संहार [ saṃhāra ] [ saṃ-hāra ] m. bringing together , collection , accumulation Lit. MBh.

  contraction ( of the organs of speech , opp. to [ vi-hāra ] q.v.) Lit. RPrāt.

  drawing in (of an elephant's trunk) Lit. Ragh.

  binding together ( of hair ; cf. [ veṇī-s ] ) Lit. MBh.

  fetching back (an arrow after its discharge by magical means) Lit. MBh. Lit. R. Lit. Pur. ( cf. Lit. IW. 402 n. 1)

  abridgment , comprehensive description , a compendium , manual Lit. Lāṭy.

  destruction (esp. the periodical destruction of the universe at end of a Kalpa) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

  a destroyer (= [ saṃhartṛ ] ) Lit. MBh. xiv , 1577

  end , conclusion (of a drama or of an act of a drama) Lit. Bhar. Lit. Sāh.

  a division of the infernal regions Lit. L.

  N. of an Asura (v.l. [ saṃ-hrāda ] ) Lit. Hariv.

  practice , skill Lit. W.