Shamaha, Śamāha, Samāhā: 4 definitions
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Shamaha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Śamāha can be transliterated into English as Samaha or Shamaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚamāha (शमाह).—A hermitage.
Derivable forms: śamāhaḥ (शमाहः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamaha (समह).—[adverb] in any manner, somehow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śamāha (शमाह):—[from śam] m. a quiet place, hermitage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Samaha (समह):—ind. ([from] 1. sama) anyhow, somehow, [Ṛg-veda] ([according to] to [Sāyaṇa] [vocative case] of an [adjective (cf. [masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective])], praśasta, sadhana etc.)
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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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