संस्कार saṅskār

संस्कार saṅskār (sanskrit)

Perfecting, finishing; refining; adorning.
An inborn power or faculty; instinct.
Influence, impress (of nurture).
A concept, idea.
(Hinduism) Any of various essential sanctifying or purificatory rites (as the first taking of solid food, investiture with the sacred thread, marriage and funeral rites).
(Bābā) Impression or imprint of the state of mind. There are the innate saṅskār, inherent to the soul and the acquired saṅskār. When the soul does an action, an acquired saṅskār is formed. This saṅskār then incites us to the same action (with the same state of mind) in similar circumstances for example. Character traits are saṅskār. These saṅskār are part of the soul and not the body as many believe. They therefore accumulate over several lives.

Personality traits.

संस्कार saṃskāra sānska:r (nm) mental impression(s) (forming the mind); sacrament; rite/ritual, ceremony; purification; improvement, refinement; ~वान, ~शील cultured, well-reared, of refined taste; hence ~शीलता (nf); ~हीन uncultured, ill-bred/ill-reared, unrefined.

Sanskaras, or imprints left in the soul by the actions it has performed Deep-rooted habits, tendencies, personality traits.

संस्कार saṃ-skār [S.], m. 1. perfecting, finishing; refining; adorning. *2. an inborn power or faculty; instinct. 3. influence, impress (of nurture). 4. a concept, idea. *5. hind. any of various essential sanctifying or purificatory rites (as the first taking of solid food, investiture with the sacred thread, marriage and funeral rites).