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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सायsāyaEnd, close, termination.

    [सो-घञ्]

    1. End, close, termination.
    2. Close of day, evening.
    3. An arrow, a missile. (साये 'in the evening, at the close of the day'.) -Compound

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अशनम् an evening meal.

    • -अहन् Masculine (forming सायाह्नः) evening, evening time; सायाहनि प्रणयिनो भवनं व्रजन्त्याश्चेतो न कस्य हरते गतिरङ्गनायाः Bv.2.157.

    • -आरम्भ Adjective beginning in the evening.

    • -धूर्तः

      1. a rogue, a cheat or deceiver in the form of evening.
      2. The moon; आदत्त दीप्रं मणिमम्बरस्य दत्त्वा यदस्मै खलु सायधूर्तः Name22.52.

    • -मण्डनम् sunset.

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  2. अध्यवसायadhyavasāya1 An attempt, effort, exertion; न स्वल्प- मप्यध्यवसायभीरोः करोति विज्ञाननिधिर्गुणं हि H.1.v.l.; ˚सह- चरेषु…
    1. 1 An attempt, effort, exertion; न स्वल्प- मप्यध्यवसायभीरोः करोति विज्ञाननिधिर्गुणं हि H.1.v.l.; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसह- चरेषु साहसेषु Dk.161.
    2. Determination, resolution; mental effort or apprehension; संभावनं नाम अस्तित्वाध्यव- सायः ParasmaipadaVI.2.21. Compare also प्रतिविषयाध्यवसायो दृष्टम् । Sāṅkhya K.5.
    3. Perseverance, diligence, energy, constancy; तत्कोऽयं पदे पदे महाननध्यवसायः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4 absence of energy or resolution, drooping of spirits; (with महानध्यवसायः as the reading, the meaning would be 'why this effort on your part id est, that is to determine whether you should go or not, hesitation.')
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. सायsāya[sây-á] n. [perh. letting loose, unyoking: √2. si] turning in (RV.1); close of day, even ing: -m kri, make a…

    [sây-á] neuter [perhaps letting loose, unyoking: √2. si] turning in (Rig-veda1); close of day, even ing: -m kri, make a stay, spend the evening (Rig-veda1): (á)-m, adverb, -ial, -ially in the evening, at eventide.

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  2. अतिसायम्atisāyam[ati-sâyam] ad. too late in the evening.

    [ati-sâyam] adverb, -ial, -ially too late in the evening.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सायsāyasee s.v.
    1. see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order
    2. neuter gender (probably from √सो see अवसाय, अवसान; but confer, compare 2. साय, column 3) the close of day, evening (सायं-√कृ, "to spend the evening, make a stay") fg-veda etc.
    3. neuter gender Evening personified (as a son of Pushpa7rn2a पुष्पार्ण and Dosha1 दोषा or as a son of Dha1tr2i धातृ and Kuhu1 कुहू) BhP.
    4. masculine gender (from √2. सि; for 1. see column 2) a missile, arrow (Equivalent to सायक) Lexicographers
    5. neuter gender unloosing, unyoking, turning in fg-veda etc.
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  2. अञ्जसायनañjasāyanamf(ई)n. having a straight course, going straight on TS. AitBr.

    mf(ई)neuter gender having a straight course, going straight on TS. AitBr.

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  3. अतसाय्यatasāyya(5) mfn. to be got by begging RV. i, 63, 6 and ii, 19, 4.

    (5) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be got by begging fg-veda i, 63, 6 and ii, 19, 4.

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  4. अतिसायम्atisāyamind. very late in the evening.

    indeclinable very late in the evening.

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  5. अध्यवसायadhyavasāyam. id.
    1. masculine gender the same
    2. masculine gender (in philosophy) mental effort, apprehension.
    3. (also) clinging to (earthly things), Divya7v.
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  6. अध्यवसाययुक्तadhyavasāyayuktamfn. resolute.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective resolute.

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