Samprajnata, Saṃprajñāta: 4 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Kavya
2. Yoga
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1. Sanskrit
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Samprajnata 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Saṃprajñāta (संप्रज्ञात) refers to a kind of Yogic meditation or Samādhi, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 21.119.—In Saṃprajñāta, the object of meditation remains distinct, though the mind is absorbed in its contemplation; as opposed to the Asaṃprajñāta variety, in which the distinction between knowledge and its object is completely obliterated. Cf. Śrīharṣa and Nārāyaṇa. The Saṃprajñāta-Samādhi is called Samāpatti in the Yogasūtras, and known also as Savikalpa-Samādhi. Cf. Vācaspati in his commentary on Pātañjala-bhāṣya (Samādhipāda).

The various modes of saṃprajñāta-samādhi are described in the Yogasūtras (Samādhipāda). Śivopādhyāya in his commentary on Vijñānabhairava refers to another classification ([...]). The saṃprajñāta-samādhi is referred to as “sabījayoga” by Māgha 4.55.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

1) Saṃprajñāta (संप्रज्ञात) or Saṃprajñātasamādhi refers to “Samādhi with an object of focus”.—In later yoga compendiums which integrated medieval yoga traditions with Pātañjalayoga, laya was equated with saṃprajñātasamādhi (i.e., Samādhi with an object of focus). For example, Śivānanda’s Yogacintāmaṇi states: “Rājayoga is, indeed, seedless Samādhi and Layayoga is Samprajñāta [Samādhi]”.

2) Saṃprajñāta (संप्रज्ञात) refers to “discursive cognition” (as opposed to Asaṃprajñāta), according to Rājānaka Alaka’s commentary on the 9th-century Haravijaya by Rājānaka Ratnākara.—Accordingly, “[This] state (daśā) of yoga is without discursive cognition (asaṃprajñāta), that is, without the activity of the mind whose nature is discursive thought. [That is to say, it is] without mind”.

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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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃprajñāta (संप्रज्ञात).—A kind of yogic meditation or samādhi in which the object of meditation remains distinct, though the mind is absorbed in its contemplation; as opposed to the असंप्रज्ञात (asaṃprajñāta) variety in which the distinction between knowledge and its object is completely obliterated; (dhyeyadhyātṛbhāvayuktasākāradhyānasamādhiḥ saṃprajñātaḥ saṃvitsaṃvedyavilopena nirākārasvaprakāśaparamānandalakṣaṇātmasāmrājyadhyānasamādhirasaṃprajñātaḥ iti yogaśāstram); इत्युदीर्य स हरिं प्रति संप्रज्ञातवासिततमः समपादि (ityudīrya sa hariṃ prati saṃprajñātavāsitatamaḥ samapādi) N.21.119.

Derivable forms: saṃprajñātaḥ (संप्रज्ञातः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samprajñāta (सम्प्रज्ञात):—[=sam-prajñāta] [from sampra-jñā] mfn. distinguished, discerned, known accurately, [Yoga-sūtra]

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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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