संवरsaṃvara

संवर (saṃvara) is a Sanskrit word meaning see samvri, keeping back, stopping, a dam, mound, or bridge, provisions, shutting out the external world, name of two Arhats. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Restraint, Control, or Hindrance, Covering or Concealment, Water.

Root: 1. २ (1. 2)
Etymology: E. सम् before वृ to choose, aff. अप्; more usually derived from शम्ब् or षम्ब् to collect, and then written शम्बर or षम्बर q. v
Definitions: 16

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Meanings by context

Restraint, Control, or Hindrance

4 definitions

keeping back, stopping

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

shutting out the external world

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

restraint or religious observance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Keeping off. 2. A weir or dam.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Covering or Concealment

3 definitions

1. Covering. 2. Comprehension. 3. Contraction or compression. 4. A causeway, dam, or bridge. 5. A kind of deer.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Concealment. 2. Self-control. 3. A religious observance among Buddhists. 4. Water.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Covering or concealment. 2. Comprehending or collection. 3. Closing, contraction, or compression. 4. A causeway, dam, mound, or bridge. 5. A kind of deer. 6. A sort of fish. 7. The name of a demon. 8. Restraint, self-control, or forbearance. 9. A particular Buddhist religious observance. 10. Water.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Water

3 definitions

1. Water. 2. Self-control. 3. Covering. 4. A demon. 5. Collection. 6. Contraction. 7. A mound or bridge.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Water. 2. Concealing. 3. Self-control. 4. A bridge. 5. Compression. 6. The name of a demon.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Water. 2. Self-control. 3. Concealment. 4. A particular Buddhist religious observance. 5. The name of a demon. 6. Collection. 7. Contraction. 8. A mound or bridge. 9. Concealing. 10. A kind of deer.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Etymological or Referential Entry

2 definitions

See samvri.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See under sam-vri.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Choosing or Election

1 definition

Choosing, election, or choice

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Physical Barrier or Structure

1 definition

a dam, mound, or bridge

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Name

1 definition

Name of two Arhats

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Provisions or Supplies

1 definition

provisions

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.