Samhanana, Saṃhanana: 14 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Yoga
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Samhanana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Saṃhanana (संहनन):—[saṃhananam] Compactness of body tissues

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Saṃhanana (संहनन) refers to the “body”, according to the nineteenth-century commentary on Haṭhapradīpikā (3.51 and 103) by Brahmānanda.—Accordingly, “Perfection of the body [means it (saṃhanana) has] beauty of form, strength and is hard like a diamond” [dehasya siddhiḥ rūpalāvaṇyabalavajrasaṃhananarūpā].

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Saṃhanana (संहनन) refers to the “six varieties of joints”.—(cf. Samavāyāṅgasūtra 155, p. 150; Sthānāṅgasūtra 494, p. 357.)—

vajrarṣabhanārāca,
ṛṣabhanārāca,
nārāca,
ardhanārāca,
kīlika,
sevārta,

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmas

Saṃhanana (संहनन) refers to “bone-joint karma” and represents one of the various kinds of Nāma, or “physique-making (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. What is meant by bone-joint (saṃhanana) body-making (nāma) karma? The karmas on the rise which the different types of bone-joints in the body get particularity are called bone-joint body-making karma.

How many types of joint (saṃhanana) body-making karma are there? These are of six types, namely:

perfect joint (vajravṛṣabhanārāca or vajrarṣabhanārāca),
the less perfect joint (vajranārāca),
inferior joint (nārāca),
weak joint (ardhanārāca),
very weak joint (kīlaka),
fragile joint (asaṃprāptasṛpāṭikā).

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Saṃhanana (संहनन) refers to a “robust physique”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Then the wise [man] who has gone beyond virtuous meditation and attained infinite purity commences to meditate on absolutely spotless pure [meditation]. He who is endowed with a robust physique etc. (ādi-saṃhanana-upeta), calm [and] whose behaviour is virtuous is also capable of meditating on pure meditation which is of four kinds of”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saṃhanana (संहनन).—

1) Compactness, firmness; तत्कार्मुकं संहननोपपन्नम् (tatkārmukaṃ saṃhananopapannam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.187.18; Bhāgavata 5.2.21.

2) The body, person; न चाद्भुतमहावीर्यो वज्रसंहननो युवा (na cādbhutamahāvīryo vajrasaṃhanano yuvā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.68.11; अमृता- ध्मातजीमूतस्निग्धसंहननस्य ते (amṛtā- dhmātajīmūtasnigdhasaṃhananasya te) Uttararāmacarita 6.21; Mv.2.46; घनसंहननो युवा (ghanasaṃhanano yuvā) Śiva B.22.48.

3) Strength; see संहति (saṃhati) also.

4) Rubbing the limbs.

5) Killing.

6) Agreement.

7) Connection.

Derivable forms: saṃhananam (संहननम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃhanana (संहनन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. The body. 2. Rubbing the limbs. E. sam before han to strike or hurt, aff. lyuṭ .

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

Saṃhanana (संहनन).—i. e. sam-han + ana, I. m. A destroyer, a conqueror, Mahābhārata 3, 13300. Ii. n. 1. Rubbing the body. 2. Compactness, inflexibility, Mahābhārata 1, 7022. 3. Strength. 4. Body, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 152, 12. 5. Agreement, Mahābhārata 12, 2420.

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

Saṃhanana (संहनन).—[adjective] compact, firm, solid; [neuter] striking together, compactness, firmness (lit. & [figuratively]), solidity, a firm or solid stature, body i.[grammar]

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

1) Saṃhanana (संहनन):—[=saṃ-hanana] [from saṃ-han] mfn. compact, solid, firm, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] making compact or solid, [Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] striking together, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

4) [v.s. ...] killing, destroying, a destroyer, [ib.]

5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Manasyu, [Mahābhārata]

6) [v.s. ...] n. the act of striking together, [Suśruta]

7) [v.s. ...] hardening, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] solidity, compactness, robustness, strength, muscularity, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

9) [v.s. ...] firmness, steadfastness, [Śīlāṅka]

10) [v.s. ...] junction, connection (in a-s), [Nīlakaṇṭha]

11) [v.s. ...] agreement, harmony, [Mahābhārata]

12) [v.s. ...] the body (as having the limbs well compacted), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

13) [v.s. ...] a mail-coat (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) [v.s. ...] rubbing the limbs, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Saṃhanana (संहनन):—[saṃ-hanana] (naṃ) 1. n. The body; rubbing the limbs.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃhanana (संहनन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saṃghayaṇa, Sāhaṇaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samhanana 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃhanana (ಸಂಹನನ):—

1) [noun] the act of striking against or being struck with or by.

2) [noun] a joining or being joined; junction.

3) [noun] the act or an instance of killing.

4) [noun] a destroying or being destructed.

5) [noun] the state of being destroyed.

6) [noun] a man who destroys; a destroyer.

7) [noun] active physical or mental force or strength; vitality; vigour.

8) [noun] the quality of being hard, robust; robustness.

9) [noun] the body (of a human being).

10) [noun] a being having a physical body.

11) [noun] (jain.) that which causes the formation and development of the skeleton in the body.

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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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