Where does “Samhita” come from?
Samhita comes from Sanskrit संहित (saṃhita), a term whose specific meaning remains uncertain.
Samhita (English): The basic metrical text of a Veda; One of a...
Definitions
- The basic metrical text of a Veda; One of a...
Ancestry of “Samhita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | संहिता | conjunction, connection, union; the junction or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संहित | joined, collected |