n.
A collection of sacred devotional hymns in Sanskrit constituting one of the four Vedas.
[Sanskrit saṃhitā, collection, from feminine past participle of samdadhāti, he puts together, collects : sam, together + dadhāti, he puts.]
samhita
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(sŭm'hĭt-ə)
n.
A collection of sacred devotional hymns in Sanskrit constituting one of the four Vedas.
n.
A collection of sacred devotional hymns in Sanskrit constituting one of the four Vedas.
| WordNet: Samhita |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
any of the Hindu sacred writing
Synonym: Veda
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Samhita (Sanskrit saṃhita "joined" or "collected") may refer to"
- the basic metrical (mantra) text of each of the Vedas
- specifically, these texts with sandhi applied (see Vedic chant)
- post-Vedic texts known as Samhitas:
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