# सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya)

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सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya) is a Sanskrit word meaning a bestower, having given up to, having handed down or transmitted to posterity, a traditional belief, usage, or custom, a peculiar or schismatic system of religious teaching, a religious sect, schism, or exclusive worship of a deity. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Traditional Doctrine and Sect, Act of Transmitting, Bestower or Presenter.

- **Etymology:** E. सम् and प्र before दा to give, घञ् aff., and युक् augment — E. sam and pra before dā to give, ghañ aff., and yuk augment
- **SLP1:** `sampradAya`  **IAST:** sampradāya  **Devanagari:** सम्प्रदाय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampradaya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sampradaya/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** संप्रदाय (saṃpradāya)

## Meanings by context

### Traditional Doctrine and Sect (4 definitions)
- 1. Traditional doctrine transmitted from teacher to student of sacred authority. 2. A religious sect, schism, or exclusive worship of a deity.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सम् (sam) प्र (pra) दा (dā) य (sampradāya) [Printed book page 903 ] सम् (sam) प्र (pra) दा (dā) य (sampradāya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) 1 Traditional doctrine, what has been transmitted from one teacher to another, and is established as of sacred authority. 2 A sect, a schism, a peculiar doctrine and exclusive worship of one divinity. E. सम् (sam) and प्र (pra) before दा (dā) to give, घञ् (ghañ) aff., and युक् (yuk) augment. [ ID=40907 ]
- 1. Traditional doctrine. 2. A sect.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya) [Printed book page 823-b ] सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya) ( यः ) ((yaḥ)) 1. m. Traditional doctrine; a sect. [ ID=40627 ]
- 1. Traditional doctrine passed down from teacher to teacher. 2. A sect or religious denomination. 3. Custom or usage.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सम् (sam) प्र (pra) दा (dā) य (sampradāya) [Printed book page 769-a ] सम् (sam) प्र (pra) दा (dā) य (sampradāya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) 1. Traditional doctrine, what has been transmitted from one teacher to another, and is established as of sacred authority. 2. A sect, a schism, a peculiar doctrine and exclusive worship of one divinity. 3. Custom, usage. E. सम् (sam) and प्र (pra) before दा (dā) to give, घञ् (ghañ) aff., युक् (yuk) augment. [ ID=42970 ]
- 1. Tradition and established doctrine transmitted from teacher to student. 2. A traditional belief, usage, or custom. 3. A peculiar or schismatic system of religious teaching.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 2. sam-pradāya, as, m. tradition, established doctrine transmitted from one teacher to another, traditional belief or usage; any peculiar or schisma- tical system of religious teaching, schism; custom, usage. —Sampradāya-pradyotaka, as, m. a re- vealer of the tradition of the Veda. —Sampradāya- prāpta, as, ā, am, obtained through tradition. —Sampradāya-vid, t, m. one versed in traditional doctrines or usages. [ ID=50932 ]

### Act of Transmitting (1 definition)
- having given up to; having handed down or transmitted to posterity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya) [Printed book page 1086-b ] 1. sam-pradāya, ind. having given up to; having handed down, having transmitted (to posterity). [ ID=50931 ]

### Bestower or Presenter (1 definition)
- a bestower  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1175,1] सम् - प्रदाय (sam-pradāya) m. a bestower, presenter, ŚārṅgP. [ ID=236430 ]

### Sect or Religious School (1 definition)
- any peculiar or sectarian system of religious teaching, or a sect  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > any peculiar or sectarian system of religious teaching, sect, Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 61; 62 [ ID=236432 ]

### Tradition or Established Doctrine (1 definition)
- tradition or established doctrine transmitted from teacher to student  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > tradition, established doctrine transmitted from one teacher to another, traditional belief or usage, GṛŚrS. &c. &c. [ ID=236431 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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