| Keyword | Samskaara |
| Type | B.P. |
| Etymology/ Definition | संस्कारो हि गुणान्तराधानमुच्यते । च.वि. १/२०/२ संस्कारश्च बहुविधविकल्प इति योजना । च.सू.२५/४९ चक्रपाणि |
| Reference | C.Su.26/34, C.Vi.1/20/2 |
| Literary Meaning | Processing, M / W – refining |
| Implied Meaning | All the processes, which bring about a desired change in the properties of any substance, are termed as Samskaara . |
| Elaboration | This is one of the set of eleven Paraadi attributes. Contact with water, contact with fire, contact with fire and water together, storage in a particular vessel, effect of time, cleansing, triturating etc. are some of the modalities that bring about a change in the inherent properties of the substances. These are collectively called Samskaara . This is done to suppress the undesired effects and to generate the desired ones in a substance. |
| Synonyms | Karan`a |
| Contemporary Colloquial | Processing, treating, converting |
| Antonym | Asamskaara |
Last updated on June 17th, 2021 at 05:48 am