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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संहारsaṃhāra1 Drawing or bringing together, collecting; अनुभवतु वेणीसंहारमहोत्सवम् Ve.6; कृत्स्नं च धनसंहारं कुर्वन्ति…
    1. 1 Drawing or bringing together, collecting; अनुभवतु वेणीसंहारमहोत्सवम् Ve.6; कृत्स्नं च धनसंहारं कुर्वन्ति विधिकारणात् Mb.12.2.8.
    2. Contraction, compression, abridgment.
    3. Withholding, drawing back, withdrawal (Opposite of प्रयोग or विक्षेप); समर्थो धारणे मोक्षे संहारे चासि पाण्डव Mb.3.4.15; Bhāg.1.7.27; प्रयोगसंहारविभक्तमन्त्रम् R.5.57,45.
    4. Restraining, holding back.
    5. Destruction, especially of the universe, universal destruction; संहारे समनुप्राप्ते व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः Rām.7.62.5.
    6. Close, end, conclusion.
    7. An assemblage, a group.
    8. A fault in pronunciation.
    9. A charm or spell for withdrawing magical weapons.
    10. Practice, skill.
    11. A division of hell.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भैरवः one of the forms of Bhairava.

    • -मुद्रा Name of a particular posture in the Tantra worship; it is thus defined: अधोमुखे वामहस्ते ऊर्ध्वास्यं दक्षहस्तकम् । क्षिप्ताङ्गुलीरङ्गुलीभिः संगृह्य परिवर्तयेत् ॥

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  2. अनुपसंहारिन्anupasaṃhārinm.A kind of हेत्वाभास or fallacy in Nyāya, a subdivision of the अनैकान्तिकहेत्वाभास; वस्तुमात्र-…

    A kind of हेत्वाभास or fallacy in Nyāya, a subdivision of the अनैकान्तिकहेत्वाभास; वस्तुमात्र- पक्षकोऽनुपसंहारी that is, that which includes every known thing in the पक्ष and thus prevents the corroboration of a general rule of causation by illustrations, positive or negative; as सर्वं नित्यं प्रमेयत्वात्; अत्र सर्वस्यैव पक्षत्वात् प्रमेयत्वं हेतुरनुपसंहारी अन्वये व्यतिरेके वा दृष्टान्ताभावात्.

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  3. असंहार्यasaṃhāryaa.Irresistible, insuperable; उपस्थितम- संहार्यैर्हयैः Rām.5.6.5; विधिर्नूनमसंहार्यः प्राणिनां प्लवगोत्तम…
    1. Irresistible, insuperable; उपस्थितम- संहार्यैर्हयैः Rām.5.6.5; विधिर्नूनमसंहार्यः प्राणिनां प्लवगोत्तम Rām.5.37.4.
    2. Not to be diverted or misled; Mb.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. संहारsaṃhāra-रक &c. see सं-√हृ .
    1. -रक etc. see सं-√हृ .
    2. masculine gender bringing together, collection, accumulation MBh.
    3. masculine gender contraction (of the organs of speech, opp. to वि-हार quod vide) RPra1t.
    4. masculine gender drawing in (of an elephant's trunk) Ragh.
    5. masculine gender binding together (of hair; confer, compare वेणी-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) MBh.
    6. masculine gender fetching back (an arrow after its discharge by magical means) MBh. R. Pur. (confer, compare IW. 402 neuter gender 1)
    7. masculine gender abridgment, comprehensive description, a compendium, manual La1t2y.
    8. masculine gender destruction (especially the periodical des destruction of the universe at end of a Kalpa कल्प) Mn. MBh. etc.
    9. masculine gender a destroyer (Equivalent to संहर्तृ) MBh. xiv, 1577
    10. masculine gender end, conclusion (of a drama or of an act of a drama) Bhar. Sa1h. etc.
    11. masculine gender a division of the infernal regions Lexicographers
    12. masculine gender Name of an Asura असुर (varia lectio सं-ह्राद) Hariv.
    13. masculine gender practice, skill W.
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  2. असंहार्यasaṃhāryamfn. irresistible, insuperable MBh. Hariv. R.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective irresistible, insuperable MBh. Hariv. R.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not to be diverted (from an opinion or purpose), not to be misled, unbribable MBh. R.
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  3. अस्थिसंहारasthisaṃhāram. id. L.

    masculine gender the same Lexicographers

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  4. अस्थिसंहारकasthisaṃhārakam. id. Bhpr.
    1. masculine gender the same Bhpr.
    2. masculine gender "bone-seizer", the adjutant bird Lexicographers
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  5. अस्थिसंहारीasthisaṃhārīf. id. L.

    feminine the same Lexicographers

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  6. उक्तोपसंहारuktopasaṃhāram. any brief or compendious phrase or description.

    masculine gender any brief or compendious phrase or description.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अरत्नालोकसंहार्यaratnālokasaṃhārya[a-ratna ͜ âloka-samhârya] fp. not to be dispelled by the brilliance of gems.

    [a-ratna ͜ âloka-samhârya] future participle passive not to be dispelled by the brilliance of gems.

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