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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for संहार

2 dictionaries · exact headword

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 ॥

    Source: Apte

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.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · संहार

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