Samnishanna, Sa峁僴i峁峁囜箛a, Sam-nishanna: 2 definitions
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Samnishanna means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Sa峁僴i峁峁囜箛a can be transliterated into English as Samnisanna or Samnishanna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsSa峁僴i峁峁囜箛a (啶膏啶ㄠた啶粪ぃ啷嵿ぃ) refers to 鈥�(being) settled鈥� (in the middle world), according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭his most powerful [and] cruel death devours against their will the life of those who possess a body that has settled (蝉补峁僴颈峁峁囜箛补) in the middle world, in hell, in the world of Brahm膩, in Indra鈥檚 abode, in the middle of the ocean, inside the forest, at all quarters of the globe, on a mountain-peak, in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness, thunderbolts [and] swords, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants鈥�.
Synonyms: Sannivi峁ａ弓a.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sa峁僴i峁峁囜箛a (啶膏啶ㄠた啶粪ぃ啷嵿ぃ):鈥擺=蝉补峁�-苍颈峁峁囜箛补] [from 蝉补峁僴颈-峁诲] mfn. settled down, seated, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] halted, stationary, [Horace H. Wilson]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nishanna, Sam.
Starts with: Samnishannaka.
Full-text: Sannivishta.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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