Shamyagraha, Śamyāgrāha, Shamya-graha, Sāmyagrāha: 3 definitions

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Shamyagraha 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 Śamyāgrāha can be transliterated into English as Samyagraha or Shamyagraha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śamyāgrāha (शम्याग्राह).—one who plays the cymbal; Rām. 2.91.49.

Derivable forms: śamyāgrāhaḥ (शम्याग्राहः).

Śamyāgrāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śamyā and grāha (ग्राह).

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Sāmyagrāha (साम्यग्राह).—one who beats time.

Derivable forms: sāmyagrāhaḥ (साम्यग्राहः).

Sāmyagrāha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāmya and grāha (ग्राह). See also (synonyms): sāmyatāgrāha, sāmyatvagrāha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śamyāgrāha (शम्याग्राह):—[=śamyā-grāha] [from śamyā > śam] m. ([probably]) one who plays the cymbals, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) Sāmyagrāha (साम्यग्राह):—[=sāmya-grāha] [from sāmya] m. one who beats time, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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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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