Samavartin, Sama-vartin: 5 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSamavartin (समवर्तिन्):—
1) adj. a) in gleicher Entfernung weilend: bāṇapāta so v. a. in Pfeilschussweite sich befindend [Śākuntala 6, 14, v. l.] — b) auf gleiche Weise verfahrend. —
2) m. ein N. Yama's [Amarakoṣa.1,1,1,53.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 184.] [Halāyudha.1,71.] [Mahābhārata 12,7552.] [Oxforder Handschriften 103,a,29.]
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: Avartin, Varti, Sam, Cama, Sama.
Full-text: Camavartti.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 14: His previous adventures in the forest < [Chapter VII - Sanatkumāracakricaritra]
Part 14: Sermon by Sambhava < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Part 22: Duel between Tripṛṣṭha and Hayagrīva < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCVII < [Mokshadharma Parva]