Samashrayana, Samāśrayaṇa: 2 definitions
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Samashrayana 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 Samāśrayaṇa can be transliterated into English as Samasrayana or Samashrayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamāśrayaṇa (समाश्रयण).—Choosing, selecting.
Derivable forms: samāśrayaṇam (समाश्रयणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāśrayaṇa (समाश्रयण):—[=sam-āśrayaṇa] [from sam-āśraya > samā-śri] n. resorting ar attaching one’s self to, choosing, selecting ([compound]), [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
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.
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Partial matches: Ashrayana, Sam.
Starts with: Samashrayanam, Samashrayanasampradaya.
Full-text: Samashrayanasampradaya, Samashrayanam.
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