Etymology

Samhita

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Today it means: The basic metrical (mantra) text of a Veda. Full definition →

Sanskrit संहिता
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromसंहिता“a methodically arranged collection of verses”
  2. English todaySamhita

Borrowed from Sanskrit संहिता (saṃhitā, “a methodically arranged collection of verses”) from संहित (saṃhita, “joined, collected”). See संधा (saṃdhā).

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