# संहिता (saṃhitā)

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संहिता (saṃhitā) is a Sanskrit word meaning put together, joined, fixed, settled, composed of, placed together, uninterrupted, furnished with, possessed of, or accompanied by. Its 30 recorded definitions are grouped into 16 contexts, among them Collection, Compendium of Texts, Conjunction, Union (noun), Joined, Put Together (adj.).

- **Root:** 1. धा (1. dhā)
- **SLP1:** `saMhitA`  **IAST:** saṃhitā  **Devanagari:** संहिता
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhita
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/samhita/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सांहित (sāṃhita), संहित (saṃhita), सम्हिता (samhitā)

## Meanings by context

### Collection, Compendium of Texts (4 definitions)
- any methodically arranged collection of texts or verses  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > any methodically arranged collection of texts or verses ( e.g. the Rāmāyaṇa, the various law-books, the medical works of Caraka and Śārṅgadhara, the complete system of natural astrology &c. [ cf. बृहत् - स् (bṛhat-s) ° (°) ]; there is also a Saṃhitā of the Purāṇas said to have been compiled by Vyāsa, the substance of which is supposed to be represented by the Viṣṇu-purāṇa), MBh.; VarBṛS.; Pur. &c. [ ID=227465 ]
- A collection, compilation, or compendium.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 1074-c ] संहिता (saṃhitā) 2 A collection, compilation, compendium
- Any systematically arranged collection of texts or verses  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 1074-c ] संहिता (saṃhitā) 3 Any systematically arranged collection of texts or verses
- A compendium or compilation of laws, code, or digest  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 1074-c ] संहिता (saṃhitā) 4 A compendium or compilation of laws, code, digest; मनुसंहिता (saṃhitā) (manusaṃhitā)

### Conjunction, Union (noun) (3 definitions)
- conjunction, connection, union  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1123,1] सं - हिता (saṃ-hitā) b f. conjunction, connection, union, TUp. [ ID=227462 ]
- Combination, union  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 1074-c ] संहिता (saṃhitā) 1 Combination, union, conjunction
- 1. Conjunction or combination. 2. A collection, compilation, or compendium, especially of texts or verses, laws, or a legal code. 3. The continuous hymnical text of the Veda formed from separate words by euphonic changes. 4. The euphonic combination of letters in grammar. 5. The supreme being.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 744-16 ] संहिता (saṃhitā) f. 1. Conjunction, combination; 2. collection, compilation, compendium; 3. any methodical collection of texts or verses; 4. the real continuous hymnical text of the Veda as formed out of the Padas, or separate words by proper phonetic changes according to various schools; (it is thus defined- पदप्रकृतिः संहिता (saṃhitā) (padaprakṛtiḥ saṃhitā) ); 5. a compilation or compendium of laws, a code, a digest; 6. the junction or combination of letters according to euphonic rules (in grammar). (It is thus defined- वर्णानामनेकप्राणयोगः संहिता (saṃhitā) (varṇānāmanekaprāṇayogaḥ saṃhitā) ); 7. the supreme being. [ ID=39129 ]

### Joined, Put Together (adj.) (3 definitions)
- put together, joined  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1123,1] सं - हित (saṃ-hita) a mfn. (√ 1. धा (dhā) ) put together, joined, attached, RV. &c. &c. [ ID=227445 ]
- placed together  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > placed together ( पार्श्व - स् (pārśva-s) ° (°), ‘placed side by side’), Lāṭy. [ ID=227448 ]
- 1. Placed together or united. 2. Conformable to or in accordance with. 3. Equipped or provided. 4. Caused by.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहित (saṃhita) ा (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 744-15 ] संहित (saṃhita) a. (f. ता (tā) ) 1. Placed together, united; 2. conformable to, in accordance with; 3. equipped, provided; 4. caused by, (pp. of धा (dhā) with सम् (sam) q.v.). [ ID=39128.1 ]

### Related To, Composed Of (adj.) (3 definitions)
- composed of  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > composed of ( comp. ), ib. [ ID=227447 ]
- relating to, concerning  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > relating to, concerning ( comp. ), ib. [ ID=227452 ]
- connected with or proceeding from  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > connected with, proceeding from ( comp. ), MBh. [ ID=227453 ]

### Vedic Saṃhitā Text (3 definitions)
- a text treated according to euphonic rules  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a text treated according to euphonic rules ( esp. the real continuous text of the Vedas as formed out of the Padas or separate words by proper phonetic changes [according to various schools; cf. Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 152 ] : beside the Saṃhitās of the Ṛg-, Sāma-, and Atharvaveda there is the Vājasaneyi-Saṃhitā belonging to the White Yajur-veda, and five other Saṃhitās belonging to the black Yajur-veda, viz. the Taittirīya- S°, the Saṃhitā of the Ātreyas [known only by its Anukramaṇī], the S° of the Kaṭhas, the Kapiṣṭhala-Kaṭha- S°, and the S° of the Maitrāyaṇīyas or Maitrāyaṇī- S° ), Nir.; Prāt. &c. [ ID=227464 ]
- The continuous hymnical text of the Veda formed from individual words by proper phonetic changes.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 1074-c ] संहिता (saṃhitā) 5 The continuous hymnical text of the Veda as formed out of the Padas or individual words by proper phonetic changes according to different Śākhās or schools; पदप्रकृतिः सहिता (padaprakṛtiḥ sahitā) Nir
- vedic text  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 612-2 ] *Saṃhitā (“vedic text”): I, 2883 ( padakramāyutāṃ ), 6363 ( °ādhyayane ); III, 13425; XII, 7166, 7167, 7203, 7279, 7314, 7320 ( °ādhyāyin ). [ ID=9365 ]

### Euphonic Junction of Letters (Sandhi) (2 definitions)
- the junction or combination of letters according to euphonic rules  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in gram. ) the junction or combination of letters according to euphonic rules (= संधि (saṃdhi), but sometimes considered rather as the state preparatory to the actual junction than the junction itself), Prāt. [ ID=227463 ]
- The combination or junction of letters according to the rules of euphony.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 1074-c ] संहिता (saṃhitā) 6 (In gram) Compination or junction of letters according to the rules of Saṃdhi or euphony; परः (paraḥ) संनिकर्षः संहिता (saṃhitā) (saṃnikarṣaḥ saṃhitā) Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī I. 4. 109; वर्णानामतिशयितः संनिधिः संहिता (saṃhitā) संज्ञः स्यात् (varṇānāmatiśayitaḥ saṃnidhiḥ saṃhitāsaṃjñaḥ syāt) Sk.; or वर्णानामे कप्राणयोगः संहिता (saṃhitā) (varṇānāme kaprāṇayogaḥ saṃhitā)

### Proper Name (of a Sāman, Works) (2 definitions)
- name of a Saman  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सं - हित (saṃ-hita) n. N. of a Sāman, ĀrṣBr. [ ID=227457 ]
- name of various works  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various works. [ ID=227468 ]

### Supreme Being / Cosmic Force (2 definitions)
- the force which holds together and supports the universe  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the force which holds together and supports the universe (a term applied to the Supreme Being accord. to some), MW. [ ID=227467 ]
- The Supreme Being who holds and supports the universe.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > संहिता (saṃhitā) [Printed book page 1074-c ] संहिता (saṃhitā) 7 The Supreme Being who hold ( pb ) and supports the universe

### Conformable To (adj.) (1 definition)
- agreeing with, conformable to  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > agreeing with, conformable to ( धर्म - स् (dharma-s) ° (°), ‘in accordance with justice’), R. [ ID=227451 ]

### Equipped With, Possessed Of (adj.) (1 definition)
- furnished with, possessed of, or accompanied by  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > joined or connected or endowed or furnished with, abounding in, possessed of, accompanied by ( comp. ), Mn.; MBh. &c. [ ID=227450 ]

### Fixed, Settled (adj.) (1 definition)
- fixed, settled  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > fixed, settled, AitBr. [ ID=227446 ]

### Friendly, On Good Terms (adj.) (1 definition)
- being on friendly terms with  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > being on friendly terms with ( instr. ), ib. [ ID=227454 ]

### Grammatical Note / Pointer (1 definition)
- see next  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 1123,1] सं - हिता (saṃ-hitā) a ( आ (ā) ), f., see next [ ID=227456 ]

### Science, Systematic Knowledge (1 definition)
- science  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > science, L. [ ID=227466 ]

### Uninterrupted (adj.) (1 definition)
- uninterrupted  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > uninterrupted (as a series of words), RPrāt. [ ID=227449 ]

### Variegated (adj.) (1 definition)
- mixed in colour, variegated  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सं - हित (saṃ-hita) ( ° त (°ta) ), mfn. mixed in colour, variegated, VS.; TS. [ ID=227455 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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