saṃhāraḥ

Dictionary meanings for saṃhāraḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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saṃhāraḥ

Normalized lookup: samharah

Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 Drawing or bringing to- gether, collecting; anubhavanu veṇīsaṃ- hāramahotsavaṃ Ve. 6.

2 Contraction, compression, abridgment.

3 With- holding, drawing back, withdrawal (opp. prayoga or vikṣepa); prayogasaṃha ra- vibhaktamaṃtraṃ R. 5. 57, 45.

4 Re- straining, holding back.

5 De- struction, especially of the universe, universal destruction.

6 Close, end, conclusion.

7 An assemblage, a group.

8 A fault...

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