Samahita, ³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹: 18 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Samhit.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Google Books: Saá¹…gÄ«taÅ›iromaṇi: A Medieval Handbook of Indian Music³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित, “harmoniousâ€�) refers to a musical expression corresponding with ²¹Ã±³¦¾±³Ù²¹ (honorific lit. ‘bentâ€�), the twelfth word of the ±ð±ôÄå composition (prabandha).—When the sound is not limited by a close connection with the text syllables, when iti s without force and without urge and when it gradually develops in steady melodic lines, it is harmonious (²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹).

Natyashastra (नाटà¥à¤¯à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, ²ÔÄåá¹y²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित) refers to “care and attentionâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.2.43.—Accordingly, as Åšiva said to Daká¹£a:—“[...] you wished to cross the ocean of worldly existence by observance of rituals alone. That was why I became angry and caused the destruction of the sacrifice. Hereafter, O Daká¹£a, thinking upon me as the great Lord and giving more importance to knowledge you carry on rituals with care and attention (i.e., ²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹)â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchij§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित) refers to â€�(one who is) concentratedâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “[...] The Bodhisattva Gaganagañja then sustained the jewel-canopy of ten thousand yojanas high over the Lord’s lion throne in the sky, joined the palms of his hands, saluted, and praised the Lord with these suitable verses: ‘[...] (12) By the wisdom of the concentration (²õ²¹³¾Äå»å³ó¾±) on the sameness of the dharmas (²õ²¹°ù±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹-²õ²¹³¾²¹³ÙÄå), you know the sameness of the superior, average or inferior [disciples]. But, staying in the sameness, you do not construct [any concept of] sameness. Thus the Victorious One (ÂáÄ«²Ô²¹) is concentrated (²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹) without change (²Ô¾±°ù±¹¾±°ìÄå°ù²¹). [...]â€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित) refers to a â€�(perfectly) suitableâ€� [i.e., amuka rahasyamaṇá¸alasu²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹á¸�], according to the ṬīkÄå Pot Worship [i.e., °²¹±ô²¹Å›²¹±èÅ«ÂáÄå] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara SamÄdhi, which refers to the primary ±èÅ«ÂáÄå and ²õÄå»å³ó²¹²ÔÄå practice of Newah MahÄyÄna-VajrayÄna Buddhists in Nepal.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ : (pp.) settled; composed; collected of mind.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹, (pp. of samÄdahati) 1. put down, fitted J. IV, 337;â€� 2. collected (of mind), settled, composed, firm, attentive D. I, 13; S. I, 169; A. II, 6 (°indriya); III, 312, 343 sq.; V, 3, 93 sq. , 329 sq.; Sn. 212, 225, 972 etc.; Dh. 362; It. 119; Pug. 35; Vin. III, 4; Miln. 300; Vism. 410; Nd1 501.â€�3. having attained S. I, 48 (cp. K. S. I. 321 & Miln. 352). (Page 686)

Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित).—p S That is absorbed in meditation; or that holds his senses under subjection.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित).â€�p. p.
1) Brought together, assembled.
2) Adjusted, settled.
3) Composed, collected, calm (as mind).
4) Intent on, absorbed in, concentrated.
5) Finished.
6) Agreed upon.
7) Arranged, disposed; जापकानां विशिषà¥à¤Ÿà¤‚ तॠपà¥à¤°à¤¤à¥à¤¯à¥à¤¤à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¤� समाहितमॠ(jÄpakÄnÄá¹� viÅ›iá¹£á¹aá¹� tu pratyutthÄnaá¹� ²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹m) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 12.2.27.
8) Inferred.
9) Accomplished, finished; कणà¥à¤ सà¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤à¥‡à¤� पठितेन समाहितेन (kaṇá¹hasthitena paá¹hitena samÄhitena) (²õ³Ù´Ç³Ù°ù±ðṇa) Åšiva-mahimna 39.
1) Deposited, entrusted; समाहितà¤� हि मे शà¥à¤µà¤¶à¥à¤µà¤� हृदयà¥� यतà¥� सà¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤°à¤‚ मम (²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹á¹� hi me Å›vaÅ›vÄ há¹›daye yat sthiraá¹� mama) RÄm.2. 118.7; see समाधà¤� (²õ²¹³¾Äå»å³óÄå) also.
11) Equable, temperate; मृदà¥à¤¸à¥‚रà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤� सà¥à¤¨à¥€à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¤¾à¤� पटà¥à¤¶à¥€à¤¤à¤¾à¤� समाहिताः (má¹›dusÅ«ryÄá¸� sunÄ«hÄrÄá¸� paá¹uśītÄá¸� samÄhitÄá¸�) (»å¾±±¹²¹²õÄåá¸�) RÄm.3.16.11.
12) Like, resembling; देशानà¥à¤¤à¤°à¤—तà¤� ये à¤� दà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤œà¤¾ धरà¥à¤®à¤¸à¤®à¤¾à¤¹à¤¿à¤¤à¤¾à¤ƒ (deÅ›ÄntaragatÄ ye ca dvijÄ dharmasamÄhitÄá¸�) ¸éÄå³¾.7.91.13.
13) Despatched; ततà¥à¤¤à¥� मनीषितं वाकà¥à¤¯à¤‚ येà¤� वासि समाहितà¤� (tatte manīṣitaá¹� vÄkyaá¹� yena vÄsi ²õ²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹á¸�) ¸éÄå³¾.7.13.16.
14) Harmonious.
-³Ù²¹á¸� A holy man.
-tam Intentness, intent devotion (to any object).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित).â€�(?) , ppp. (to Sanskrit sam-Ä-»å³óÄå-; recorded in [Boehtlingk and Roth] only of persons, concentrated on an object), that upon which one's mind is concentrated (Senart, la méditation): moghaá¹� (mss. mohaá¹�) cÄpi °taá¹� ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü ii.50.20 (verse), and vain isâ€� But the corresp. Pali verse, JÄtaka (Pali) v.388.6, has samÄ«hitaá¹�, what he desires, which is likely to be the true reading.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित).—mfn.
(-³Ù²¹á¸�-tÄ-³Ù²¹á¹�) 1. Promised, agreed or assented to. 2. Absorbed in meditation, absent, abstracted or having the senses steadily held in subjection. 3. Concluded, demonstrated, following from what has been said. 4. Composed, reconciled, put an end to, (as a contest or dispute.) 5. Placed, deposited, delivered. 6. Pure, purified. 7. Finished, completed. 8. Cool, collected, firm. 9. Assembled. n.
(-³Ù²¹á¹�) (In rhetoric,) The expression or description of attentiveness. E. sam and Äåá¹� implying collection or perfection, »å³óÄå to have or hold, aff. kta .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित).—[adjective] put or fixed on, connected or linked with ([instrumental] or —Â�); caused, produced, made, rendered; careful, concentrated, intent upon ([locative] or —Â�); settled, proved, agreed; finished, concluded.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित):—[=²õ²¹³¾-Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹] [from samÄ-»å³óÄå] a mfn. put or held together, joined, assembled, combined, united ([plural] ‘all taken togetherâ€�), [Åšatapatha-brÄhmaṇa; MahÄbhÄrata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] joined or furnished or provided with ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] put to, added (as fuel to fire), [Atharva-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] put or placed in or upon, directed, applied, fixed, imposed, deposited, entrusted, delivered over, [ib.] etc. etc.
5) [v.s. ...] composed, collected, concentrated (as the thoughts upon, with [locative case])
6) [v.s. ...] one who has collected his thoughts or is fixed in abstract meditation, quite devoted to or intent upon (with [locative case]), devout, steadfast, firm, [Upaniá¹£ad; MahÄbhÄrata] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] put in order, set right, adjusted, [RÄmÄyaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] suppressed, repressed, lowered (as speech), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] made, rendered, [Harivaṃśa]
10) [v.s. ...] completed, finished, ended, [MahÄbhÄrata]
11) [v.s. ...] concluded, inferred, demonstrated, established, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] granted, admitted, recognised, approved, [Āpastamba; Harivaṃśa]
13) [v.s. ...] corresponding or equal to, like, resembling ([compound]), [RÄmÄyaṇa; Harivaṃśa]
14) [v.s. ...] harmonious, sounding faultlessly, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) [v.s. ...] m. a pure or holy man, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
16) [v.s. ...] n. great attention or intentness, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
17) [v.s. ...] (in [rhetoric]) a [particular] kind of comparison, [VÄmana’s KÄvyÄlaṃkÄravá¹›tti iv, 3, 29]
18) [=²õ²¹³¾-Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹] b See p. 1160, col. 1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित):—[²õ²¹³¾Äå+³ó¾±³Ù²¹] (taá¸�-tÄ-³Ù²¹á¹�) a. Promised, absorbed in thought; demonstrated; reconciled; assembled; deposited; completed; pure; firm.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±²¹.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Samahita (समहि�):�(nm) entente.
2) ³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित) [Also spelled samhit]:â€�(a) collected, concentrated; merged (into); [³¾²¹²ÔÄå] with the mind concentrated on.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (ಸಮಾಹಿತ):â€�
1) [adjective] put or held together; joined; assembled.
2) [adjective] put in order; set right.
3) [adjective] compressed; shortened; abridged.
4) [adjective] completed; finished; ended.
5) [adjective] satisfied; contented; gratified.
6) [adjective] deposited; kept; placed.
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³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (ಸಮಾಹಿತ):â€�
1) [noun] sincerity; earnestness.
2) [noun] a man having calm, serene, quiet mind.
3) [noun] (rhet.) a figure of speech in which some favourable thing happening by chance or grace of a god is expressed.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ (समाहित):—adj. 1. brought together; collected; accumulated; 2. adjusted; settled; 3. composed; calm; 4. intent on; absorbed in; concentrated; 5. agree upon; 6. accomplished; finished; 7. deposited; entrusted;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Samahitacitta, Samahitacitte, Samahitadhi, Samahitamanas, Samahitamanobuddhi, Samahitamati, Samahitamtahkarana, Samahitamtahkarane, Samahitatman.
Full-text (+46): Asamahita, Susamahita, Bhavasamahita, Samahitamanas, Samahitamati, Samahitadhi, Maggasamahita, Niccasamahitabhavahetu, Khantibalasamahita, Abhinnabalasamahita, Aggadhammasamahita, Cirarattasamahita, Ayupannasamahita, Pratisamahita, Upasamahita, Samahitacitta, Samahitacitte, Pannasilasamahita, Samahitamanobuddhi, Vattasilasamahita.
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Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
28: Definition of ³§²¹³¾Äå³ó¾±³Ù²¹ AlaṃkÄra < [Chapter 4 - ArthÄlaṃkÄras mentioned by VÄmana]
1-2: The number of AlaṃkÄras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkÄras mentioned by VÄmana]
1: VÄmana’s scheme of AlaṃkÄras < [Chapter 3 - ÅšabdÄlaṃkÄras mentioned by VÄmana]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.8.44 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 4.18.10 < [Chapter 18 - The Names and Worship of SrÄ« YamunÄ]
Verse 3.1.24 < [Chapter 1 - The Worship of ÅšrÄ« GirirÄja]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada DÄsa)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 8 - The fourth dhyÄna < [Chapter XXXIX - The Ten Powers of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma]
VII. The knowledge of the way leading to the various destinies < [Part 2 - The ten powers in particular]
MahÄyÄna auxiliaries (F): The seven factors of enlightenment < [Part 3 - The auxiliaries according to the MahÄyÄna]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Chapter 4 (caturtho vargah) < [Sanskrit text of the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Chapter 4—Fourth Varga < [English notes to the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]