Samhita

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संहित (saṃhita, “joined, collected”).

Noun

Samhita (plural Samhitas)

  1. The basic metrical (mantra) text of a Veda.
  2. One of a collection of post-Vedic texts.

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