Shamitra, Śāmitra: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śāmitra can be transliterated into English as Samitra or Shamitra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚāmitra (शामित्र).—A particular rite performed during a yajña. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 196, Verse 1).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śāmitra (शामित्र).—The place of Havya agni.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 12. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 29. 22.
1b) The act of killing the sacrificial victim and making it ready for offering;1 performed by Mṛtyu in the Viśvaśṛj sacrifice.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāmitra (शामित्र).—
1) Sacrificing.
2) Immolating, killing animals at a sacrifice; ईहोपहूतो भगवान् मृत्युः शामित्रकर्मणि (īhopahūto bhagavān mṛtyuḥ śāmitrakarmaṇi) Bhāgavata 1.16.7.
3) Tying up cattle for sacrifice.
4) A sacrificial vessel; न वैदिके शामित्रे मांसपाकः (na vaidike śāmitre māṃsapākaḥ) ŚB. on MS.12. 2.2.
5) A deadly blow.
6) A place of immolation.
Derivable forms: śāmitram (शामित्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāmitra (शामित्र).—n.
(-traṃ) 1. Sacrificing. 2. Tying up cattle for sacrifice. 3. A sacrificial vessel. E. śam to appease, itrac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāmitra (शामित्र).—[śāmitra, śam + tra] (see the last), n. 1. A deadly blow, [Mṛcchakaṭikā, (ed. Stenzler.)] 161, 11. 2. Sacrificing. 3. Tieing cattle. 4. A sacrificial vessel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāmitra (शामित्र).—[adjective] relating to the slayer or cutter of the sacrificial victim; [masculine] the fire for cooking the sacrif. flesh; [neuter] a place for slaying cattle or = seq.
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Samitra (समित्र).—[adjective] together with friends.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāmitra (शामित्र):—[from śāma] mfn. ([from] śamitṛ) relating to the official who cuts up the sacrificial victim (See -karman), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([scilicet] agni) the fire for cooking the sacrificial flesh, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the place for the above fire, [???]
4) [v.s. ...] any place of immolation, shambles, [Vaitāna-sūtra; Mṛcchakaṭikā]
5) [v.s. ...] = next, [Mahābhārata]
6) Samitra (समित्र):—[=sa-mitra] mfn. attended by a friend, along with friends, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāmitra (शामित्र):—(traṃ) 1. n. Sacrificing; tying cattle; sacrificial vessel.
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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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Partial matches: Mitra, Ca, Sha.
Starts with: Shamitrakarman.
Ends with: Harshamitra, Pushamitra, Visheshamitra, Vrishamitra.
Full-text: Shamitrakarman, Havyasuda, Caritra, Samitar, Anuga.
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Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.6: The Paśuyāga Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
Part 5.8: Sacrifice of sterile cow (anubandhyā-paśuyāga) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.11: Animal sacrifice in honour of Agni and Soma < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXLI - descriptions of kings who came after Janamejaya < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda III, adhyaya 8, brahmana 1 < [Third Kanda]
Kanda III, adhyaya 8, brahmana 4 < [Third Kanda]
Kanda III, adhyaya 8, brahmana 2 < [Third Kanda]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.59.2 < [Sukta 59]