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Entry मास

मासmāsaसम् [sam], सम् [मा एव अण्]
1. सम् sam, सम् मा एव अण्
2. A month, (it may be चान्द्र, सौर, सावन, नाक्षत्र or बार्हस्पत्य); न मासे प्रतिपत्तासे मां चेन्मर्तासि मैथिलि Bk.8.95.
3. The moon (Vedic).
4. The number 'twelve'.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अधिपः, -अधिपतिः the planet presiding over a month.
- -अनुमासिक Adjective monthly; पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं श्राद्धं कुर्यान्मासानुमासिकम् Ms.3.122.
- -अन्तः the day of new moon.
- -अवधिक Adjective lasting for or occurring in a month.
- -आहार Adjective eating only once a month.
- -उपवासिनी
  
  a woman who fasts for a whole month.
  
  a procuress, a lascivious or lewd woman (ironically.).
- -ऋक्षम् the constellation after which a month (like चैत्र, वैशाख) is named; माघे च सितसप्तम्यां मघाराकासमागमे । राकया चानुमत्वा वा मासार्क्षाणि व्युतान्यपि ॥ Bhāg.7.14.22.
- -कालिक Adjective monthly, lasting for a month.
- -चारिक Adjective practising (any thing) for a month.
- -जात Adjective a month old, born a month ago.
- -ज्ञः a kind of gallinule.
- -देय Adjective to be paid in a month.
- -पाक Adjective maturing in a month.
- -प्रमितः the new-moon.
- -प्रवेशः the beginning of a month.
- -भुक्तिः (the sun's) monthly course.
- -मानः a year.
- -संचयिक Adjective having provisions for a month; सद्यः प्रक्षालको वा स्यान्माससंचयिकोऽपि वा Ms.6.18.
In the Gita10·35

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः ॥

māsānāṁ mārgaśīrṣo'hamṛtūnāṁ kusumākaraḥ. — I am also the great Sama among mantras, the Gayatri among metres; among the months I am Margasirsha, first of the months; I am spring, the fairest of… 10·35
- मासानाम्māsānāmgenitive plural of the masculine noun māsa (month).
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