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Entry सम्

सम्samI. 1 P. (समति)
1. I. 1 Parasmaipada (समति)
2. To be confused or agitated.
3. Not to be confused or agitated. -II. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (समयति- ते) To be agitated.
Derived forms and compounds
- सम् sam, Indeclinable
  
  As a prefix to verbs and verbal derivatives it means (a) with, together with, together; as in संगम्, संभाषण, संधा, संयुज् etc.). (b) Sometimes it intensifies the meaning of the simple root, and may be translated by 'very, quite, greatly, thoroughly, very much'; संतुष्, संतोष, संन्यस्, संन्यास, संता etc., तस्या- मात्मानुरूपायामात्मजन्मसमुत्सुकः R.1.33. (c) It also expresses completeness, perfection, or beauty.
  
  As prefixed to nouns to form comp. it means 'like, same, similar', as in समर्थ.
  
  Sometimes it means 'near', 'before', as in समक्ष.
  
  In the Vedas it is sometimes used as a separable preposition (with Instrumental).
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तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान् ।

tānsamīkṣya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvānbandhūnavasthitān, — Seeing all these kinsmen thus standing arrayed, Kaunteya, invaded by great pity, uttered this in sadness and dejection: 1·27
- समीक्ष्यsamīkṣyaindeclinable past participle. or gerund form of the verbal root īkṣ (to see, behold, observe) with the prefix sam.
- संयातिsaṁyātipresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root yā (to go) with the prefix sam.
- संहरतेsaṁharatepresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root hr (to take away, steal, withdraw) with the prefix sam (to draw away).
- संयम्यsaṁyamyaindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root yam (to sustain, hold up, restrain, control) with the prefix sam.
- सन्न्यस्यsannyasyaindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root nyas (to put down, to give up, to resign, to throw or hurl upon) with the prefix sam.
- संस्तभ्यsaṁstabhyaindeclinable past participle or gerund form of the verbal root stambh (to fix firmly, support) with the prefix sam.
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