"Samhita" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Samhitas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit संहिता (saṃhitā, “a methodically arranged collection of verses”) from संहित (saṃhita, “joined, collected”). See संधा (saṃdhā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|संहिता||a methodically arranged collection of verses}} Sanskrit संहिता (saṃhitā, “a methodically arranged collection of verses”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Samhita (plural Samhitas)
  1. The basic metrical (mantra) text of a Veda.
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  2. One of a collection of post-Vedic texts.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Saṃhitā, Sanhita

Inflected forms

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