Samvrita, ³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Samvrita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 ³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ can be transliterated into English as Samvrta or Samvrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Samvrat.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�).â€�lit. covered or concealed;name of an internal effort in the production of sound which is accompanied with a laryngeal hum; cf. संवृतौ घोषवानà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹u ghoá¹£avÄn); cf also हà¥à¤°à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¸à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤µà¤°à¥à¤£à¤¸à¥à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¯à¥‹à¤—à¥� संवृतमà¥� à¥� पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤•à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾à¤¦à¤¶à¤¾à¤¯à¤¾à¤‚ तॠविवृतमेव (hrasvasyÄvarṇasya prayoge ²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹m | prÄkriyÄdaÅ›ÄyÄá¹� tu vi±¹á¹›tameva) S.K.on P.I.1.9;cf. also ततà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥‡à¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤à¥à¤¯à¤¦à¤� जिहà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤—à¥à¤°à¥‹-पागà¥à¤°à¤®à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤®à¥‚लानà¤� ततà¥à¤¤à¤¦à¥à¤µà¤°à¥à¤£à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤¨à¤¾à¤� तालà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¦à¥€à¤¨à¤¾à¤� समीपमेव केवलà¤� अवतिषà¥à¤ नà¥à¤¤à¥� तदà¤� संवृततà¤� (tatretpatteá¸� prÄbhyadÄ jihvÄgro-pÄgramadhyamÅ«lÄni tattadvarṇotpattisthÄnÄnÄá¹� tÄlvÄdÄ«nÄá¹� samÄ«pameva kevalaá¹� avatiá¹£á¹hante tadÄ ²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹tÄ) Sabdakaus on P. I. 1.9.

Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�):—[²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹á¸¥] Contracted , covered

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�) refers to “concealmentâ€�, according to the KulapañcÄÅ›ikÄ, an unpublished text attributed to MatsyendranÄtha teaching secrecy (quoted by Ká¹£emarÄja in his commentary on the ÅšivasÅ«tra 3.26).—Accordingly, “Even though they know the three times and are capable of attracting the three worlds, they conceal their practice [i.e., ²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹-Ä峦Äå°ù²¹] and guard (the teaching) that has come from (their) Kula. Seeing one who does not have manifest outer signs (of his attainment and practice) the rays (of the deity) converge (upon him). O beloved, they are most hidden and so do not approach one who bears outer signsâ€�.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�) refers to “being surrroundedâ€� (by one’s faithful championsâ€�, according to the Åš²â²¹¾±²Ô¾±°ì²¹-Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by RÄjÄ Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “The arrangements should be made thus: From the very first watch of the night until the morning clouds of autumn surround the sun, a large number of soldiers should be posted far and wide on all sides to guard against intrusion of other people, while: the king himself, surrrounded (²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹) by a few distinguished and faithful champions, [...]â€�.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSaṃ±¹á¹›tÄ (संवृता) (=Susaṃ±¹á¹›tÄ) refers to “becoming scatteredâ€� (i.e., the scattering of mountains after being struck by lightning), according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.5.20 (“The fight between the Gaṇas and the Asurasâ€�).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara laid siege to KailÄsa: “[...] With the dead elephants, horses and foot soldiers, the earth shone in the same way as before when great mountains were scattered (²õ³Ü-²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›tÄå), smitten by the thunderbolt of Indra. With the groups of Daityas killed by the Pramathas, and with the Gaṇas killed by the Daityas, the whole ground was filled with suets, flesh and streams of blood. It became so marshy as it became impassable. With the power of SañjÄ«vanÄ«, BhÄrgava resuscitated the forces of the Daityas killed by the Pramathas in the battle again and again. [...]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§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�) refers to “restrainedâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty °ì´Çá¹i²õ of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (215) Immediately after seeing the transgressor of the true dharma, even from afar, we will show friendliness to him that he show not anger towards us. (216) Being restrained (²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹) in word and deed, we will protect them as much as possible, and never reproach them for being established in a particular sinful activity. [...]’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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the living³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�, “coveredâ€�) refers to a category of yoni (nuclei), according to the 2nd-century TattvÄrthasÅ«tra 2.32.—The place of birth of a living being is called nucleus (nuclei is the plural). The nucleus is like a container. There are nine nuclei (yoni), eg., ²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹. What the meaning is of covered and exposed nuclei? The nucleus which cannot be seen is called covered and the one which can be seen is called exposed.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�) refers to â€�(having) restrained (one’s self)â€�, according to the 11th century JñÄnÄrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That which is evidently cessation of action causing the cycle of rebirth is to be considered as the mental stopping of the influx of karma by those who know about that from the most excellent scripture. Like the hero who is well-clad in armour is not pierced by arrows in the difficulty of battle, the one who has subdued his senses, whose self is restrained (²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹-Ätman), is not pierced by arrows which are made of non-restraintâ€�.
Synonyms: Saṃyata.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�).â€�p. p.
1) Covered, covered up; रजसा संवृतं तेà¤� नषà¥à¤Ÿà¤œà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤°à¤à¥‚नà¥à¤¨à¤à¤ƒ (rajasÄ ²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹á¹� tena naá¹£á¹ajyotirabhÅ«nnabhaá¸�) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 3.11.13; मà¥à¤¹à¥à¤°à¤™à¥à¤—à¥à¤²à¤¿à¤¸à¤‚वृताधरोषà¥à¤ मà¥� (³¾³Ü³ó³Ü°ù²¹á¹…g³Ü±ô¾±²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›tÄå»å³ó²¹°ù´Çṣṳ󲹳¾) (mukham) Åš.3.24.
2) Hidden, concealed; à¤� मदनो विवृतो à¤� à¤� संवृतः (na madano vi±¹á¹›to na ca ²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹á¸�) Åš.2.12; संवृते नरके घोरे पतितà¥� नातà¥à¤� संशयà¤� (saṃ±¹á¹›te narake ghore patito nÄtra saṃśayaá¸�) ¸éÄå³¾.7.53.6.
3) Secret.
4) Closed, shut up, secured.
5) Retired, secluded.
6) Contracted, compressed.
7) Confiscated, sequestered.
8) Encompassed, surrounded; तथà¤� à¤� संवृतो धीमानॠमृतà¥à¤ªà¤¿à¤£à¥à¤� इव सरà¥à¤µà¤¶à¤ƒ (tathÄ sa saṃ±¹á¹›to dhÄ«mÄn má¹›tpiṇá¸a iva sarvaÅ›aá¸�) MahÄbhÄrata (Bombay) 3.122.4.
9) Filled with, full of.
1) Accompanied by; see वृ (±¹á¹�) with समà¥� (sam).
-tam 1 A secret or retired place, secrecy.
2) A mode of pronunciation.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�).â€�ppp. (of Sanskrit saá¹�-±¹á¹�-), (1) of a door, narrow (so Burnouf, Chin., and Tibetan dog; Kern, shut): idaá¹� khalu niveÅ›anam ekapraveÅ›aá¹� ²õ²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹-dvÄram eva ³§²¹»å»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹±è³ÜṇḲ¹°ùÄ«°ì²¹ 73.3; (2) (= Pali saṃvuta) restrained, controlled: °ta Äyatanaiá¸� ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²â³Ü³Ù±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾± 399 = Tibetan skye mched rnams bsdams pa (to sdom pa, used for saṃvara, q.v.), controlled as to the senses (Äyatana 5); not by the senses; we might expect loc., but the instr. may be influenced by the surrounding phrases (visaṃyukto dhÄtubhiá¸�, pracchinno granthaiá¸�, vimuktaá¸� paridÄghaiá¸�, etc.) where it seems more appropriate.
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³§Äåṃ±¹á¹›t²¹ (सांवृत).â€�adj. (to saṃ±¹á¹›ti, 2, plus -a), exoteric, con- nected with exoteric existence: °tÄnÄá¹� padÄrthÄnÄá¹� ²ÑÅ«±ô²¹-³¾²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾²¹°ì²¹-°ìÄå°ù¾±°ìÄå 10.12; 189.2; °tÄnÄá¹� caká¹£urÄdÄ«nÄá¹� 27.10; °tam etal laká¹£aṇaá¹� na pÄramÄrthikam 85.6; tad evaiá¹£Äṃ °taá¹� svarÅ«pam 261.6; °taá¹� pratibimbÄkÄram 591.1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�).—mfn.
(-³Ù²¹á¸�-³ÙÄå-³Ù²¹á¹�) 1. Covered. 2. Closed. 3. Contracted, compressed, (as the lips, &c in pronunciation.) 4. Retired, secluded. 5. Sequestered. 6. Filled with. n.
(-³Ù²¹á¹�) 1. A secret place. 2. A particular mode of pronunciation. E. sam before ±¹á¹� to be, kta aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�).—[adjective] covered, veiled in, protected, surrounded, or accompanied by, filled with ([instrumental] or —Â�); concealed, kept secret; checked, restrained, suppressed; careful, cautious.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�):—[=saá¹�-±¹á¹›ta] [from saá¹�-±¹á¹�] mfn. covered, shut up, enclosed or enveloped in ([locative case]), surrounded or accompanied or protected by ([instrumental case] with or without saha, or [compound]), well furnished or provided or occupied or filled with, full of ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] concealed, laid aside, kept, secured, [MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] restrained, suppressed, retired, withdrawn, [Harivaṃśa; ÅšakuntalÄ ii, 12] ([varia lectio] for ²õ²¹á¹�-³óá¹›t²¹)
4) [v.s. ...] well covered or guarded (See su-s)
5) [v.s. ...] contracted, compressed, closed (as the throat), articulated with the vocal chords contracted, [PrÄtiÅ›Äkhya]
6) [v.s. ...] subdued (as a tone), [ib.; Patañjali]
7) [v.s. ...] (in [rhetoric]) hidden, ambiguous (but not offensive See, [VÄmana’s KÄvyÄlaṃkÄra±¹á¹›tti ii, 1, 14])
8) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Varuṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] n. a secret place, [Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad]
10) [v.s. ...] close articulation (cf. above), [PrÄtiÅ›Äkhya]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�):—[saá¹�-±¹á¹›ta] (taá¸�-tÄ-³Ù²¹á¹�) p. Covered; contracted.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ³§²¹á¹ƒv³Üá¸a, ³§Äå³ó²¹á¹á¹¾±²¹, ³§Äå³ó²¹°ù¾±²¹.
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 dictionary³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�) [Also spelled samvrat]:â€�(a) closed; wound up; subjugated (as passions); —[svara] closed vowel.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (ಸಂವೃà²�):â€�
1) [adjective] covered, wrapped with.
2) [adjective] hidden; concealed.
3) [adjective] kept in safe custody; secured.
4) [adjective] covered on all or almostly all sides; surrounded.
5) [adjective] filled with; full of.
6) [adjective] joined; united.
7) [adjective] (gram.) prounounced with closed mouth (said of sounds).
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³§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (ಸಂವೃà²�):â€�
1) [noun] something that is covered, wrapped.
2) [noun] a thing surronded on all or nearly all sides.
3) [noun] that which is abounding with or has something in abundance.
4) [noun] a man who does not express his thoughts, feelings or who does not communicate.
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§²¹á¹ƒ±¹á¹›t²¹ (संवृà¤�):—adv. 1. covered; hidden; concealed; protected; 2. closed; 3. subjugated; repressed;
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.
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Starts with: Samvritacara, Samvritakara, Samvritalomakupasira, Samvritamantra, Samvritamantrata, Samvritaromakupasira, Samvritasamvarya, Samvritaskandha, Samvritasyatva, Samvritata, Samvritatman, Samvritatva, Samvritavivrita.
Full-text (+48): Asamvrita, Svasamvrita, Samvritasamvarya, Samvritakara, Susamvrita, Samvritamantra, Abhisamvrita, Samvritatman, Samvritatva, Samvritata, Pandukambalasamvrita, Valkalajinasamvrita, Nilabhrasamvrita, Vastrardhasamvrita, Samvritamantrata, Samvritta, Samvritavivrita, Ishatsamvrita, Samvritacara, Samabhisamvrita.
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