"संसार" meaning in Sanskrit

See संसार in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sɐ̃.sɑː.ɾɐ/ [Vedic], /s̪ɐ̃.s̪ɑː.ɾɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From सम्- (sam-) + सार (sāra). Etymology templates: {{pre|sa|सम्|सार}} सम्- (sam-) + सार (sāra) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} संसार • (saṃsāra) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: saṃsāra [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], संसारः [nominative, singular], संसारौ [dual, nominative], संसारा1 [dual, nominative], संसाराः [nominative, plural], संसारासः1 [nominative, plural], संसारम् [accusative, singular], संसारौ [accusative, dual], संसारा1 [accusative, dual], संसारान् [accusative, plural], संसारेण [instrumental, singular], संसाराभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], संसारैः [instrumental, plural], संसारेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], संसाराय [dative, singular], संसाराभ्याम् [dative, dual], संसारेभ्यः [dative, plural], संसारात् [ablative, singular], संसाराभ्याम् [ablative, dual], संसारेभ्यः [ablative, plural], संसारस्य [genitive, singular], संसारयोः [dual, genitive], संसाराणाम् [genitive, plural], संसारे [locative, singular], संसारयोः [dual, locative], संसारेषु [locative, plural], संसार [singular, vocative], संसारौ [dual, vocative], संसारा1 [dual, vocative], संसाराः [plural, vocative], संसारासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. going or wandering through, undergoing transmigration; samsara
    Sense id: en-संसार-sa-noun-d9ZMWOtt
  2. course, passage, passing through a succession of states, circuit of mundane existence, transmigration, metempsychosis
    Sense id: en-संसार-sa-noun-yTjs68v2 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्-, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 25 69 6 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 31 58 11 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्-: 32 53 15 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 31 60 10
  3. the world, secular life, worldly illusion
    Sense id: en-संसार-sa-noun-LB459OMs
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "saṃsāra"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: saṃsāra\n→ Thai: สงสาร (sǒng-sǎan)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: saṃsāra\n→ Thai: สงสาร (sǒng-sǎan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "𑀲𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀭"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀭 (saṃsāra)\nCentral:\nOld Hindi: संसार (saṃsāra)\nHindi: संसार (sansār)\nUrdu: سنسار (sansār)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀭 (saṃsāra)\nCentral:\nOld Hindi: संसार (saṃsāra)\nHindi: संसार (sansār)\nUrdu: سنسار (sansār)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "samsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: samsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: samsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "sengsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: sengsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: sengsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "সংসার",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: সংসার (śoṅśar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: সংসার (śoṅśar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಸಂಸಾರ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಸಂಸಾರ (saṃsāra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಸಂಸಾರ (saṃsāra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "សង្សារ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: សង្សារ (sɑɑsɑngsaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: សង្សារ (sɑɑsɑngsaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ສົງສານ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ສົງສານ (song sān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ສົງສານ (song sān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "khb",
            "2": "ᦉᦳᧂᦉᦱᧃ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lü: ᦉᦳᧂᦉᦱᧃ (ṡungṡaan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lü: ᦉᦳᧂᦉᦱᧃ (ṡungṡaan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "sengsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: sengsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: sengsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mn",
            "2": "сансар",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Mongolian: сансар (sansar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Mongolian: сансар (sansar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "saṅsāra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: saṅsāra\n> Javanese: ꦱꦁꦱꦫ (sangsara) (inherited)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: saṅsāra\n> Javanese: ꦱꦁꦱꦫ (sangsara) (inherited)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘰𑘨",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘰𑘨 (saṃsāra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘰𑘨 (saṃsāra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "संसार"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: संसार (sausār)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: संसार (sausār)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "samsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: samsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: samsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "самса́ра",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: самса́ра (samsára)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: самса́ра (samsára)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "samsàra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: samsàra",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: samsàra/самса̀ра"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "சம்சாரம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: சம்சாரம் (camcāram)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: சம்சாரம் (camcāram)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "సంసారము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: సంసారము (saṁsāramu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: సంసారము (saṁsāramu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "saṃsār",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: saṃsār",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: saṃsār"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "सम्",
        "3": "सार"
      },
      "expansion": "सम्- (sam-) + सार (sāra)",
      "name": "pre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From सम्- (sam-) + सार (sāra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "saṃsāra",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारः",
      "roman": "saṃsāraḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारौ",
      "roman": "saṃsārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारा1",
      "roman": "saṃsārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराः",
      "roman": "saṃsārāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारासः1",
      "roman": "saṃsārāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारम्",
      "roman": "saṃsāram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारौ",
      "roman": "saṃsārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारा1",
      "roman": "saṃsārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारान्",
      "roman": "saṃsārān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेण",
      "roman": "saṃsāreṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारैः",
      "roman": "saṃsāraiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेभिः1",
      "roman": "saṃsārebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराय",
      "roman": "saṃsārāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "saṃsārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारात्",
      "roman": "saṃsārāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "saṃsārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारस्य",
      "roman": "saṃsārasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारयोः",
      "roman": "saṃsārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराणाम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारे",
      "roman": "saṃsāre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारयोः",
      "roman": "saṃsārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेषु",
      "roman": "saṃsāreṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसार",
      "roman": "saṃsāra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारौ",
      "roman": "saṃsārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारा1",
      "roman": "saṃsārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराः",
      "roman": "saṃsārāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारासः1",
      "roman": "saṃsārāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "संसार • (saṃsāra) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "going or wandering through, undergoing transmigration; samsara"
      ],
      "id": "en-संसार-sa-noun-d9ZMWOtt",
      "links": [
        [
          "going",
          "going"
        ],
        [
          "wandering",
          "wandering"
        ],
        [
          "transmigration",
          "transmigration"
        ],
        [
          "samsara",
          "samsara"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 69 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 58 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 53 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 60 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "course, passage, passing through a succession of states, circuit of mundane existence, transmigration, metempsychosis"
      ],
      "id": "en-संसार-sa-noun-yTjs68v2",
      "links": [
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ],
        [
          "passage",
          "passage"
        ],
        [
          "succession",
          "succession"
        ],
        [
          "mundane",
          "mundane"
        ],
        [
          "existence",
          "existence"
        ],
        [
          "transmigration",
          "transmigration"
        ],
        [
          "metempsychosis",
          "metempsychosis"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from the beginning of the world",
          "roman": "ā saṃsārāt",
          "text": "आ संसारात्",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the world, secular life, worldly illusion"
      ],
      "id": "en-संसार-sa-noun-LB459OMs",
      "links": [
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐ̃.sɑː.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/s̪ɐ̃.s̪ɑː.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "संसार"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms prefixed with सम्-",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "saṃsāra"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: saṃsāra\n→ Thai: สงสาร (sǒng-sǎan)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: saṃsāra\n→ Thai: สงสาร (sǒng-sǎan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "𑀲𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀭"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀭 (saṃsāra)\nCentral:\nOld Hindi: संसार (saṃsāra)\nHindi: संसार (sansār)\nUrdu: سنسار (sansār)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑀸𑀭 (saṃsāra)\nCentral:\nOld Hindi: संसार (saṃsāra)\nHindi: संसार (sansār)\nUrdu: سنسار (sansār)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "samsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: samsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: samsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "sengsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: sengsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: sengsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "সংসার",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: সংসার (śoṅśar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: সংসার (śoṅśar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಸಂಸಾರ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಸಂಸಾರ (saṃsāra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಸಂಸಾರ (saṃsāra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "សង្សារ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: សង្សារ (sɑɑsɑngsaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: សង្សារ (sɑɑsɑngsaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ສົງສານ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ສົງສານ (song sān)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ສົງສານ (song sān)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "khb",
            "2": "ᦉᦳᧂᦉᦱᧃ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lü: ᦉᦳᧂᦉᦱᧃ (ṡungṡaan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lü: ᦉᦳᧂᦉᦱᧃ (ṡungṡaan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "sengsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: sengsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: sengsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mn",
            "2": "сансар",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Mongolian: сансар (sansar)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Mongolian: сансар (sansar)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "saṅsāra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: saṅsāra\n> Javanese: ꦱꦁꦱꦫ (sangsara) (inherited)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: saṅsāra\n> Javanese: ꦱꦁꦱꦫ (sangsara) (inherited)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘰𑘨",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘰𑘨 (saṃsāra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘰𑘨 (saṃsāra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "संसार"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: संसार (sausār)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: संसार (sausār)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "samsara",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: samsara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: samsara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "самса́ра",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: самса́ра (samsára)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: самса́ра (samsára)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "samsàra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: samsàra",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: samsàra/самса̀ра"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "சம்சாரம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: சம்சாரம் (camcāram)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: சம்சாரம் (camcāram)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "సంసారము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: సంసారము (saṁsāramu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: సంసారము (saṁsāramu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "saṃsār",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tocharian B: saṃsār",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tocharian B: saṃsār"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "सम्",
        "3": "सार"
      },
      "expansion": "सम्- (sam-) + सार (sāra)",
      "name": "pre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From सम्- (sam-) + सार (sāra).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "saṃsāra",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारः",
      "roman": "saṃsāraḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारौ",
      "roman": "saṃsārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारा1",
      "roman": "saṃsārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराः",
      "roman": "saṃsārāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारासः1",
      "roman": "saṃsārāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारम्",
      "roman": "saṃsāram",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारौ",
      "roman": "saṃsārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारा1",
      "roman": "saṃsārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारान्",
      "roman": "saṃsārān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेण",
      "roman": "saṃsāreṇa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारैः",
      "roman": "saṃsāraiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेभिः1",
      "roman": "saṃsārebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराय",
      "roman": "saṃsārāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "saṃsārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारात्",
      "roman": "saṃsārāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेभ्यः",
      "roman": "saṃsārebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारस्य",
      "roman": "saṃsārasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारयोः",
      "roman": "saṃsārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराणाम्",
      "roman": "saṃsārāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारे",
      "roman": "saṃsāre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारयोः",
      "roman": "saṃsārayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारेषु",
      "roman": "saṃsāreṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसार",
      "roman": "saṃsāra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारौ",
      "roman": "saṃsārau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारा1",
      "roman": "saṃsārā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसाराः",
      "roman": "saṃsārāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "संसारासः1",
      "roman": "saṃsārāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "संसार • (saṃsāra) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "going or wandering through, undergoing transmigration; samsara"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "going",
          "going"
        ],
        [
          "wandering",
          "wandering"
        ],
        [
          "transmigration",
          "transmigration"
        ],
        [
          "samsara",
          "samsara"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "course, passage, passing through a succession of states, circuit of mundane existence, transmigration, metempsychosis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ],
        [
          "passage",
          "passage"
        ],
        [
          "succession",
          "succession"
        ],
        [
          "mundane",
          "mundane"
        ],
        [
          "existence",
          "existence"
        ],
        [
          "transmigration",
          "transmigration"
        ],
        [
          "metempsychosis",
          "metempsychosis"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "from the beginning of the world",
          "roman": "ā saṃsārāt",
          "text": "आ संसारात्",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the world, secular life, worldly illusion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "world",
          "world"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐ̃.sɑː.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/s̪ɐ̃.s̪ɑː.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "संसार"
}

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