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Samskara, ṃs: 42 definitions

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Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Ayurveda glossary

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

: Google Books: Modern World System and Indian Proto-industrialization

In , mercury had to undergo eighteen ṃs (treatments) to display its supreme powers of transmuting base metals into gold or silver and of transforming the perishable body into an imperishable state. These ṃs are primarily chemicals involving wide range of minerals, plants, animal proucts and several others. the 屹徱Բ had firm belief in the acquiring of mercury of all the transmutation potencies after undergoing through seventeenth sequential ṃs. At this stage, it should be tested on a base metal, and if the later turns into gold, it should be used for the 18th process, i.e. sevana, leading to its assimilation into and revitalization of the body.

The eighteen ṃs are specified in Rasayna texts in following terms:

  1. Svedana � Steaming or heating using water bath,
  2. 岹Բ � Grinding,
  3. ū󲹲Բ � Swooning or making mercury lose its form,
  4. ٳٳ貹Բ � Revival of form,
  5. ٲԲ � Sublimation or distilation,
  6. Rodhana � Potentiation,
  7. Niyamana � Restraining,
  8. Իī貹Բ � Stimulating or kindling,
  9. ҲԲ󲹰ṣṇa or ҲԲ� Consumption of “essence� of mica,
  10. 䲹ṇa � Amalgamation,
  11. Garbhadruti � Liquefaction � internal,
  12. ⲹܳپ � Liquefaction � external,
  13. ṇ� � Calcination,
  14. ñᲹṇa � Dyeing,
  15. ṇa � Blending or preparation for transformation,
  16. ԰ṇa � Acquiring power of transformation or penetration,
  17. Vedhana - Transmutation,
  18. Sevana � Becoming fit for internal use.
: Indian National Science Academy: Annual Report 2015-16 (rasashastra)

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to nineteen steps for tempering of mercury, as introduced in the Āyurvedaprakśa: an exclusive text on Rasaśstra the pharmaceutical wing of Ayurveda that concentrates on preparation of herbo-mineral medicaments, written in 17th Century AD by Mdhava Updhyaya.—For tempering of mercury, nineteen ṃs have been told and a ṃs called anuvsana-ṃs is the original contribution of this text.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

ṃs (संस्का�, “processing�).—One of the ten Pardiṇa, or, �10 pharmaceutical properties�.—It is a Sanskrit technical term from Āyurveda (Indian medicine) and used in literature such the 䲹첹-ṃh and the śܳٲ-ṃh. According to Caraka, these ten properties (ṇa) are the means to success in therapeutic treatment. ṃs refers to processing one quality into another (e.g. grapes into wine).

: Pitta Ayurveda: Samanya Guna

Sanskara-samanya-guna means to make things good or better. In India, the sanskar plays important part in the conduct of families. The attributes of sanskar guna can make a person worth living and respectable.

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) ṃs (संस्का�):—It is the pharmaceutical process by which impurities, toxicities are removed

2) Transformation or processing or value additon, one of the 10 paradi guna.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the Manusamhita

ṃs (संस्का�):—According to the ѲԳܲṃh, ṃss are auspicious Vedic rites. These sanctify and purify the body of a twice born not only both in th is life and the life after death. These are called as Vedic rites because are perfor med by uttering Vedic mantras. And hence it is said that the root o f these rituals are underline in the Vedas.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: ISKCON Press: Glossary

ṃs (संस्का�).—One of the Vedic reformatory rituals performed one by one from the time of conception until death for purifying a human being.

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to �(1) Sacred, or sanctifying, ceremony (2) Reformation or training of the mind (3) Impression on the mind of any previous purificatory act in this or in prior births�. (cf. Glossary page from Śī-󲹲-ī).

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to:—A sacred purificatory ceremony; reformation or training of the mind; impression on the mind of any experience or acts done in a former state of existence. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhgavat峾ṛt).

: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to—Impressions; reformatory process.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ṃs (संस्का�).—Purificatory rites for house-holders; these do not help without the eight tmaṇas (s.v. Kriy yoga).*

  • * Matsya-purṇa 52. 17, 30.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Shaktism glossary
: JSTOR: Tntric Dīkṣ� by Surya Kanta

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to “purificatory rites of fire� and forms part of preliminary rites before Dīkṣ�: an important ritual of Śktism described in the Śradtilaka-tantra, chapters III-V.—The ṃs are:

  1. ҲԲ,
  2. ʳṃsԲ,
  3. īԳٴDzԲԲⲹԲ,
  4. ٲ첹,
  5. 峾첹ṇa,
  6. 貹Ծṣkṇa,
  7. ԲԲśԲ,
  8. Caula,
  9. Upanayana,
  10. ҴǻԲ,
  11. վ.

Fire is similarly enkindled and consecrated in other ṇḍ as well. Oblations of sesamum and clarified butter are duly offered. Then begins the proper Dīkṣ�, which is fourfold.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) ṃs (संस्का�).—Preparation such as (a)that of a word by placing the affix after the base and accomplishing all the necessary changes, or (b) that of a sentence by placing all words connected mutually by syntax and then explaining their formation; these two views are respectively called the पदसंस्कारपक्� (padaṃspakṣa) and the वाक्यसंस्कारपक्ष (vkyaṃspakṣa);

2) ṃs.—Grammatical formation; cf. स्वरसंस्कारयोश्छन्दस� नियम� � संस्कारो लोपागमवर्णविकारप्रकृतिभावलक्षण� (svaraṃsyośchandasi niyama� | saṃskro lopgamavarṇavikrapraṛtibhvalakṣṇa�) Uvvata on V.Pr. I.1; cf. also तद्यत्� स्वरसंस्कारौ प्रादेशिके� गुणे� अन्वित� स्याताम् (tadyatra svaraṃsu prdeśikena guṇena anvitau sytm) etc. Nir.I.

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Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vykarṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Society State and Polity: A Survey

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to a set of “sixteen ceremonies� accompanying the individual during the Gṛhastha (householder) stage of the Āśrama way of life.

The sixteen ṃs are:

  1. garbhadhana, “conception�,
  2. ṃsԲ, “protection of the child in mother’s womb�,
  3. īԳٴDzԲԲⲹԲ, “fulfilling the pregnant mother’s wishes�,
  4. ٲ첹, “rituals at childbirth�,
  5. 峾첹ṇa, “naming the child�,
  6. Ծṣkṇa, “taking the child outdoors�,
  7. ԲԲśԲ, “giving the child solid food�,
  8. ūḍkṇa, “shaving of the head�,
  9. 첹ṇa, “ear piercing�,
  10. , “commencement of studies�,
  11. upanayana, “initiation into adulthood�,
  12. 屹ٲԲ, “completing education�,
  13. vivaha, “marriage�,
  14. sarvaṃs, “preparing for renunciation�,
  15. ṃn, “renunciation�,
  16. Գٲṣṭ, “last rites�.

These ṃs ceremonies are community affairs and at each ceremony, even the funeral ceremony, all relations and friends gather for community eating. It is also the duty of the householder to share his money / wealth with the poor, give offerings to gods and spend a part of what he has earned on building schools and hospitals, for both human beings and animals.

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्�, arthaśstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

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Nyaya (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Nyaya glossary
: Shodhganga: A study of Nyya-vaiśeṣika categories

ṃs (संस्का�, “impression�) refers to one of the twenty-four ṇas (qualities) according to all the modern works on Nyya-Vaiśeṣika.—Praśastapda does not define ṃs but discusses its varieties. According to him, ṃs is of three kinds, viz.,

  1. vega (velocity),
  2. (disposition),
  3. ٳ󾱳پٳ貹첹 (elasticity).

Vega is created from motion. It abides in ṛt󾱱ī (earth) ap (water), teja (light), (air) and manas (mind). is the quality of ٳ only. It is produced by the vividness of judgements, their repetition or a special effort. It is the cause of recollection. Sthitisthpaka is found in some things which are tangible. It turns back the substance to its original status. When an arrow is discharged, the bow turns back to its original because of its elasticity. Sthitisthpaka is eternal when it is in eternal substance and it becomes non-eternal when it is in noneternal substance.

Viśvantha, Annaṃbhaṭṭa and Nyya-Vaiśeṣika philosophers follow Praśastapda in describing ṃs. Thus, Viśvantha mentions the varieties of ṃs :�

  1. vega,
  2. ٳ󾱳پٳ貹첹,
  3. .

Viśvantha also says that velocity abides only in limited (ūٲ) substance. It is caused sometimes by action and sometimes by another vega. Elasticity causes the return of something to its former position. For example the return of the branches etc. of the tree which have been pulled and let go is caused by elasticity. According to some, it abides in earth only, while other say that it abids in all the four substances. Impression remains only in the self. Certitude other than in difference is the cause of disposition. It is also the cause of recollection and recognition.

Annaṃbhaṭṭa also does not give any definition of ṃs in his Tarkasaṃgraha, but he defines it in his Dīpik. In his view ṃs is that in which the generality of ṃstva abides. It is of three kinds:�

  1. vega,
  2. ,
  3. ٳ󾱳پٳ貹첹t.

When an arrow is discharged from the bow, the motion of the arrow is vega. Vega resides in earth, water, fire, air and mind. It is defined as that which contains the generality of vegatva. 屹 is produced from cognition and is the cause of recollectin. It exists in ٳ only. Annaṃbhaṭṭa also says that the adjective ‘produced by cognition� is given in order to remove the over-pervasion to self, etc. The term ‘cause of recollection� is given to avoid over-pervasion to the destruction of cognition. Sthitisthpakat is such quality which turns back an object to its original condition. It resides in earth.

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Nyaya (न्या�, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.

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Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to the “residual trace (left by a previous experience)�.—In Īśvarapratyabhijñkrik 1.5.8�9,33 Utpaladeva comes back to the Sautrntika’s contention that the external object can and must be inferred, and he endeavours to show that this inference is simply impossible. In fragment no. 4, he first argues that inferential knowledge is conceptual in nature and that the concept in which the inference results arises thanks to the residual trace (ṃs) left by a previous experience.

[For example]:—When we draw from the fact that a distant hill is smoky the conclusion that there must be a fire there, our concept of fire arises thanks to our previous experiences of fire and smoke; fire can be a conceptual object for us only because we have already witnessed fires in the past, and these previous experiences of fire have left in the conscious stream a trace that is reactivated when we form the inferential concept of “fire.� It is this residual trace (ṃs) that guarantees the possibility for the conceptual object to be an object manifest for consciousness, as well as the reliability of concepts as tools in the sphere of human practice, because it enables an object directly perceived in the past but no longer existing to be manifested again.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nryṇa)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) ṃs (संस्का�) refers to the “sacraments appropriate for initiates�, as discussed in the twenty-ninth chapter of the īⲹṃh: a Pñcartra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nrada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—[Cf. the chapter niṣekdiśmaśnnta-ṃs-vidhi].

Nrada briefly tells when and how various ṃs are to be done:

  1. Բ,
  2. ṃsԲ,
  3. īԳٲ,
  4. ٲ첹,
  5. 峾첹,
  6. ܱ貹Բṣkṇa,
  7. ԲԲśԲ,
  8. ūḍk,
  9. upanayana,
  10. īṣ�,
  11. upayamana.

The chapter closes with the general remarks that only ñٰ-Գٰ—which are professed to be Vedic in character, whether traceable to the Vedas or not—are to be used in the ṃs-routines (36b-40).

2) ṃs (संस्का�) refers to the “rules for purifying (scented waters)�, as discussed in chapter 24 of the վṣvԲṃh: a Pñcartra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to پ-icons) and the construction of temples.—Description of the chapter [jalagandha-di-ṃs-vidhi]: Viṣvaksena undertakes to describe the rites that must be observed to purify (ṃs) the waters taken from the temple-tank when they are used to bathe or otherwise refresh the Lord. [...] All these activities presumably take place in a ṇḍ貹 near the tank to the accompaniment of mantras. [...]

3) ṃs (संस्का�) refers to “sacraments� (for the initiated), as discussed in chapter 4 of the Brahmartra section of the Բٰܳṃh: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [ⲹ-ⲹ]: [...] In regard to the ṃs-sacraments a devout Bhgavata will do these in a particular way. Certain details for Բ (38-493), ṃsԲ (49b-51a), īԳٲ (51b-55), (峾첹ṇa) (58-60a), ԲԲśԲ (6ǝ-61.), caula (62-66), upanayana (67-77a), (77b), ṛt (78-82) are given.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pñcartra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)

1) ṃs (संस्का�) refers to the “procedure for making (an idol of clay)�, as discussed in chapter 5 of the 첹ṇḍⲹṃh: a Pñcartra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, ū (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and ⲹśٳٲ (expiatory measures).—Description of chapter [mṛt-ṃs-vidhi]: The clay to be used when fashioning an icon out of plaster will vary according to the caste of the person undertaking to sponsor its construction and installation [...]. Where such clay is to be collected, how it is to be mixed with other materials, how cured,—these things are to be done only by a qualified Śilpin, and these steps constitute the �ṃs�-procedure (1-27a). The colors of paints to be used on an idol are also specified (10ff.),

2) ṃs (संस्का�) refers to “purification� (of the clay used for icons), as discussed in chapter 6 of the վṣvԲṃh: a Pñcartra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to پ-icons) and the construction of temples.—Description of the chapter [mṛt-ṃs]: [...] Acceptable clay (ṛd) is to be brought from a holy place, dried out for a month until ready, applied to the waiting form—which is then wrapped with nine strings and colored (1-10). Five main colors, as well as the intermediate colors resulting from mixing any two or more of these five, are acceptable; these are given names (11-27).

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Hinduism glossary
: Oxford Index: Hinduism

(Skt, formation; Pli, sṇkhra). The constructing activities that form, shape or condition the moral and spiritual development of the individual. The ṃs-skandha is the fourth of the five aggregates (skandha) that constitute the human person, and also the second link (nidna) in the twelvefold scheme of Dependent Origination (pratītya-samܳٱ岹). The term refers in particular to volitions and intentions (which may be morally good, bad, or neutral) and the way that these contribute to the formation of individual patterns of behaviour or traits of character. Repetition imprints a particular ṃs on the psyche and the imprint is carried over into the next life. The aim of Buddhist practice is to replace negative imprints with positive ones.

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

The Samskaras are rites of passage finding varied acceptance among religious adherents of Hinduism (Vedic), Jainism and some schools of thought in Buddhism.

The samskra are a series of sacraments, sacrifices and rituals that serve as rites of passage and mark the various stages of the human life and to signify entry to a particular Ashrama (i.e. stage of life). All human beings are required to perform a number of sacrifices with oblations for gods, Ancestors and Guardians in accordance with the Vedic dictums for a Dharmic or righteous life and become Dvija or twice-born by the performance of these acts. Basically all these rituals are of the nature of purification and/or bestow good qualities (gunas). A person does not have to foster a relationship between religious-spiritual knowledge and the practice of religious-rituals. It means a person having deep religious spiritual knowledge may or may not be involved in the ritual processes. Similarly a person involved in rituals may or may not have the religious knowledge.

: Hindupedia: The Hindu Encyclopedia

ṃs is a rite that involves mantra. There are forty samskras or rites performed in one’s lifetime:

Seven are paka Yajñas

  1. (ṣt첹,
  2. ٳ첹,
  3. parvana,
  4. 屹ṇi,
  5. 岵󲹲ⲹԾ,
  6. caitri
  7. and svīyuji).

They involve consecrating cooked items.

Seven are Soma Yajñas

  1. (agnistoma,
  2. atyagnistoma,
  3. uktya,
  4. shodasi,
  5. Ჹⲹ,
  6. پٰ
  7. and aptoryama).

The yg that involves the extraction, utility and consumption of Soma (in the general sense nectar, but extract of a particular tree specifically) is called a Soma Yajña. Others are usually referred to as haviryañnas.

Seven are Havir Yajñas

  1. (ԾԲ,
  2. agni hotra,
  3. ٲś-ūṇa,
  4. 岵ⲹԲ,
  5. ٳܰⲹ,
  6. niruudha paśu bandha,
  7. ٰܳ峾ṇi).

They involve offering havis.

22-26) Five are the panca mah Yajñs.

27-30) Four are Vedavratas, which are done during Vedic education.

Remaining ten are one-time samskras that are done at different stages in life. They are

  1. ,
  2. pumsavana,
  3. īԳٲ,
  4. ٲ첹,
  5. 峾첹ṇa,
  6. ԲԲśԲ,
  7. caula,
  8. upanayana,
  9. ٲ첹
  10. and .

These are specified by the gṛhya sūtrs.

: Srimatham: Hindu Sacraments

The word ṃs is usually translated as “more, religious rite, ceremony, social observances, formalities and punctilious behaviour.� But none of these words convey the actual meaning of the Sanskrit term ṃs. The closest approximation is the word sacrament which means:� “religious ceremony or act regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace�.

1) ԾԾ defines ṃs as samparyupebhya� karotu bhūṣṇe � “that which adorns one’s personality�.

2) The Ś岹-ṣa defines it as saṃskrṇṃ guṇntardhnam ṃs� � “that which brings about quality transformation�.

3) In the Jaimini ūٰ (111. 1. 3) the sage explains the term ṃs :� “an act which makes a certain thing or person fit for a certain purpose�.

4) The Tantra-vartika (p. 1078) defines ṃs :� “those acts and rites that impart suitability or fitness [adhikra]� and further adds that adhikra is of two kinds:�1. The removal of negative mental conditioning (ppa-kṣaya) 2. The generation of positive qualities through purification of the mind (cittaśuddhi).

5) The word “ṃs� as “sacrament� means the religious purificatory rites and ceremonies for sanctifying the body, mind and intellect of an individual. The purpose of life is a gradual training in spiritual-unfoldment. All of life is a ritual and a sacrament and every phase of one’s physical evolution should be sanctified for service of the Divine. By means of the ṃss, the mind is reawakened to the Ultimate Goal in life which is spiritual wisdom and Liberation from the cycle of births and deaths.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

1) ṃs (संस्का�, “formation�) (pali ṅk) refers to the second of twelve īٲⲹܳٱ岹 (dependent origination) according to the 2nd century Mahprajñpramitśstra chapter X. From there arise actions (karman) which realize fruition in a universe (ǰ첹ٳ). These are the ṃs, formations. From ṃs there arises a defiled mind (samalacitta), initial cause of the present existence. Because it is aware in the way that a calf (vatsa) is aware of its mother, it is called ñԲ, consciousness.

2) ṃs (संस्का�, “formation�) is another word for ṃsṛt, or “conditioned dharmas� and represents one of the two main divisions of dharmas (things), according to chapter XLVIII. Dharmas or things occur in two main categories: unconditioned (ṃsṛt) dharmas and conditioned (ṃsṛt) dharmas. The ṃsṛts, also called ṃs, formations, are dependently originated (īٲⲹ-ܳٱ貹ԲԲ) from causes and conditions (hetupratyaya) and furnished with three (or four) conditioned characteristics: birth (ܳٱ岹), extinction (vyaya) and duration-change (ٳ󾱳ٲⲹԲⲹٳٱ) as a function of which they arise, endure and disappear: cf. Nidnasaṃyukta.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch

ṃs (संस्का�) refers to “formative factors�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, the recollection of the Buddha is not to see the Lord from his material body, but to be in accordance with the knowledge of recollection through understanding the nature of the material form. It is not to see the Lord from his feeling (), perception (ṃjñ), formative factors (ṃs) or consciousness (ñԲ), but to be in accordance with the knowledge of recollection through understanding their nature. It is not to see the Lord from his parts of personality, realms or fields of perception, but to be in accordance with the knowledge of recollection through understanding their nature. [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

ṃs (संस्का�, “conformation�) refers to one of the five Skandhas (cosmic elements), according to Vajrayna or Tantric Buddhism.—The Buddhists believe that the world is composed of five cosmic elements or Skandhas [viz., ṃs (conformation)...]. These elements are eternal cosmic forces and are without a beginning or an end. These cosmic forces are deified in Vajrayna as the five Dhyni Buddhas. In the course of time they were regarded as the five primordial gods responsible for this diversified creation, [..].

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ṃs (संस्का�) or ṃsskandha refers to �(the aggregate of) mental formations�, according to the ҳܰ-ṇḍ-Բ [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samdhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahyna-Vajrayna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “There, in the five aggregates, originates the making of I. Vairocana in the aggregate of forms. Vajrasūrya in sensations. Padmanṛtyeśvara in perceptions. Vajrarja in mental formations (ṃs-skandha). Vajrasattva in consciousness. Śrī Heruka Vajra in the truth of all Tathgata�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

1) ṃs (संस्का�, “volitions�) refers to the fourth of the “five components� (貹ñ첹Ի) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 22). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ṃs). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

ṃs also refers to the second of the “twelve factors of conditional origination� (īٲⲹܳٱ岹) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 42).

2) ṃs (संस्का�, “conditions�) is defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 29-31) as being of two main divisions:

  1. cittasamprayukta (conditions that are associated with mind),
  2. cittaviprayukta (conditions that are unassociated with mind).

There are forty conditions that are associated with mind (citta-samprayukta-ṃs), they are:

  1. (feelings),
  2. ṃjñ (perceptions),
  3. ٲ (intentions),
  4. chandas (desire),
  5. 貹ś (contact),
  6. mati (design),
  7. ṛt (mindfulness),
  8. Բ (application of mind),
  9. 󾱳ǰṣa (determination),
  10. (concentration),
  11. ś (faith),
  12. (heedfulness),
  13. ś (tranquillity),
  14. ܱṣ� (equanimity),
  15. ī (shame),
  16. 貹ٰ (conscience),
  17. alobha (non-greed),
  18. 屹ṣa (non-hatred),
  19. ṃs (non-violence),
  20. īⲹ (energy),
  21. moha (delusion),
  22. (heedlessness),
  23. 첹ܲīⲹ (indolence),
  24. śⲹ (faithlessness),
  25. ٲԲ (sloth),
  26. auddhatya (agitation),
  27. aīkat (shamelessness),
  28. an貹ٰ (lack of conscience),
  29. krodha (anger),
  30. ܱ貹 (enmity),
  31. śṻⲹ (deceit),
  32. īṣy (jealousy),
  33. Բ (goading),
  34. ṣa (ill-will),
  35. ٲⲹ (selfishness),
  36. (deception),
  37. mada (intoxication),
  38. ṃs (violence),
  39. vitarka (thinking),
  40. (reflection).

There are thirteen conditions that are unassociated with mind (citta-viprayukta-ṃs):

  1. پ (occurrence),
  2. (non-occurrence),
  3. (participation),
  4. ṃjñ첹 (unconsciousness),
  5. پ (attainment),
  6. īٲ (life),
  7. پ (birth),
  8. (old age),
  9. sthiti (stability),
  10. Ծٲⲹ (impermanence),
  11. 峾kya (a group of words),
  12. 貹岹ⲹ (a group of sentences),
  13. ⲹñᲹԲⲹ (a group of syllables).

3) ṃs (संस्का�, “practices�) or Aṣṭaṃs refers to the “eight practices for the abandoning of conditions� as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 119):

  1. ś (faith),
  2. buddha (intelligence),
  3. (endeavour),
  4. prasrabdhi (calm),
  5. ṛt (mindfulness),
  6. samprajanya (full knowledge),
  7. ٲԴDZṣ� (intention and equanimity).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�).—m (S) A common term for the essential and purificatory rites or ceremonies amongst the Hindus. These for males of the three first classes are sixteen; viz. Sacrifice on or before conception; ṃsԲ Sacrifice on vitality in the foœtus; Բō󲹲Բ Sacrifice in the third month of pregnancy; ṣṇܲ Sacrifice in the seventh month; īԳōԲԲⲹԲ Sacrifice in the fourth, sixth, or eighth month; ٲ첹 Giving the infant clarified butter out of a golden spoon before dividing the navel string; 峾첹ṇa Naming the child on the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, or hundredth and first day; Ծṣkṇa Carrying him out to be presented to the moon on the third lunar day of the third light fortnight; ū屹ō첹Բ Carrying him out to be presented to the sun in the third or fourth month; ԲԲśԲ Feeding him with rice in the sixth or eighth month, or when he has cut teeth; ūḍkⲹ Tonsure in the second or third year; upanayana Investiture with the string in the fifth, eighth, or sixteenth year; 峾ⲹ Instruction in the Gayatri after the ñᲹ; 屹ٳٲԲ Loosening the Munj from the loins; Marriage; svarg- rōhṇa Obsequies. Of the above upanayana, 峾ⲹ, 屹ٳٲԲ apply not to Shudras. In Colebrooke's Digest, 3, 10, 4, a different enumeration of the ṃs is given. 2 Purifying, sanctifying, consecrating; preparing by certain rites for holy and sacred offices or works: also any rite or act in purification or consecration. 3 Preparing, by any operation of cookery, or by compounding, infusing, baking &c. (a dish or an article of food, a medicine or a medicament). 4 Embellishing, polishing, finishing, perfecting; doing (of any act) well and thoroughly, or making (of any thing) complete and perfect. 5 Any operation or action upon: also any change or abiding effect accomplished upon.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṃs (संस्का�).�m A rite, ceremony. An opera- tion. Polishing.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�).�1 Making perfect, refining, polishing; (ṇi�) प्रयुक्तसंस्का� इवाधिक� बभ� (prayuktaṃs ivdhika� babhau) R.3.18.

2) Refinement, perfection, grammatical purity (as of words); संस्का�- वत्येव गिरा मनीषी (ṃs- vatyeva gir manīṣ�) Kumrasambhava 1.28 (where Malli, renders the word by vykarṇajany śuddhi�); R.15.76.

3) Education, cultivation, training (as of the mind); निसर्ग- संस्कारविनी� इत्यसौ नृपे� चक्र� युवराजशब्दभाक् (nisarga- ṃsvinīta ityasau nṛpeṇa cakre yuvarjaśabdabhk) R.3.35; Ku. 7.1.

4) Making ready, preparation.

5) Cooking, dressing (as of food &c.).

6) Embellishment, decoration, ornament; स्वभावसुन्दर� वस्त� � संस्कारमपेक्षत� (svabhvasundara� vastu na ṃsmapekṣate) D�. Ś. 49; Ś.7.23; Mu.2.1.

7) Consecration, sanctification, hallowing; संस्कारो ना� � भवति यस्मिञ्जात� पदार्थ� भवति योग्यः कस्यचिदर्थस्� (saṃskro 峾 sa bhavati yasmiñjte padrtho bhavati yogya� kasyacidarthasya) ŚB. on MS.3.1.3.

3) Impression, form, mould, operation, influence; यन्नवे भोजन� लग्न� संस्कारो नान्यथ� भवेत� (yannave bhojane lagna� saṃskro nnyath bhavet) H. Pr.8; 󲹰ṛh 3.84.

9) Idea, notion, conception.

1) Any faculty or capacity.

11) Effect of work, merit of action; फलानुमेयाः प्रारम्भाः संस्कारा� प्राक्तन� इव (phalnumey� prrambh� ṃs� prktan iva) R.1.2.

12) The self-reproductive quality, faculty of impression; one of the 24 qualities or ṇas recognised by the Vaiśeṣikas; it is of three kinds: भावन�, वे� (屹, vega), and स्थितिस्थापकता (ٳ󾱳پٳ貹첹t) q .q. v. v.

13) The faculty of recollection, impression on the memory; संस्कारमात्रजन्य� ज्ञानं स्मृति� (ṃsmtrajanya� jñna� ṛt�) T. S.

14) A purificatory rite, a sacred rite or ceremony; संस्कारार्थं शरीरस्य (saṃskrrtha� śarīrasya) Manuṛt 2.66; R.1.78; (Manu mentions 12 such ṃss viz. 1. Բ, 2. ṃsԲ, 3. īԳٴDzԲԲⲹԲ, 4. ٲ첹, 5. 峾첹, 6. Ծṣkṇa, 7. ԲԲśԲ, 8. ūḍk, 9. upanayana, 1. śԳٲ, 11. 屹ٲԲ, and 12. ; see Manuṛt 2.26 &c.; some writers increase the number to sixteen).

15) Purification, purity.

16) A rite or ceremony in general.

17) Investiture with the sacred thread; मांस� मूत्रं पुरीषं � प्राश्� संस्कारमर्हत� (mṃsa� mūtra� purīṣa� ca prśya ṃsmarhati) Mahbhrata (Bombay) 12.165.76.

18) Obsequial ceremonies.

19) A polishing stone; संस्कारोल्लिखितो महामणिरि� क्षीणोऽप� नालक्ष्यते (saṃskrollikhito mahmṇiriva kṣīṇo'pi nlakṣyate) Ś.6.5 (where ṃs may mean 'polishing' also).

Derivable forms: ṃs� (संस्कारः).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�).�m. (= Pali saṃkhra; both mgs. clearly foreshadowed in Sanskrit, but here technically specialized), (1) usually pl., predisposition(s), the effect of past deeds and experience as conditioniṇg a new state: the fourth of the (updna-)skandha, qq.v., and the second item in the pratītya-samܳٱ岹, q.v. (arising from , and cause of ñԲ); all as in Pali; for a brief and illuminating statement see Lévi, Asaṅga (Mahyna-sūtrlaṃkra) v.8 note 1; Sanskrit uses the word in virtually the same meaning, [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v. 5; ṃs-duḥkhat, see duḥkhat; samskrahetu dadate na ca saṃkramo 'sti, ñԲm udbhavati saṃkramṇa� pratītya Lalitavistara 419.19�20 (verses), it (sc. , in prec. line) furnishes the cause for the predisposition(s) and so (once is gone) there is no transmigration; ñԲ (the next link after ṃs) arises (only) in dependence on transmigration; (2) pl., conditionings, conditioned states, which means collectively the dharma (4) or states of (normal, sentient) being, compare ṃsṛt: sarvasaṃskr anity� (as in Pali, Critical Pali Dictionary s.v. anicca) sarvasaṃskr duḥkh sarvadharm anٳna� Ѳ屹ٳ ii.285.18�19; katha� ca bodhisattva� sarva-°r� anityata� samanupaśyati ǻ󾱲ٳٱū 277.16 (and ff.); virakta� sarva-°reṣu sarva-°ra-vītikrama� prpayiṣymi Ѳ屹ٳ ii.279.19; sarva-°rṇm…prahṇt prahṇadhtur ity ucyate, sarva-°rṇṃ virgd virgadhtur�Բ-śٲ첹 ii.141.3 (see dhtu 4); īٲ-°rn adhiṣṭhya yu�-°rn utsraṣṭum rabdha� پ屹Բ 203.7, mastering, holding firmly, the conditionings of his life, he set about to renounce the conditionings of long-life, i.e. he determined not to enter nirvṇa immediately, but to do so after three months, which would give him time to complete his necessary tasks; see 󾱻󲹰ś LaV-P. ii.122 ff. (the term of three months, 124; so also Pali); Pali Dīghanikya (Pali) ii.99.10 (after state- ment of his reasons) īٲ-saṃkhra� adhiṭṭhya viharey- ya�; commentary ii.547.5 ff. °ra� ti, ettha īٲm pi īٲsa�- khro, yena īٲ� saṅkharīyati, chijjamna� ghaṭetv ṭhapīyati; yo phalasampatti dhammo pi īٲsaṅkhro, so idha adhippeto; adhiṭṭhy ti adhitiṭṭhitv pavattetv jīvit-(read °ta-?)-ṭhapanasamattha� phalasampatti� sampajjeyyan ti, ayam ettha saṅkhepattho; yuḥsa�- skra, conditionings of long-life, only as obj. of utsṛjati as Pali yusaṃkhra (‘usually pl.�, [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]) of ossa(j)jati; °rn utsṛjati Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 6454; °ram (text with 2 mss., read °rm = °rn with 4 mss.) utsṛjantn� (sc. Buddhn�; pūrv koṭ� na prajñyate) Ѳ屹ٳ i.125.19 (verse; next line, [Page543-a+ 71] nirvyantn�, mss. °vpaya°, vīrṇṃ p° k° na pra°); bhava-ṃs = yu�-saṃ�; bhava-°ram apotsṛjan muni� پ屹Բ 203.16 (verse), after samanantarotsṛṣṭesv yu�- °reṣu 10, which follows 203.7 above; same verse (also follow- ing yusaṃkhra� ossajji) in Pali Բ. 64.29 bhavasa�- khra� avassajji muni; [in Lalitavistara 262.18 (verse) text lbhaślokau ca ṃsu (most mss. °ro), but read (Sanskrit) satkro = Pali sakkra, honor, with same verse in Pali Sn 438, supported by Tibetan bkur sti = satkra; compare also lbha-satkra-śloka Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 183.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�).—m.

(-�) 1. Completing, accomplishing, finishing, perfecting. 2. Apprehension, conception. 3. The power of memory, the faculty of recollection. 4. Faculty in general, one of the twenty-four qualities enumerated by logicians. 5. An essential and purificatory rite or ceremony amongst the Hindus; as those of the three first classes, commencing with conception and ending with marriage; or Բ� sacrifice on conception; ṃsԲ� on vitality in the fœtus; īԳٴDzԲԲⲹԲ� in the fourth, sixth, or eight month; ٲ첹 giving the infant clarified butter out of a golden spoon to taste, before dividing the navel string; 峾첹ṇa� naming the child on the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, or hundred and first day: Ծṣkṇa� carrying him out to see the moon on the third lunar day of the third light fortnight, or to see the sun in the third or fourth month; ԲԲśԲ� feeding him with rice in the sixth or eighth month, or when he has cut teeth; ūḍkⲹ� tonsure in the second or third year; ܱ貹ԲⲹԲ� investiture with the string in the fifth, eight, or sixteenth year; or marriage is the tenth and last Sanskara. 5. Embellishment, decoration, elegance. 6. Purity, perfection. 7. Preparing as an article of medicine or food, cooking, dressing, compounding, &c. 8. Purification, consecration. 9. Impression, form, mould. E. sam implying perfection, to make, aff. and augment.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�).—i. e. sam-� + a, m. 1. Completing. 2. Perfecting, perfection, [Uttara Rmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 135, 6. 3. Embellishment, decoration, [ٲśܳٲ] in Chr. 181, 19; [ʲñٲԳٰ] 185, 25; ornament, [Mlatīmdhava, (ed. Calc.)] 126, 9. 4. Institution and education, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 111. 5. Purification. 6. A purificatory rite, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 2, 26; 27; [Vedntasra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 219, 13. 7. Ceremony in general, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 3, 43. 8. The investiture with the holy cord, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 11, 150. 9. Consecration (of a king), [Բ󲹰śٰ] 7, 2. 10. Obsequies, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 17, 11. 11. Purity. 12. Preparing as an article of medicine or food. 13. Impression, form, mould, [Śkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 133 (Sch. a polishing stone). 14. The power of memory, [Kathsaritsgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 7, 19. 15. Apprehension, conception, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 228; resolution, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] 112, 5 (vi-sṛt-pūrva-, adj. Forgetting his former resolution). 16. The selfreproductive quality (Ballantyne, i. e. vitality, elasticity, and mental impression), Bhṣp. 29; 156.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�).—[masculine] preparing, arranging; cultivation, education; purification, sacrament, consecration, any rite or ceremony, [especially] funeral obsequies; impression (ph.).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ṃs (संस्का�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Dinakaroddyota. B. 3, 94.

2) ṃs (संस्का�):—Vs. by Nṛsiṃha Bhaṭṭa. Peters. 2, 175. See ṃsnṛsiṃha.

3) ṃs (संस्कारा):�ṃs� up to upanayana vaid. Bp. 96. See Aṣṭdaśaṃs�.

4) ṃs (संस्कारा):�ṃs� See Garbhdhndy� ṃs�.

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

1) ṃs (संस्का�):—[=�-] [from saṃs-�] m. (ifc. f(). ) putting together, forming well, making perfect, accomplishment, embellishment adornment, purification, cleansing, making ready, preparation, dressing (of food), refining (of metals), polishing (of gems), rearing (of animals or plants), [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahbhrata; Kvya literature, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] cleansing the body, toilet, attire, [Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] forming the mind, training, education, [Rmyṇa; Raghuvaṃśa]

4) [v.s. ...] correction (also in an astronomical sense, [Sūryasiddhnta]), correct formation or use of a word, [Nirukta, by Yska; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

5) [v.s. ...] correctness, purity ([especially] of pronunciation or expression), [Mahbhrata; Rmyṇa] etc.

6) [v.s. ...] making sacred, hallowing, consecration, [Manu-ṛt; Mahbhrata] etc.

7) [v.s. ...] a sacred or sanctifying ceremony, one which purifies from the taint of sin contracted in the, womb and leading to regeneration (12 such ceremonies are enjoined on the first three or twice-born classes in [Manu-ṛt ii, 27], viz. 1. Բ, 2. �-Բ, 3. īԳٴDzԲԲⲹԲ, 4. jta-karman, 5. 峾첹, 6. Ծṣkṇa, 7. anna-prśana, 8. cūḍ�-karman, 9. upanayana, 10. śԳٲ, 11. 屹ٲԲ, 12. , qq.vv.; [according to] to [Gautama-dharma-śstra viii, 8 etc.] there are 40 ṃss), [Gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-ṛt; Mahbhrata] etc. ([Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 188]; 192 etc., [Religious Thought and Life in India 353])

8) [v.s. ...] the ceremony performed on a dead body (id est. cremation), [Rmyṇa]

9) [v.s. ...] any purificatory ceremony, [Horace H. Wilson]

10) [v.s. ...] the faculty of memory, mental impression or recollection, impression on the mind of acts done in a former state of existence (one of the 24 qualities of the Vaiśeṣikas, including , ‘the faculty of reproductive imagination�), [Kṇda’s Vaiśeṣika-sūtra; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha] ([Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 69])

11) [v.s. ...] ([plural], with Buddhists) a mental conformation or creation of the mind (such as that of the external world, regarded by it as real, though actually non-existent, and forming the second link in the twelvefold chain of causation or the fourth of the 5 Skandhas), [Dharmasaṃgraha 22; 42]

12) [v.s. ...] a polishing stone, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�):—[�-] (�) 1. m. Completing; purification; ceremony of purifying; embellishment; purity; preparation; apprehension; faculty; memory; mould.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ṃs (संस्का�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sakkra.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛtm), 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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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�) [Also spelled sanskar]:�(nm) mental impression(s) (forming the mind); sacrament; rite/ritual, ceremony; purification; improvement, refinement; ~[vna, ~śīla] cultured, well-reared, of refined taste; hence ~[śīlat] (nf); ~[īԲ] uncultured, ill-bred/ill-reared, unrefined.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṃs (ಸಂಸ್ಕಾ�):�

1) [noun] a change for the better; improvement; an amendment.

2) [noun] a correction of errors, faults, etc.; an amending.

3) [noun] an emotion; a feling.

4) [noun] the power to remember; remembrance.

5) [noun] development, improvement or refinement of the intellect, emotions, interests, manners, and taste; culture.

6) [noun] a distinguishing trait, feature or quality; peculiarity; characteristic; a natural character.

7) [noun] the personal characteristics, that one gets from the tradition, family or social environment.

8) [noun] a cleaning, purifying or sanctifying.

9) [noun] the process of purifying (as meditation, religious rites, etc.); sanctification; purification.

10) [noun] the condition or fact of being ready.

11) [noun] the act of polishing as by rubbing; a polishing.

12) [noun] any cosmetic preparation for the skin, hair, etc.; a cosmetic.

13) [noun] the act or process of cooking (food).

14) [noun] the act of completing, finishing; accomplishment.

15) [noun] any of several rituals performed to a person at several stages of his or her life (that are believed to purify from the taint of sin).

16) [noun] funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies.

17) [noun] the faculty or memory or the ability to recollect the acts, events, circumstances etc. of one’s past or past existences, considered as one of the qualities of the soul.

18) [noun] (Buddh.) a mental conformation or creation of the mind (such as that of the external world, regarded as real, though actually non-existent).

19) [noun] ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರಮಾಡ� [samskaramadu] ṃs mḍu = ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸ� [samskarisu].

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Samskara in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ṃs (संस्का�):—n. 1. refinement; perfection; 2. education; cultivation; training; 3. cooking; dressing; 4. embellishment; decoration; ornamentation; 5. consecration; sanctification; sacrament;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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