Samvaha, Saṃvaha, Saṃvāha: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Prakrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Samvaha 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Saṃvaha (संवह).—A wind which moves the aerial chariots of the Devas. According to Vyāsa there are seven winds. While once he was teaching his son Śuka Vedas, a storm blew and the teaching had to be stopped for some time. Then Śuka asked his father about winds, and Vyāsa answered as follows:

There are seven vāyus (winds). The first one called Pravaha moves the clouds. The second one, Āvaha, causes thunder while the third vāyu, Udvaha, converts sea-water into vapour and causes rain. The fourth one Saṃvaha moves clouds in the sky. The clouds are the aeroplanes of the Devas. The fifth is Vivaha, which gives form and shape to the clouds. The sixth Vāyu, Parivaha, keeps Ākāśagaṅgā motionless while due to the action of the seventh Vāyu, Parāvaha, the souls travel. (Śānti Parva, Chapter 329).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Saṃvaha (संवह).—The chief of the fourth Vātaskandha.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 5. 85; Matsya-purāṇa 163. 32.

context information

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 dictionary

Saṃvaha (संवह).—Name of the third of the seven courses or Mārgas of the wind; see वायु (vāyu).

Derivable forms: saṃvahaḥ (संवहः).

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Saṃvāha (संवाह).—

1) Bearing or carrying along.

2) Pressing together.

3) Shampooing, stroking gently.

4) A servant employed to rub and shampoo the body.

5) A marketplace.

6) A park for recreation.

Derivable forms: saṃvāhaḥ (संवाहः).

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

Saṃvaha (संवह).—m.

(-haḥ) Name of the third of the seven courses of wind.

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Saṃvāha (संवाह).—m.

(-haḥ) 1. An attendant employed to rub and knead the body. 2. Rubbing the body. 3. Pressing together. 4. Bearing or carrying along. E. sam before vāh to exert one’s self and ac aff; or when the action is implied, vah to obtain or bear, aff. ghañ .

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

Saṃvāha (संवाह).—m., i. e. sam-vāh + a, 1. Rubbing the body. 2. An attendant employed to rub and knead the body. 3. Extortion, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 175.

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

Saṃvāha (संवाह).—[masculine] driving-park; market-place; stroking with the hand (cf. seq.).

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

1) Saṃvaha (संवह):—[=saṃ-vaha] [from saṃ-vah] m. ‘bearing or carrying along’, Name of the wind of the third of the 7 Mārgas or paths of the sky (that which is above the ud-vaha and impels the moon; the other five winds being called ā-, pra-, vi-, pari-, and ni-vaha), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the 7 tongues of fire, [Colebrooke]

3) Saṃvāha (संवाह):—[=saṃ-vāha] [from saṃ-vah] a mfn. setting in motion, moving (See tṛṇa-s)

4) [v.s. ...] = saṃ-vāhaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] m. bearing or carrying along, pressing together, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

6) [v.s. ...] rubbing the body, shampooing, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] a park for recreation (cf. saṃ-vāsa), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

8) [v.s. ...] a market-place, [Patañjali [Scholiast or Commentator]]

9) [v.s. ...] extortion oppression, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

10) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the 7 winds (= or [wrong reading] for saṃ-vaha above), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [=saṃ-vāha] b etc. See saṃ-√vah.

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

Saṃvāha (संवाह):—[saṃ-vāha] (haḥ) 1. n. An attendant who rubs the body; rubbing the body.

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

Saṃvāha (संवाह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃvāha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samvaha in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Saṃvaha (संवह) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Saṃvah.

2) Saṃvāha (संवाह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Saṃvāha.

3) Saṃvāha (संवाह) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Saṃvāha.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Saṃvāha (ಸಂವಾಹ):—[adjective] having a person sitting on (said of a horse, etc.); being ridden.

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Saṃvāha (ಸಂವಾಹ):—

1) [noun] the act of carrying, conveying or drafting a load.

2) [noun] the act of massaging, shampooing.

3) [noun] a man whose duty is to massage, shampoo another’s body.

4) [noun] a place where goods are sold; a market.

5) [noun] a village in a hilly region.

context information

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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