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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शम्śamind.A particle meaning welfare, happiness, prosperity, health, and generally used to express a blessing or pious…

    A particle meaning welfare, happiness, prosperity, health, and generally used to express a blessing or pious wish, (with Dative or Genitive); शं देवदत्ताय or देवदत्तस्य (often used in modern letters as an auspicious conclusion; इति शम्).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर sub voic, see under tbe word

    • -तम most wholesome, salutary; तदोडुराजः ककुभः करैर्मुखं प्राच्या विलिम्पन्नरुणेन शन्तेमैः Bhāg.1.29.2.

    • -ताति

      1. Adjective conferring happiness, propitious, auspicious. पाकः lac, red dye.
      2. cooking, maturing.
      3. Cathartocarpus Fistula (शम्याक; Marâthî बाहवा).

    • -पातः Cassia Fistula.

    • -भु see sub voic, see under tbe word

    • शम् śam

      1. I. 4 Parasmaipada (शाम्यति, शान्त)
      2. To be calm, quiet or tranquil, be appeased or pacified (as a person); शाम्येत् प्रत्यपकारेण नोपकारेण दुर्जनः Ku.2.4; काकुत्स्थमुद्दिश्य समत्सरोऽपि शशाम तेन क्षितिपाललोकः R.7.3; शान्तो लवः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6. 7; Bh.2.75.
      3. To cease, stop, come to an end; चिन्ता शशाम सकलाऽपि सरोरुहाणाम् Bv.3.7; न जातु कामः कामानामुप- भोगेन शाम्यति Ms.2.94 'is not satisfied'.
      4. To be quelled, be extinguished or quenched; शशाम वृष्ट्यापि विना दवाग्निः R.2.14; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.7.
      5. To desist, leave off (speaking etc.).
      6. To put an end to, destroy, kill (also 9 Parasmaipada in this sense) -Causal (शमयति-ते, but शामयति- ते in the sense of 'seeing', see शम् II).
      7. To appease, allay, calm, tranquillize, pacify, soothe; कः शीतलैः शमयिता वचनैस्तवाधिम् Bv.3.1; संरम्भं शमयामास R.15. 85;17.55; Ś.5.7.
      8. To put an end, to stop; वरेण शमितं लोकानलं दुग्धं हि तत्तपः Ku.2.56.
      9. To remove, avert; प्रतिकूलं दैवं शमयितुम् Ś.1.
      10. To subdue, tame, defeat, conquer, vanquish; शमयति गजानन्यान् गन्धद्विपः कलभोऽपि सन् V.5.18; R.9.12;11.59.
      11. To kill, destroy, slay; कर्णस्यात्मजमग्रतः शमयतः Ve.5.5.
      12. To quench, extinguish; शमितकुरुवंशप्रसविता Pt.4.5; सुतप्तमपि पानीयं शमयत्येव पावकम् H.1.85; Me.55.
      13. To leave off, desist, cease. -II. 1 Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada) (शामयति-ते)
      14. To see, look at, inspect.
      15. To show, display.
    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. शम्śam[sám] indecl. auspiciously (V.); n. bless ing, welfare, prosperity (with d., g.).

    [sám] indecl. auspiciously (Veda, Vedic); neuter bless ing, welfare, prosperity (with dative, genitive).

    Source: MacdonellAnalyse the word
  2. अधिनिशम्adhiniśam[adhi-nisam] ad. at night.

    [adhi-nisam] adverb, -ial, -ially at night.

    Source: MacdonellAnalyse the word
  3. अध्याकाशम्adhyākāśam[adhi ͜ âkâsam] ad. in the air.

    [adhi ͜ âkâsam] adverb, -ial, -ially in the air.

    Source: MacdonellAnalyse the word

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शम्śamcl.4 P. (Dha1tup. xxvi, 92), श्/आम्यति (rarely ˚ते, and ep. also शनति, ˚ते; Ved. शम्यति, शिम्यति, and cl.9.…
    1. class4 Parasmaipada (Dha1tup. xxvi, 92), श्/आम्यति (rarely that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते, and Epic also शनति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते; Vedic or Veda शम्यति, शिम्यति, and class9. शम्नाति [Naigh. ii, 9], शम्नीषे, शम्नीथास् imperative शम्नीष्व, शमीष्व, शमिष्व, शमीध्वम्; perfect tense शशाम, शेमुः Breton etc.; शशम्/ए subjunctive शश्/अमते fg-veda; page and participle शशमान्/अ [quod vide]; Aorist /अशमिष्ठास् fg-veda; अशमत् Breton [confer, compare present tense]; Prec. शम्यात् grammar; future शमिशा, शमिष्यति ibidem; indeclinablepage and participle शमित्वा, शान्त्वा, शामम् ibidem), to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self (especially in performing ritual acts) fg-veda TBr.; to prepare, arrange VS.; to become tired, finish, stop, come to an end, rest, be quiet or calm or satisfied or contented TS. S3Br. etc.; to cease, be allayed or extinguished MBh. Ka1v. etc.; class9. (confer, compare a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) to put an end to, hurt, injure, destroy Ka1t2h. : Passive voice शम्यते (Aorist अशमि) Pa1n2. 7-3, 34 : Causal शम्/अयति (mc. also शामयति; Aorist अशीशमत्; Passive voice शाम्यते), to appease, allay, alleviate, pacify, calm, soothe, settle fg-veda etc.; to put to an end or to death, kill, slay, destroy, remove, extinguish. sup. press TS. etc.; to leave off, desist MBh.; to conquer, subdue Ka1lid. Bhat2t2. : Desiderative शिशमिषति grammar : Intensive शंशमीति (Ba1lar.), शंशम्यते, शंशन्ति (grammar), to be entirely appeased or extinguished (perfect tense शंशमां चक्रुः Bhat2t2.) . ([confer, compare Greek κάμνω]),
    2. indeclinable (gaRa चा*दि and स्वर्-आदि) auspiciously, fortunately, happily, well (frequently used in the Veda वेद, rarely in later language; often to be translated by a substantive, especially in the frequent phrase श्/अं य्/ओः or श्/अं च य्/ओश् च, "happiness and welfare", sometimes joined with the verbs भू, as, कृ, दावह्, या, sometimes occurring without any verb; with dative case or genitive case [confer, compare Pa1n2. 2-3, 73 Scholiast or Commentator]; in some cases corresponding to an adjective exempli gratia, 'for example' शं तद् अस्मै, that is pleasant to him) fg-veda etc. etc.
    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  2. अतिमर्शम्atimarśamind. (√मृश्), so as to encroach AitBr.

    indeclinable (√मृश्), so as to encroach AitBr.

    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  3. अधिनिशम्adhiniśamind. by night, ib.

    indeclinable by night, ibidem

    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word
  4. अध्याकाशम्adhyākāśamind. in the air, S3is3.

    indeclinable in the air, S3is3.

    Source: Monier-WilliamsAnalyse the word

Dhātupāṭha

Dhātupāṭha — the verbal roots of Sanskrit
  1. शम्śam4P 10Ato be calm, peaceful (see N.B.)

    Entries in the Dhātupāṭha

    • शम्उ उपशमे

      Class · Parasmaipada · घट्-आदि, पुष्-आदि, शम्-आदि gaṇas

      to be calm, peaceful (see N.B.)

      N.B. when this dhātu is preceded by upendra नि its meaning changes to "to hear, listen" । śrīla rūpa gosvāmī in his प्रयुक्ताख्यात-मञ्जरी 1.2.29 gives an example of this: शृणोत्य् आकर्णयति च तद्वन् निशमयत्य् अपि निशाम्यतीति श्रवणे (शृणोति, आकर्णयति, निशमयति, and निशाम्यति mean "to hear, listen") ।

      HNV 541: शम्-आदीनां त्रिविक्रमः श्ये (the अ of the śam-ādis becomes trivikrama when श्य follows) ।

      शम् + तिप् --> (288, 537) शम् + श्य + तिप् --> (541) शाम्यति, 1.1 ।

      शम् + त --> (306, 313) अत् + शम् + इण् + त --> (397) अशम् + इण् + त --> (315) अशमि, luṅ bhāve 1.1 ।

    • शम्अ आलोचने

      Class · Ātmanepada

      to see, perceive

      Paradigms in the source10 tables
      Present (laṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयतेशामयेतेशामयन्ते
      2ndशामयसेशामयेथेशामयध्वे
      1stशामयेशामयावहेशामयामहे
      Optative (vidhi-liṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयेतशामयेयाताम्शामयेरन्
      2ndशामयेथाःशामयेयाथाम्शामयेध्वम्
      1stशामयेयशामयेवहिशामयेमहि
      Imperative (loṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयताम्शामयेताम्शामयन्ताम्
      2ndशामयस्वशामयेथाम्शामयध्वम्
      1stशामयैशामयावहैशामयामहै
      Imperfect (laṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdअशामयतअशामयेताम्अशामयन्त
      2ndअशामयथाःअशामयेथाम्अशामयध्वम्
      1stअशामयेअशामयावहिअशामयामहि
      Aorist (luṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdअशीशमतअशीशमेताम्अशीशमन्त
      2ndअशीशमथाःअशीशमेथाम्
      Perfect (liṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयाञ्चक्रे
      शामयाम्बभूव
      शामयामास      		शामयाञ्चक्रातेशामयाञ्चक्रिरे
      2ndशामयाञ्चकृषेशामयाञ्चक्राथेशामयाञ्चकृढ्वे
      1stशामयाञ्चक्रेशामयाञ्चकृवहेशामयाञ्चकृमहे
      Benedictive (āśīr-liṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयिषीष्टशामयिषीयास्ताम्शामयिषीरन्
      2ndशामयिषीष्ठाःशामयिषीयास्थाम्शामयिषीध्वम्
      1stशामयिषीयशामयिषीवहिशामयिषीमहि
      Periphrastic future (luṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयिताशामयितारौशामयितारः
      2ndशामयितासेशामयितासाथेशामयिताध्वे
      1stशामयिताहेशामयितास्वहेशामयितास्महे
      Future (lṛṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयिष्यतेशामयिष्येतेशामयिष्यन्ते
      2ndशामयिष्यसेशामयिष्येथेशामयिष्यध्वे
      1stशामयिष्येशामयिष्यावहेशामयिष्यामहे
      Conditional (lṛṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdअशामयिष्यतअशामयिष्येताम्अशामयिष्यन्त
      2ndअशामयिष्यथाःअशामयिष्येथाम्अशामयिष्यध्वम्
      1stअशामयिष्येअशामयिष्यावहिअशामयिष्यामहि
    Source: DhātupāṭhaRoot
  2. शम्śam4P 10Ato be calm, peaceful (see N.B.)

    Entries in the Dhātupāṭha

    • शम्उ उपशमे

      Class · Parasmaipada · घट्-आदि, पुष्-आदि, शम्-आदि gaṇas

      to be calm, peaceful (see N.B.)

      N.B. when this dhātu is preceded by upendra नि its meaning changes to "to hear, listen" । śrīla rūpa gosvāmī in his प्रयुक्ताख्यात-मञ्जरी 1.2.29 gives an example of this: शृणोत्य् आकर्णयति च तद्वन् निशमयत्य् अपि निशाम्यतीति श्रवणे (शृणोति, आकर्णयति, निशमयति, and निशाम्यति mean "to hear, listen") ।

      HNV 541: शम्-आदीनां त्रिविक्रमः श्ये (the अ of the śam-ādis becomes trivikrama when श्य follows) ।

      शम् + तिप् --> (288, 537) शम् + श्य + तिप् --> (541) शाम्यति, 1.1 ।

      शम् + त --> (306, 313) अत् + शम् + इण् + त --> (397) अशम् + इण् + त --> (315) अशमि, luṅ bhāve 1.1 ।

    • शम्अ आलोचने

      Class · Ātmanepada

      to see, perceive

      Paradigms in the source10 tables
      Present (laṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयतेशामयेतेशामयन्ते
      2ndशामयसेशामयेथेशामयध्वे
      1stशामयेशामयावहेशामयामहे
      Optative (vidhi-liṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयेतशामयेयाताम्शामयेरन्
      2ndशामयेथाःशामयेयाथाम्शामयेध्वम्
      1stशामयेयशामयेवहिशामयेमहि
      Imperative (loṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयताम्शामयेताम्शामयन्ताम्
      2ndशामयस्वशामयेथाम्शामयध्वम्
      1stशामयैशामयावहैशामयामहै
      Imperfect (laṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdअशामयतअशामयेताम्अशामयन्त
      2ndअशामयथाःअशामयेथाम्अशामयध्वम्
      1stअशामयेअशामयावहिअशामयामहि
      Aorist (luṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdअशीशमतअशीशमेताम्अशीशमन्त
      2ndअशीशमथाःअशीशमेथाम्
      Perfect (liṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयाञ्चक्रे
      शामयाम्बभूव
      शामयामास      		शामयाञ्चक्रातेशामयाञ्चक्रिरे
      2ndशामयाञ्चकृषेशामयाञ्चक्राथेशामयाञ्चकृढ्वे
      1stशामयाञ्चक्रेशामयाञ्चकृवहेशामयाञ्चकृमहे
      Benedictive (āśīr-liṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयिषीष्टशामयिषीयास्ताम्शामयिषीरन्
      2ndशामयिषीष्ठाःशामयिषीयास्थाम्शामयिषीध्वम्
      1stशामयिषीयशामयिषीवहिशामयिषीमहि
      Periphrastic future (luṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1)+ DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयिताशामयितारौशामयितारः
      2ndशामयितासेशामयितासाथेशामयिताध्वे
      1stशामयिताहेशामयितास्वहेशामयितास्महे
      Future (lṛṭ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdशामयिष्यतेशामयिष्येतेशामयिष्यन्ते
      2ndशामयिष्यसेशामयिष्येथेशामयिष्यध्वे
      1stशामयिष्येशामयिष्यावहेशामयिष्यामहे
      Conditional (lṛṅ) · ātmanepadaSource: BDK (1.1) + DR (1st line)
      PersonSingularDualPlural
      3rdअशामयिष्यतअशामयिष्येताम्अशामयिष्यन्त
      2ndअशामयिष्यथाःअशामयिष्येथाम्अशामयिष्यध्वम्
      1stअशामयिष्येअशामयिष्यावहिअशामयिष्यामहि
    Source: DhātupāṭhaRoot