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Snigdhata, Ծ󲹳: 9 definitions

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Snigdhata 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Snigdhata in Ayurveda glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�, “smoothness�) refers to one of the attributes of kapha (one of the three biological humors, or ٰṣa). Ծ󲹳 is characterised by smoothness in body organs and tissues. Kapha represents the “water element� of the human body and is situated in the ś (head).

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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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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Snigdhata in Yoga glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�) refers to “lustre of body�, and represents one of the various signs and paranormal powers (siddhi) experienced by the Yoga practicioner, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise (presented in the form of a dialogue between Īśvara and Vāmadeva).—The last fifty-two verses of the Amanaska’s first chapter describe a temporal sequence of psychosomatic signs and paranormal powers (siddhi) brought about by absorption (laya). [...] It informs practitioners of the initial experiences they may have while immersed in absorption [e.g., Suppleness and lustre (Ծ󲹳) of body], and thus provides them with some idea of their progress in the practice, [...]. On lustre, which is expressed as Ծ󲹳 in the Amanaska, but īپ in the Dattātreyayogaśāstra 68; Yogayājñavalkya 5.21 and Śāṇḍilyopaniṣat 5.4 and Գپ in the Yogaśāstra 5.24; Haṭhapradīpikā 2.19, 2.28; Śivasaṃhitā 3.29; Haṭharatnāvalī 1.49; Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā 1.43, etc.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�).�

1) Oiliness.

2) Blandness.

3) Tenderness, affection, love.

See also (synonyms): snigdhatva.

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

Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�).—f.

(-) 1. Affection, kindness. 2. Unctuousness oiliness, 3. Blandness. 4. Tenderness. E. snigdha affectionate, tal aff. of the abstract; also with tva, snigdhatva n. (-tva�) .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�).—[snigdha + tā] (vb. snih), f. 1. Affection. 2. Unctuousness.

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

1) Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�):—[=snigdha-] [from snigdha > snih] f. unctuousness, oiliness, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] attachment to, fondness for, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] softness (of a vowel), [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�):�() 1. f. Affection; oiliness.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Nepali dictionary

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

Ծ󲹳 (स्निग्धत�):—n. 1. tenderness; affection; love; 2. oiliness; 3. blandness;

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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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