समासsamāsa1 Aggregation, union, composition.
- 1 Aggregation, union, composition.
- Composition of words, a compound; (the principal kinds of compounds are four: द्वन्द्व, तत्पुरुष, बहुव्रीहि, and अव्ययीभाव q. quod vide, which see v.).
- Reconciliation, composition of differences.
- A collection, an assemblage; यद्वविज्ञात- मिवाभूदित्येतासामेव देवतानां समासः Ch. Up.6.4.7.
- Whole, totality.
- Contraction, conciseness, brevity; एष समासः । सर्वथा प्रवेष्टव्यं कुन्तिभोजस्य कन्यापुरम् Avimārakam 2; एष समासः, अद्यास्मि महासेनः Pratijñā.2.
- Euphonic combination (संधि).
- Completion, end; Latin D. B. (समासेन, समासतः means 'in short', 'briefly', 'succinctly'; एषा धर्मस्य वो योनिः समासेन प्रकीर्तिता Ms.2.25;3.2; इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः Bg.13.18; समासतः श्रूयताम् V.2.)-Compound
Derived forms and compounds
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-अध्याहारः supplying an ellipsis in a compound.
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-अर्था a part of a stanza proposed to be completed (Equivalent to समस्या quod vide, which see).
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-उक्तिः Feminine a figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa: परोक्तिर्भेदकैः श्लिष्टैः समासोक्तिः K. Parasmaipada1.
Source: Apte
