi yoniḥ (See under ṣaṇḍha), [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]

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

1) Saṃdhita (संधित):—[from saṃ-dhā] mfn. joined or fastened together, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] put to or on, fixed (as an arrow), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] joined or united with (mṛtyu-s, ‘united with or destined to death’), [ib.]

4) [v.s. ...] allied, one who has concluded an alliance, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra] etc.

5) [v.s. ...] concluded (as an alliance) See samasaṃdh

6) [v.s. ...] prepared, mixed together, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

7) [v.s. ...] pickled, [Horace H. Wilson]

8) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for saṃdita, [Manu-smṛti viii, 342]

9) [v.s. ...] m. binding the parted hair, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] n. pickles, [Horace H. Wilson]

11) [v.s. ...] spirituous liquor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Sandhita (सन्धित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Tied; united. n. Pickle, &c.

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

Saṃdhita (संधित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃdhia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samdhita 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃdhita (ಸಂಧಿತ):—

1) [adjective] joined; united; coupled.

2) [adjective] pierced into (as an arrow).

3) [adjective] bound; tied; fastened.

4) [adjective] subject to a coverant, agreement or pack.

5) [adjective] mixed; blended.

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Saṃdhita (ಸಂಧಿತ):—[noun] a piercing or attempting to pierce repeatedly, in sword fighting.

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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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