Samprishta, ṛṣṭa, Sam-prishta: 2 definitions
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Samprishta 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 ṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Samprsta or Samprishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindusṛṣṭa (सम्पृष्ट) refers to “being questioned�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: �20. [As sage Pālakāpya said to king Romapāda]: ‘[...] Know, King of Aṅga, that I am that hermit Pālakāpya, son of Sāmagāyana!’—Thus addressed by that excellent sage, the King of Aṅga was greatly amazed. Then the sage, questioned further (ṛṣṭa) by that king with regard to elephants, told the prince about the origin of elephants, their favorable and other marks, their medical treatment, and other things, one after another�.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṭa (सम्पृष्ट):—[=-ṛṣṭa] [from sam-prach] mfn. asked, interrogated, inquired about, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Śukasaptati]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 151 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCXVIII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 2 - Dvitiya-anka (dvitiyo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]