Saimhika, Saiṃhika: 7 definitions
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Saimhika 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSaiṃhika (सैंहिक) is another name for Rāhu (Jalandhara’s messenger), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.19 (“Jalandhara’s emissary to Śiva”).—Accordingly, as the messenger Rāhu went to Śiva’s mansion: “[...] The emissary named Rāhu bowed to Śiva. His haughtiness subsided by the brilliance of his body. He went near Śiva. Rāhu [e.g., Saiṃhika] was desirous of speaking to him. He sat in front of Śiva. Urged by his gesture Rāhu spoke to the three-eyed god Śiva.—[...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaiṃhika (सैंहिक).—A metronymic of Rāhu, q. v.
Derivable forms: saiṃhikaḥ (सैंहिकः).
See also (synonyms): saiṃhikeya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySaiṃhika (सैंहिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Belonging to a lion, leonine. m.
(-kaḥ) Rahu, the personified ascending node. E. siṃha, and ṭhak aff.; or siṃhikā the mother of Rahu, (by adoption,) and aṇ patronymic aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySaiṃhika (सैंहिक).—I. i. e. siṃha + ika, adj. Lion-like. Ii. i. e. siṃhikā + a, metronym., m. Rāhu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saiṃhika (सैंहिक):—[from saiṃha] mfn. ([from] siṃha) lion-like, leonine, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([from] siṃhikā), metr. of Rāhu or the personified ascending node (cf. next), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySaiṃhika (सैंहिक):—(kaḥ) a. Idem. m. Rāhu.
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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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