संशप्तक

{ saṃśaptakḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सं-°शप्तक  m.  m. a soldier or warrior sworn with others not to fly or give up fighting (till some object is gained), one bound by an oath to kill others ( pl. a band of conspirators or confederates such as त्रि-गर्त and his brothers who had sworn to kill अर्जुन but were killed themselves), [MBh.]

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सं °शप्तक

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

संशप्तकः [saṃśaptakḥ]   [सम्यक् शप्तमङ्गीकारो यस्य कप् [Tv.] ]
A warrior sworn never to recede from a contest and kept to prevent the fight of others; संशप्तकान्निहतानर्जनेन तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय [Mb.1.1.189.]
A picked warrior.
A brother in arms.
A conspirator who has taken an oath to kill another.

Shabda-Sagara

संशप्तक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A picked man or soldier, one of a select band sworn never to recede, and stationed to prevent the flight of the rest, a brother in arms.
2. A conspirator bound by oath to kill another.
E. सम् with, together, शप्त sworn, कन् aff.

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सम् शप्त कन्