Shamitri, Śamitṛ, Samitri: 3 definitions
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Shamitri 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 Śamitṛ can be transliterated into English as Samitr or Shamitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚamitṛ (शमितृ).—m. A killer, slaughterer; यथाश्वमेधे पशवः शमित्रा (yathāśvamedhe paśavaḥ śamitrā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 8.84.25.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚamitṛ (शमितृ).—1. [masculine] dissector (of the sacrificial animal), killer, slaughterer, cook.
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Śamitṛ (शमितृ).—2. [adjective] = seq.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śamitṛ (शमितृ):—[from śam] mfn. one who keeps his mind calm, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a killer, slaughterer, cutter up (of a slaughtered victim), preparer, dresser, [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]
3) Samitṛ (समितृ):—[wrong reading] for śamitṛ q.v.
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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Ends with: Kshamitri.
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Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.8: Sacrifice of sterile cow (anubandhyā-paśuyāga) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.6: The Paśuyāga Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
Part 2.2: The Priests of Somayāga < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 7, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]
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