# संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/samvarana संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning covering, containing, shutting, closing, the author of certain Rig-veda hymns, belonging to another man, the act of covering, enclosing, or concealing, closing or shutting. Its 20 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them King Saṃvaraṇa (Proper Name), Act of Closing/Shutting, Act of Covering/Enclosing/Concealing. - **SLP1:** `saMvaraRa` **IAST:** saṃvaraṇa **Devanagari:** संवरण - **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samvarana - **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/samvarana/declensions.md - **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सांवरण (sāṃvaraṇa), संवारण (saṃvāraṇa) ## Meanings by context ### King Saṃvaraṇa (Proper Name) (3 definitions) - a king who was the son of Riksha, husband of Tapati, and father of Kuru *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of a king (son of Ṛkṣa, husband of Tapatī, and father of Kuru), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. [ ID=226329 ] - A king, son of Riksha, husband of Tapati, and father of Kuru. *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata* > संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) [Printed book page 613-2 ] Saṃvaraṇa ( Samb° C. ), a king, son of Ṛkṣa, husband of Tapatī, and father of Kuru. § 152 (Pūruvaṃś.): I, 94, 3724 (son of Ṛkṣa).—§ 153 (cf. do.): During the reign of S. the kingdom suffered much from famine, pestilence, drought, and disease. The king of the Pāñcālas invaded the Bhāratas with ten akṣauhiṇīs and defeated them. S. with his relatives took shelter in the forests on the banks of the Sindhu, where the Bhāratas lived for 1,000 years within their fort. Then they made Vasiṣṭha their purohita, who appointed S. to be sovereign ( sāṃrājye ) of the whole kṣatriya race. S. then retook the ancient capital of Bharata and once more made the monarchs pay tribute to him: I, 94, 3725 ( Ārkṣe ), 3728, 3729 ( rājā ).—§ 154 (Pūruvaṃś): I, 94, 3738 (husband of Tapatī, the daughter of the Sun ( Saurī ), and father of Kuru).—§ 156 (do.): I, 95, ††3790 (son of Ajamīḍha), ††3791 (husband of Tapatī Vaivasvatī and father of Kuru).—§ 222 (Tapatyup.): I, 171, 6527 ( Ṛkṣaputraḥ ), 6530, 6532, 6533, 6548; 173, 6596, 6605, 6606, 6608, 6609, 6615, 6633 ( S. fell in love with Tapatī and with the assistance of Vasiṣṭha got her for his wife. S. begat Kuru).—§ 775 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 166 η, 7679.—§ 787 (Āśramavāsap.): XV, 10, 325 ( Kuru- S°ādīnāṃ ). Cf. Ājamīḍha, Ārkṣa (v. additions), Paurava, Pauravanandana, Ṛkṣaputra. [ ID=9405 ] - a son of Riksha, husband of Tapati, and father of Kuru *The Purana Index* > संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) [Printed book page 3-548 ] Saṃvaraṇa — a son of Ṛkṣa; and husband of Tapatī, and father of Kuru. Bhā. VI. 6. 41; VIII. 13. 10; IX. 22. 3-4. M. 50. 20; Vā. 99. 214; Vi. IV. 19. 75-6. [ ID=15489 ] ### Act of Closing/Shutting (2 definitions) - shutting, closing *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > shutting, closing (with वलि (vali) f. ‘one of the three folds of skin which cover the anus’), Suśr. [ ID=226327 ] - closing or shutting *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > closing, shutting, RPrāt.; Suśr. [ ID=226332 ] ### Act of Covering/Enclosing/Concealing (2 definitions) - the act of covering, enclosing, or concealing *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > सं - (saṃ-) ° वरण (°varaṇa) ( अम् (am) ), n. the act of covering or enclosing or concealing, MBh.; Kāv. &c. [ ID=226331 ] - covering or concealing *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H3) [Printed book page 1116,2] 2. सं - (saṃ-) ° वरण (°varaṇa) n. id. [ ID=226368 ] ### Comprehensive Senses (Covering, Concealing, etc.) (2 definitions) - 1. Enclosing or containing. 2. An enclosed place for sacrifice. 3. A cover or envelope. 4. Closing, hiding, or concealing. 5. A feint or pretence. *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) [Printed book page 568 ] 1 संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) f. ई (ī) enclosing, containing. n. enclosed place (for sacrifice etc. ), cover, envelope; closing, hiding, concealing; feint, pretence. [ ID=33793 ] - 1. Covering, screening, concealing, or enclosing. 2. A secret, disguise, or pretext. 3. Closing or an enclosure. 4. The name of an ancient author and a king. *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)* > संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) [Printed book page 1038-c ] Saṃ-varaṇa, am, n. the act of covering or screening, concealing, enclosing, concealment; a secret; a disguise, pretext; the act of closing, shut- ting; an enclosure; a sanctuary, house, (in Ṛg-veda IX. 107, 9. according to Sāy. saṃvaraṇāni = sam- bhajanīyāni rasa-rūpāṇy annāni; according to some, used as an epithet of rivers enclosed in beds); ( as ), m., N. of the author of the hymns Ṛg-veda V. 33, 34 (having the patronymic Prājāpatya); N. of a king mentioned in the Mahā-bhārata, (the father of Kuru.) [ ID=47998 ] ### Concealment, Secrecy, or Pretext (2 definitions) - concealment or secrecy *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > concealment, secrecy, Mālatīm. [ ID=226333 ] - 1. Concealing. 2. A secret. 3. A pretext. *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) [Printed book page 0982-b ] संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) saṃvaraṇa, i. e. sam-vṛ + ana, n. Concealing, Vikr. 79, 5; secret, Mālat. 174, 7; pretext, Mālat. 7, 1. [ ID=15181 ] ### Enclosure, Sanctuary, or Barrier (2 definitions) - an enclosure or sanctuary *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > an enclosure, sanctuary (as place of sacrifice), RV.; AV. [ ID=226335 ] - A dam or mound. *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a dam, mound, R. [ ID=226336 ] ### Rishi/Author Saṃvaraṇa (Proper Name) (2 definitions) - the author of certain Rig-veda hymns *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > सं - (saṃ-) ° वरण (°varaṇa) m. N. of the author of the hymns, Ṛg-veda (Title) v, 33; 34 (having the patr. Prājāpatya), Anukr. [ ID=226328 ] - the name of a rishi mentioned in the Rigveda *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects* > संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) [Printed book page 2-413 ] Saṃvaraṇa is the name of a Ṛṣi mentioned in one passage of the Rigveda. 1 [ Footnote: 1) v. 33, 10. Cf. Oldenberg, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesell- schaft, 42, 215.] [ ID=3415 ] ### A Physical Cover or Lid (1 definition) - a cover or lid *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > a cover, lid, BhP. [ ID=226334 ] ### Adjective: Covering/Containing (1 definition) - covering, containing *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > (H3) [Printed book page 1116,1] 1. सं - (saṃ-) ° वरण (°varaṇa) mf( ई (ī) )n. covering, containing, Pracaṇḍ. [ ID=226326 ] ### Another Man Named Saṃvaraṇa (Proper Name) (1 definition) - belonging to another man *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)* > of another man, Vāsavadattā (Title), Introd. [ ID=226330 ] ### Choosing a Husband (1 definition) - choosing for a husband *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > 2 संवरण (saṃvaraṇa) n. choosing (for husband). [ ID=33794 ] ### Referential Definition (1 definition) - See samvara. *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary* > संवर (saṃvara) ण (saṃvaraṇa) [Printed book page 740-21 ] संवर (saṃvara) ण (saṃvaraṇa) n. See संवर (saṃvara) II. [ ID=38992 ] ## Sources Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne. The Sanskrit Lexicon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sanskrit-lexicon-dictionary/id6746787546