Samsava, Sam-sava, Saṃsava: 2 definitions
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Samsava 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSaṃsava (संसव):—(von su mit sam) m. ein gleichzeitiges Soma-Opfer zweier benachbarter Gegner: vimatānāṃ prasavasaṃnipāte saṃsavo nantarhiteṣu nadyā vā parvatena vā [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 6, 6, 11.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 1, 3.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 24, 14, 23. 25, 14, 8.] [LĀṬY. 1, 11, 12.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 13, 5, 1.]
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: Sam, Shava, Cam.
Starts with: Samsavana.
Ends with: Asamsava.
Full-text: Samsutasoma.
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Svalpa Matsya-purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)
Introduction 4: The contents of the Panchavimsha Brahmana
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)