Alternative spellings of this word include Samcharika.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Saṃcārikā (संचारिका) or Sañcārikā refers to “maids in constant movement” and represents one of the classes of “women” (strī) who have dealings with the king, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 34. Accordingly, “those women who always roam about in different parts of the palace, gardens, temples, pleasure pavillions, and strike the bell indicating the yāmas, and those who having these characteristics are precluded by the playwrights from sexual enjoyment, are called maids in constant move (saṃcārikā)”.

context information

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃcārikā (संचारिका).—

1) A female messenger, go between.

2) A bawd, procuress.

3) A pair, couple.

4) Smell, odour.

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

Saṃcārikā (संचारिका).—(compare cārikā and Sanskrit saṃcarati), (religious) course of action:… kalpān bodhisattva-°kāṃ (1st ed. °kā) caranto na parikhidyante Gaṇḍavyūha 365.8.

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

1) Saṃcārikā (संचारिका):—[=saṃ-cārikā] [from saṃ-cāraka > saṃ-cāra > saṃ-car] f. a procuress, go-between, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a female servant to whom is entrusted the principal care (of money matters etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the nose, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Sāṃcārika (सांचारिक):—mfn. ([from] saṃ-cāra) movable, moving, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Samcarika 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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Partial matches: Carika, Sam, Cam.

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