Samcara, ñ, ñ, ṃc, ṃc, Sancara, Samcra: 22 definitions
Introduction:
Samcara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Samchara.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstraṃc (संचा�, “movement�) refers to the “movements� of notes (svara) and relates to the strong ṃśa notes, according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 28. It can also be spelled as ñ (सञ्चार).

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) 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).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birchñ (सञ्चार) refers to the “circulating (the breath)� (through the channels of the body), according to the Amaraughaprabodha: a short 13th century treatise on Yoga attributed to Gorakṣantha which teaches the fourfold system of yoga (Mantra, Laya, Haṭha and Rja).—Accordingly, “Some drink urine, their own impurity. Some eat their saliva as food. Some draw up [their] semen that falls from a woman’s vagina after having penetrated [her]. And some who are skilled in circulating (ñ) the breath through the channels of the entire body, consume ٳܲ. They do not have mastery of the body without [the state of] Rjayoga, in which their minds are absent. When the mind has attained equanimity and the breath moves into the central channel, [then] these Amarolī, Vajrolī and Sahajolī [Mudras] arise�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)ñ (सञ्च�) refers to “moving on� (from womb to womb), according to Śivasūtra 3.1 (Cf. Kṣemarja’s Śivasūtravimarśinī).—Accordingly, “The citta is the [contracted] self (tm cittam)”—[Kṣemarja’s explanation]—“This citta, which is permanent because it is not coloured by the impressions left by sense-objects and which takes the form of the buddhi, ṅk and manas with their functions of judgement, [ appropriation,] and [attention], is [called] the Ātm [here], that is, the atomic individual, [from the verb �at ‘to wander� in the meaning ‘the wanderer�,] because it moves on (ñ) from womb to womb by taking on the operations of Sattva, [Rajas and Tamas] as a result of its being unaware of its true nature as [unlimited] consciousness�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)ñ (सञ्चार) refers to “moving (towards the quarry)� (during hunting), according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] At the time of the search, the circle should move slowly along (ñ), and after the fall of the bird still slower. Those who proceed in front of the horsemen, with canes ine their hands, should throw, by ѳṣṭǰ첹, ٳūپ and Ṭo against quails and other quarry. Their motion, on account of their swiftness, cannot be perceived. They add to the enjoyment of the spectators by darting obliquely (?) on the quarry, which is discovered by the noise, īīܳī they make when they are captured. [...]�.

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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroesñ (सञ्चार) refers to “rotating� (in circles representing holy sites), according to the 10th-century Ḍkrṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: [while explaining the body circle (ⲹ)]: “[...] The first Yoginī in that circle is the one [who] emerged in the beginning (Vrhī)—the twelve [classes of Yoginīs] are to be discerned by her; [they] rotate (ñ) in [the twelve circles representing] the īṻ, upaīṻ, [and so on]. The other [Yoginīs] residing at the gates and corners are [expressive of] the thirteenth Level. [Every Yoginī is] to be discerned with a name starting with ‘Vajra� at the time of offering and praise. [This is] also the case of [the names of] the heroes. [...]�.

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 (Բ) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsṃc (संचा�) refers to the “distress (of stones)�, according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here in the cycle of rebirth consisting of endless misfortune, sentient beings roam about repeatedly, struck down by spear, axe, vice, fire, corrosive liquid or razor in hell, consumed by the multitude of flames (śṃb; var.�ś-ṃc—“the distress of stones�) from the fire of violent actions in the plant and animal world , and subject to unequalled trouble in the human condition [or] full of desire among the gods. [Thus ends the reflection on] the cycle of rebirth.�.

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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryñ : (m.) passage; movement; wandering.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryñ, (sa�+cra) 1. going, movement, passing through Sdhp. 244.�2. passages entrance, road J. I, 409; II, 70, 122. (Page 669)
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ñ, (fr. sa�+car) passage, way, medium DA. I, 289. (Page 669)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda 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 Dictionaryñ (सञ्चार).—m (S The ca is both tsh and ts.) Penetration into and occupation of; pervasion; as bhūtañ, viṣañ, vtañ. 2 Stirring about in; lively motion or action in. 3 Passage, progress, advance made into. 4 A slip; a turn aside; a devious or erring step; esp. a slip or blunder in a recitation. v g. of s.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishñ (सञ्चार).�m Penetration into and occupa- tion of, pervasion; as bhūtañ, viṣañ, ٲ. Lively motion or action in; passage, progress.
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 dictionaryṃc (संचर).�
1) Passage, transit from one zodiacal sign to another.
2) A way, path; यत्रौषधिप्रकाशेन नक्त� दर्शितसंचराः (yatrauṣadhiprakśena nakta� darśitasaṃcar�) Kumrasambhava 6.43; R.16.12.
3) A narrow road, defile, difficult passage.
4) Entrance, gate.
5) The body.
6) Killing.
7) Development. -a. Going about, moving everywhere; अनिरुक्तस्त्रयोदशः स्तोभः संचर� हुंकार� (aniruktastrayodaśa� stobha� saṃcaro huṃkra�) Ch. Up.1.13.3.
Derivable forms: ṃc� (संचर�).
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ṃc (संचा�).�1 Going, movement, travelling or roaming through; � पुनः पार्थसंचार� संचरत्यवनीपतिः (sa puna� prthasaṃcra� saṃcaratyavanīpati�) K. P.1; सुलभ- पुरुषसंचारेऽस्मिन् प्रदेश� (sulabha- puruṣasaṃcre'smin pradeśe) Mṛcchakaṭika 7; R.2.15.
2) Passing through, passage, transit.
3) A course, way, road, pass.
4) A difficult progress or journey.
5) Difficulty, distress.
6) Inciting.
7) Leading, guiding.
8) Transmission, contagion.
9) A gem said to be found in the hood of serpents.
1) The entrance of the sun into a new sign.
11) Infatuating; तथाख्यातविधानं � योगः संचा� एव � (tathkhytavidhna� ca yoga� saṃcra eva ca) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 12.59.48 (com. ṃc� śravaṇadarśanbhy� paramohanam).
12) Track (of wild animals).
Derivable forms: ṃc� (संचारः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryñ (सञ्च�).—m.
(-�) A defile, any narrow or difficult pass, a road along the edge of a mountain, or a bridge over a mountain-stream, &c. 2. Difficult passage, travelling along almost impracticable routes. 3. A road, a way. 4. The body. 5. Killing. 6. The passage of a planet from one sign of the zodiac to another. E. sam before car to go, aff. ñ; also ñ .
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ñ (सञ्चार).—m.
(-�) 1. Difficult progress. 2. Difficulty, distress. 3. Leading, guiding. 4. Inciting. 5. Impelling, setting in motion. 6. Contagion, communication or transmission of disease. 7. Course, transition. 8. A gem supposed to be found in the head of a serpent. 9. A way, a pass. E. sam before car to go, aff. ñ: see ñ; or sam and car to go, causal v., ac aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṃc (संचर).—i. e. sam-car + a, m. 1. A defile, any narrow or difficult pass, a road along the edge of a mountain, or a bridge, etc. 2. Difficult passage. 3. A road. 4. The body. 5. Killing.
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ṃc (संचा�).—i. e. sam-car + a, m. 1. Difficult progress. 2. Difficulty, distress. 3. Going, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 52, 34; motion, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 11. 4. Course, [Uttara Rmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 42, 16 (of life). 5. Contagion. 6. Setting in motion, Bhṣp. 151. 7. Leading. 8. Inciting. 9. A gem supposed to be in the head of a serpent.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṃc (संचर).—[adjective] wandering together, happening at the same time, belonging to or partaking of (—�); [masculine] way, road, passage.
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ṃc (संचा�).—[masculine] wandering, roaming, riding, driving moving i.[grammar]; going through, passage (also concr.); way, path.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṃc (संचर):—[=�-] [from �-] mfn. going about, moving (See 徱-)
2) [v.s. ...] going or belonging together, simultaneous, [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit; Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] m. (ifc. f(). ) passage, a way, road, path, place for walking ([especially] the space assigned to each person who takes part in a rite), [Taittirīya-saṃhit; Śatapatha-brhmaṇa; ???; Klidsa; Kathsaritsgara]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a difficult passage, defile, bridge over a torrent etc., [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] (in Sṃkhya) evolution, development, emanation, [Tattvasamsa]
6) [v.s. ...] the body, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] killing, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) ṃc (संचा�):—[=sa�-cra] [from �-] m. (ifc. f(). ) walking about, wandering, roaming, driving or riding, any motion, [Mahbhrata; Kvya literature] etc.
9) [v.s. ...] transit, passage, [ib.]
10) [v.s. ...] the passage or entrance of the sun into a new sign, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
11) [v.s. ...] passing over, transition, transference to ([compound]), [Yjñavalkya]
12) [v.s. ...] transmission (of disease), contagion, [Horace H. Wilson]
13) [v.s. ...] course, path, way (also [figuratively] = ‘mode, manner�), [Mahbhrata; Harivṃśa]
14) [v.s. ...] track (of wild animals), [Śakuntal [Scholiast or Commentator]]
15) [v.s. ...] course of life, career, [Shitya-darpaṇa]
16) [v.s. ...] a [particular] class of spies, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) [v.s. ...] difficult progress, difficulty, distress, [Horace H. Wilson]
18) [v.s. ...] leading, guiding, [ib.]
19) [v.s. ...] inciting, impelling, [ib.]
20) [v.s. ...] a gem supposed to be in the head of a serpent, [ib.]
21) [v.s. ...] = hu�-kra, [Chndogya-upaniṣad]
22) [v.s. ...] ([wrong reading] for �-, sa�-sra, and sac-cra)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ñ (सञ्च�):�(�) 1. m. A difficult passage; defile, road; body; killing.
2) ñ (सञ्चार):—[sa-ñcra] (�) 1. m. Difficult progress; difficulty; transition; guiding, impelling; contagion; gem in a snake’s head.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṃc (संचा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ṃc.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṃc (संचा�) [Also spelled sanchar]:�(nm) communication; transmission; movement; -[maṃtrlaya] Ministry of Communications; —[ṃtī] Minister for Communications; —[sdhana] means of communication; [vyavasth] communication system.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) ṃc (संचर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṃc.
2) ṃc (संचा�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṃc.
3) ṃc (संचा�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ṃc.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṃc (ಸಂಚರ):�
1) [noun] the act or an instance of wandering or travelling.
2) [noun] a way, path or road.
3) [noun] a narrow path; a lane.
4) [noun] a structure spanning and providing passage over a river or stream; a bridge.
5) [noun] ಸಂಚರವಾಗು [samcaravagu] saṃcaravgu to move; to pass.
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ṃc (ಸಂಚಾ�):�
1) [noun] a moving about; a roaming; a wandering.
2) [noun] the act of traveling; journeying; travel; journey.
3) [noun] a path, way, road or course.
4) [noun] the passage of the sun from one zodiacal sign to another or similar movement of other astral bodies.
5) [noun] (mus.) a movement of the tone within the countour and course prescribed for a particular rga (musical mode) for exploration of its terrain with a particular gait, progression, rest, etc.
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 Dictionary1) ñ (सञ्चार):—n. 1. circulation (as of blood); motion (of traffic); 2. transport; 3. setting in motion (as of ideas); impelling; inciting; an impulse (of emotion); 4. communication (as of ideas/a disease); 5. Elect. current; transmission; 6. Astrol. passage of a heavenly body into a new sign of zodiac;
2) Samcra (सम्चार):—n. colloq. � समाचार [samcra]
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)
Partial matches: Sam, Cara, Caya.
Starts with: Samcarabhagin, Samcarajivin, Samcaraka, Samcarama, Samcaramarga, Samcaranamberu, Samcarane, Samcarani, Samcaraniya, Samcaranta, Samcarapatha, Samcaraputa, Samcarate, Samcaravicaravatkarna, Samcaravyadhi, Samcarayitar, Samcarayitri, Sancarana.
Full-text (+113): Durgasancara, Nihsamcara, Duhsamcara, Pratisamcara, Duhkhasamcara, Bhutasamcara, Patrasamcara, Samcarajivin, Anusancarita, Murtisamcara, Bhutasancara, Samcarapatha, Divasamcara, Vayusancara, Anusancarana, Asamcara, Dakshinasamcara, Samcaravyadhi, Agratalasancara, Pishacasamcara.
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