saṃhitā

Dictionary meanings for saṃhitā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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saṃhitā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 Combination, union, conjunction.

2 A collection, compilation, compendium.

3 Any systematically arranged collection of texts or verses.

4 A compendi- um or compilation of laws, code, digest; manusaṃhitā.

5 The continu- ous hymnical text of the Veda as formed out of the Padas or indivi- dual words by proper phonetic changes according to different Śā- khās or schools; padaprakṛtiḥ sahitā Nir.

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