Sarvasaha, Sarva-saha, Sarvasahā: 13 definitions

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Sarvasaha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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)

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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Sarvasahā (सर्वसहा) refers to “earth” and is mentioned in a list of 53 synonyms for dharaṇi (“earth”), according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia).  The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil [viz., Sarvasahā], mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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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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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह) refers to “one who endures all”, according to the Mahābhārata verse 14.19.1-2.—Accordingly: while describing the supreme knowledge of the eternal and unchanging state: “He who has become absorbed in one object, silently not thinking of anything, having abandoned [everything] prior [to this] is free from any undertaking. He is a friend to all, endures all (sarvasaha), is indifferent [to all things], his senses controlled, his fear and anger have ceased, his desire slain, [this] man is free”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Sarvasaha in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Lokottaravāda

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह) is the name of a Buddha under whom Śākyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddha’) acquired merit along the first through nine bhūmis, according to the Mahāvastu. There are in total ten bhūmis representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.

Sarvasaha is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the Mahāvastu during a conversation between Mahākātyāyana and Mahākāśyapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The Mahāvastu is an important text of the Lokottaravāda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Sarvasaha in India is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora mukul in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commiphora mukul (Hook. ex Stocks) Engl. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010)
· Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2009)
· Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2005)
· The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
· Journal of the American Medical Association (2003)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany Kew Gard. Misc. (1849)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sarvasaha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sarvasaha (सर्वसह).—a (S) All-enduring; that bears all things with fortitude or calmness.

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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

[«previous next»] — Sarvasaha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह).—a. all-forbearing, very patient; स त्वं जगत्त्राणखलप्रहाणये निरूपितः सर्वसहो गदाभृता (sa tvaṃ jagattrāṇakhalaprahāṇaye nirūpitaḥ sarvasaho gadābhṛtā) Bhāgavata 9.5.9.

-haḥ bdellium.

-, also sarvasahā) the earth.

Sarvasaha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and saha (सह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह).—see Sarvaṃsaha.

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

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह) or Sarvvasaha.—mfn.

(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) All-enduring, bearing all things with patience and firmness. m.

(-haḥ) Bdellium. “guggulau” f.

(-hā) The earth. E. sarva all, sah to suffer, aff. ac .

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

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह).—adj. enduring everything, very patient, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 63, M.M.

Sarvasaha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and saha (सह).

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

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह).—[adjective] all-bearing, patient.

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

1) Sarvasaha (सर्वसह):—[=sarva-saha] [from sarva] mf(ā)n. all enduring, very patient, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. bdellium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Sarvasahā (सर्वसहा):—[=sarva-sahā] [from sarva-saha > sarva] f. the earth, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a mythical cow, [Mahābhārata]

5) Sarvasāha (सर्वसाह):—[=sarva-sāha] [from sarva] mfn. all-enduring, [ib.]

6) Sārvasaha (सार्वसह):—[=sārva-saha] [from sārva] [varia lectio] for sarvaṃ-s q.v.

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

Sarvasaha (सर्वसह):—[sarva-saha] (haḥ) 1. m. Bdellium. a. Allenduring.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sarvasaha 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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