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Samhita

sam·hita

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noun

1.

one of four collections of sacred texts

Origin

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

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