English Explanatory Dictionary

Samhita

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The basic metrical (mantra) text of a Veda.
  2. One of a collection of post-Vedic texts.

Word forms

Samhita Samhitas Saṃhitā Sanhita

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संहिता (saṃhitā, “a methodically arranged collection of verses”) from संहित (saṃhita, “joined, collected”). See संधा (saṃdhā).

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