Samakrishta, ṛṣṭa, Sam-akrishta: 2 definitions
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Samakrishta 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 ṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Samakrsta or Samakrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛṣṭa (समाकृष्ट):—[=-ṛṣṭa] [from -ṛṣ] mfn. drawn together, attracted, [Amaru-śataka]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSamakṛṣṭa (ಸಮಕೃಷ್�):—[noun] that which is drawn toward.
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ṛṣṭa (ಸಮಾಕೃಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] pulled, attracted towards.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
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