n. Any of the collections of sacred hymns constituting the metrical portions of the Vedas. [Sanskrit saṃhitā, collection, from feminine past participle of samdadhāti, he puts together, collects : sam, together; see sem-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + dadhāti, he puts; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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