Samacaturasra, Sama-caturasra, Samacaturaśra, Samacaturashra: 7 definitions
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Samacaturasra has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Samacaturaśra can be transliterated into English as Samacaturasra or Samacaturashra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Samachaturasra.
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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSamacaturaśra (समचतुरश्र):—, sra adj. (f. ā) vier gleiche Ecken habend, ein Quadrat bildend [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 2, 8, 9.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 53, 28.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 16, 29.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 10, 274. 279.] [Algebra 295.] āyata, dvi, tri ebend.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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: Asra, Cama, Sama, Caturashra.
Ends with: Dvisamacaturashra, Vishamacaturasra.
Full-text: Samacaturashri, Dvisamacaturashra, Samacatushkona, Samsthana.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Tattva 3: Puṇya (merit) < [Appendix 1.4: The nine tattvas]
Appendix 1.2: types of karma < [Appendices]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 8.25 - The types of karmas that constitute merit (puṇya) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Verse 9.1 - Definition of saṃvara (stoppage of karmas) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Verse 8.11 - The subdivisions of physique-making or name-karma (nāma) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]