Shamapradhana, Śamapradhāna, Shama-pradhana, Sāmapradhāna, Saman-pradhana: 3 definitions
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Shamapradhana 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 Śamapradhāna can be transliterated into English as Samapradhana or Shamapradhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚamapradhāna (शमप्रधान).—a. in whom tranquillity or quietism predominates; शम- प्रधानेषु तपोधनेषु (śama- pradhāneṣu tapodhaneṣu) Ś.2.7.
Śamapradhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śama and pradhāna (प्रधान).
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Sāmapradhāna (सामप्रधान).—a. perfectly kind or friendly.
Sāmapradhāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāman and pradhāna (प्रधान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚamapradhāna (शमप्रधान).—[adjective] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śamapradhāna (शमप्रधान):—[=śama-pradhāna] [from śama > śam] mfn. idem, [Śakuntalā]
2) Sāmapradhāna (सामप्रधान):—[=sāma-pradhāna] [from sāma > sāman] mfn. perfectly kind or friendly, [Caraka]
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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