Samtoshana, Santoṣaṇa, Santoshana, Saṃtoṣaṇā: 10 definitions

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Samtoshana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

Samtoshana has 9 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit terms Santoṣaṇa and Saṃtoṣaṇā can be transliterated into English as Santosana or Santoshana or Samtosana or Samtoshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Saṃtoṣaṇa (संतोषण):—(vom caus. von tuṣ mit sam) n. das Zufriedenstellen, Erfreuen: ṛṣi [Mahābhārata 5, 5116.]

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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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