saṃgha

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] m. (fr. sam + han) close contact or combination, any collection or assemblage, heap, multitude, quantity, crowd, host, number (generally with gen. pl. or ifc., e.g. muni-s, a multitude of sages BhP.; śatru-s, a host of enemies Ra1jat.;) MBh.; Ka1v. &c 1129,3... m. any number of people living together for a certain purpose, a society, association, company, community 1129,3 228729 m. a clerical community,...

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m. (fr. sam + han) close contact or combination, any collection or assemblage, heap, multitude, quantity, crowd, host, number (generally with gen. pl. or ifc., e.g. muni-s, a...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

498

Texts Appeared In

45

DCS: a door-like chest; a broad or strong chest | Monier-Williams: ( esp. ) the whole community or collective body or brotherhood of monks (with B

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 201 40.4%
2. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 49 9.8%
3. Rāmāyaṇa 48 9.6%
4. Avadānaśataka 31 6.2%
5. Liṅgapurāṇa 31 6.2%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: saṃghaiḥ

  vadhūnāṭakasaṃghaiś ca saṃyuktāṃ sarvataḥ purīm

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: saṃghaiḥ

  sāmantarājasaṃghaiś ca balikarmabhir āvṛtām

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: saṃghāḥ

  yakṣarākṣasasaṃghāś ca raudrāś ca piśitāśanāḥ