Shamtva, Śaṃtva, Sham-tva: 1 definition
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Shamtva 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 Śaṃtva can be transliterated into English as Samtva or Shamtva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṃtva (शंत्व):—[=śaṃ-tva] [from śaṃ > śam] n. beneficialness, auspiciousness, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Kāṭhaka]
2) Saṃtva (संत्व):—[=saṃ-tva] n. ([from] 2. sam), [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] (also [wrong reading] for śantva).
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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