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संपन्न

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From सम्- (sam-) + पन्न (panna), past passive participle from the root पद् (pad).

Pronunciation

Adjective

संपन्न (saṃpanna) stem

  1. accomplished; perfected
  2. conversant with; versed in
    लोकसंपन्नlokasaṃpannaexperienced in the world; possessed of worldly wisdom
  3. endowed with; furnished with; possessed of
    • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 3.34.66:
      अमित्रं मित्रसंपन्नं मित्रैर्भिन्दन्ति पण्डिताः ।
      भिन्नैर्मित्रैः परित्यक्तं दुर्बलं कुरुते वशे ॥
      amitraṃ mitrasaṃpannaṃ mitrairbhindanti paṇḍitāḥ.
      bhinnairmitraiḥ parityaktaṃ durbalaṃ kurute vaśe.
      Shrewd men break up a well-befriended foe by (becoming) friends:
      A weakling, deprived of former allies, becomes a subject on his own.
  4. turned out; become
  5. (of food) dainty

Usage notes

  • Often used in compounds to express "perfectly acquainted or conversant with X; versed in X". Alternatively, the locative of X may be used with it.

Declension

More information singular, dual ...
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  • ²Brāhmaṇas
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