Samvasana, Saṃvasana: 4 definitions

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saṃvasana (संवसन).—(nt.; to Sanskrit saṃvasati plus -ana; once in Rig Veda only), (co-)habitation, dwelling together (with, or in): dīrghordhva-°na-saṃbhavaṃ (adj., originating in long dwelling in lofty surroundings) kalyāṇamitropasaṃkrama- ṇam Gaṇḍavyūha 242.8; (aparanta-, read °rānta-)-kalpa-bodhi- sattvacaryā-°nena (involving, leading to, dwelling or asso- ciation with the course of bodhisattvas of future ages) kalyāṇa- mitropasaṃkramaṇena 242.20; (sarvakalpabodhisattva- caryā-)-saṃvāsa-°na-mahāpraṇidhāna- 267.16, great vow to dwell in association with…; sarvatathāgata-viṣaya- saṃvasanena (adj., that involves dwelling in the realms of all T.)…°vihāreṇa 533.6.

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Saṃvāsana (संवासन).—(nt.), some kind of medical treatment, perhaps fumigation (lit. perfuming):…(snapanaṃ) °sanaṃ saṃvardhanaṃ varṇapariśodhanaṃ balasaṃjananaṃ pra- jānāmi Gaṇḍavyūha 152.11.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃvasana (संवसन).—[neuter] meetingor dwelling-place.

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

1) Saṃvasana (संवसन):—[=saṃ-vasana] [from saṃ-vasati > saṃ-vas] n. a dwelling place, house, [Ṛg-veda]

2) Saṃvasāna (संवसान):—[=saṃ-vasāna] [from saṃ-vasati > saṃ-vas] m. = next, [Ṛg-veda]

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Samvasana in German

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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.

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