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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

संहिताsaṃhitā1 Combination, union, conjunction.
1. 1 Combination, union, conjunction.
2. A collection, compilation, compendium.
3. Any systematically arranged collection of texts or verses.
4. A compendium or compilation of laws, code, digest; मनु- संहिता.
5. The continuous hymnical text of the Veda as formed out of the Padas or individual words by proper phonetic changes according to different Śākhās or schools; पदप्रकृतिः संहिता Nir.
6. (In Grammar) Combination or junction of letters according to the rules of Saṁdhi or euphony; परः संनिकर्षः संहिता ParasmaipadaI.4.19; वर्णानामतिशयितः संनिधिः संहितासंज्ञः स्यात् Sk.; or वर्णानामेकप्राणयोगः संहिता.
7. The Supreme Being who holds and supports the universe.
Derived forms and compounds
- -पाठः the continuous text of the Veda (Opposite of पदपाठ quod vide, which see).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

संहिताsaṃhitāf. see next
1. feminine see next
2. feminine conjunction, connection, union TUp.
3. feminine (in gram.) the junction or combination of letters according to euphonic rules (Equivalent to संधि, but sometimes considered rather as the state preparatory to the actual junction than the junction itself) Pra1t.
4. feminine a text treated according to euphonic rules (especially the real continuous text of the Vedas वेद s as formed out of the Padas पद s or separate words by proper phonetic changes [according to various schools; confer, compare IW. 152]: beside the Sam2hita1s संहिता s of the R2ig ऋग् -, Sa1ma साम -, and Atharvaveda अथर्ववेद there is the Va1jasaneyi-Sam2hita1 वाजसनेयि-संहिता belonging to the White Yajur-veda यजुर्-वेद, and five other Sam2hita1s संहिता s belonging to the black Yajur-veda यजुर्-वेद, viz. the Taittiri1ya तैत्तिरीय - S Sam2hita1 संहिता, the Sam2hita1 संहिता of the A1treyas आत्रेय s [known only by its Anukraman2i1 अनुक्रमणी], the S Sam2hita1 संहिता of the Kat2has कठ s, the Kapisht2hala कपिष्ठल - Kat2ha कठ - S Sam2hita1 संहिता, and the S Sam2hita1 संहिता of the Maitra1yan2i1yas मैत्रायणीय s or Maitra1yan2i1-Sam2hita1 मैत्रायणी-संहिता S) Nir. Pra1t. etc.
5. feminine any methodically arranged collection of texts or verses (exempli gratia, 'for example' the Ra1ma7yan2a रामा*यण, the various law-books, the medical works of Caraka चरक and S3a1rn3gadhara शार्ङ्गधर, the complete system of natural astrology etc. [confer, compare बृहत्-स्that the rest of a word is to be supplied]; there is also a Sam2hita1 संहिता of the Pura1n2as पुराण s said to have been compiled by Vya1sa व्यास, the substance of which is supposed to be represented by the Vishn2u-pura1n2a विष्णु-पुराण) MBh. VarBr2S. Pur. etc.
6. feminine science Lexicographers
7. feminine the force which holds together and supports the universe (a term applied to the Supreme Being according to to some) MW.
8. feminine Name of various works.
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अक्षरसंहिताakṣarasaṃhitā, f. the Sam2hita1 संहिता of syllables, TPra1t.

, feminine the Sam2hita1 संहिता of syllables, TPra1t.

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अगस्त्यसंहिताagastyasaṃhitāf. N. of an old compendium of the Tantra तन्त्र literature.

feminine Name of an old compendium of the Tantra तन्त्र literature.

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अङ्गसंहिताaṅgasaṃhitāf. the Sam2hita1 संहिता or phonetic relation between consonants and vowels in the body of a word TS. Pra1t.

feminine the Sam2hita1 संहिता or phonetic relation between consonants and vowels in the body of a word TS. Pra1t.

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अत्रिसंहिताatrisaṃhitāf. the code ascribed to Atri अत्रि .

feminine the code ascribed to Atri अत्रि .

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अनानुपूर्व्यसंहिताanānupūrvyasaṃhitāf. the manner of constructing a sentence with the above tmesis.

feminine the manner of constructing a sentence with the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) tmesis.

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उमासंहिताumāsaṃhitāf. N. of wk.

feminine Name of work

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ऋक्संहिताṛksaṃhitāf. the Sam2hita1 संहिता (q.v.) of the R2ig ऋग् - veda वेद Mn. xi, 262.

feminine the Sam2hita1 संहिता (quod vide) of the R2ig ऋग् - veda वेद Mn. xi, 262.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

ऋक्संहिताṛksaṃhitā[rik-samhitâ] f. arranged collec tion of the rik verses.

[rik-samhitâ] feminine; also equal for arranged collec tion of the rik verses.

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