Samnyasana, Saṃnyasana: 6 definitions
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Samnyasana 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃnyasana (संन्यसन).—
1) Resignation, laying down.
2) Complete renunciation of the world and its attachments; न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति (na ca saṃnyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.4.
3) Consigning, entrusting to the care of.
4) Depositing.
Derivable forms: saṃnyasanam (संन्यसनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃnyasana (संन्यसन).—i. e. sam-ni -2. as + ana, n. 1. Abandonment of all worldly affections and possessions, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 3, 4. 2. Entrusting to.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃnyasana (संन्यसन).—[neuter] abandonment of the world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃnyasana (संन्यसन):—[=saṃ-nyasana] [from saṃny-as] n. throwing down, laying aside, giving up, resignation, renunciation of worldly concerns, [Bhagavad-gītā]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃnyasana (ಸಂನ್ಯಸನ):—[noun] (jain.) a particular religious vow, in which a person renunciates everything and die.
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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Partial matches: Nyasana, Sam.
Starts with: Samnyasanavidhi.
Full-text: Samnyasanavidhi.
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