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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for सामन्

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सामन्sāmann.Appeasing, calming, comforting, soothing.

    [सो-मनिन् Uṇ.4.152]

    1. Appeasing, calming, comforting, soothing.
    2. Cenciliation, pacific measures, negotiation, (the first of the four upāyas or expedients to be used by a king against an enemy); सामदण्डौ प्रशंसन्ति नित्यं राष्ट्राभिवृद्धये Ms.7.19.
    3. Conciliatory or mild means; pacific or conciliatory conduct, gentle words; यो दुर्बलो ह्यण्वपि याच्यमानो बलीयसा यच्छति नैव साम्ना Pt.4.26,48.
    4. Mildness, gentleness.
    5. A metrical hymn or song of praise; सप्तसामोपगीतं त्वाम् R. 1.21; ब्रहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम् Bg.1.35.
    6. A verse or text of the Sāmaveda; सस्तोभस्वरकालाभ्यास- विकारायां हङ्कारप्रणवप्रस्तावोद्गीथप्रतिहारोपद्रवनिधनवत्यामृचि गीतौ सामशब्दोऽभियुक्तैरुपचर्यते ŚB. on MS.7.2.1; स्तोभादिविशिष्टा ऋक् साम Tbe same.
    7. The Sāmaveda itself (said to have been produced from the sun; Compare Ms.1.23).
    8. Voice, sound; स्वरः सामशब्देन लोकऽभिधीयते । सुसामा देवदत्त इति सुस्वरो देवदत्त इति । स्वरो घोषो नाद इति समानार्थाः । स सामशब्देनोच्यते । ŚB. on MS.7.2.7; त्रिःसामा हन्यतामेषा दुन्दुभिः शत्रुभीषणा Mb. 3.2.1.
    9. A particular kind of sacred text or verse from the Vedas; प्रस्तौता साम प्रस्तौति; Bṛi. Up.1.3.28.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -साम्ना Indeclinable Willingly, gladly; तत्र स्म गाथा गायन्ति साम्ना परमवल्गुना Mb.3.43.28.

    • -उद्भवः an elephant.

    • -उपचारः, -उपायः mild or conciliatory means, gentle or pacific measures.

    • -कलम् Indeclinable in a friendly tone.

    • -गः a Brāhmaṇa who chants the Sāmaveda.

    • -गर्भः, -गायनः Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -ज, -जात

      1. Adjective
      2. produced by the Sāmaveda.
      3. produced by conciliatory means. (-जः, -तः) an elephant; नानाविधाविष्कृतसामजस्वरः Śi.12.11; दन्ता दन्तैराहताः सामजानां भङ्गं जग्मुर्न स्वयं सामजाताः 18.33.

    • -प्रधान Adjective perfectly kind or friendly.

    • -योनिः

      1. Brahman.
      2. an elephant; सुरद्विपानामिव सामयोनिर्भिन्नोऽष्टधा विप्रससार वंशः R.16.3.

    • -वादः kind words, conciliatory words; साम- वादाः सकोपस्य तस्य प्रत्युत दीपकाः Śi.2.55; Pt.3.28.

    • -विद् see सामवेदिन्; Udgātā; साम सामविदसङ्गमुज्जगौ Śi.14.21.

    • -विधानम् the employment of Sāmans (for religious purposes).

    • -वेदः the third of the four Vedas.

    • -वेदिन् Masculine a Brāhmaṇa who has studied the Sāmaveda.

    • -वेदीयः a Chhāndoga priest.

    • सामन् sāman, Neuter Likeness, similarity; वर्णः स्वरः । मात्रा बलम् । साम संतानः । T. Up.2.1; Bri. Up.1.6.1.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सामन्sāmann. (fr. √1. सा = सन् 1) acquisition, possession, property, wealth, abundance RV. VS.
    1. neuter gender (from √1. सा Equivalent to सन् 1) acquisition, possession, property, wealth, abundance fg-veda VS.
    2. neuter gender (masculine gender only in TBr.; probably connected with √सान्त्व्; according to to some from √1. सा; confer, compare 3. सामन्) calming, tranquillizing, (especially) kind or gentle words for winning an adversary, conciliation, negotiation (one of the 4 Upa7yas उपा*य s or means of success against an enemy, the other 3 being दान, भेद, and दण्ड, qq.vv.; in the beginning of a compound or instrumental case sg. and plural, "by friendly means or in a friendly way, willingly, voluntarily") TBr. etc. etc.
    3. neuter gender (of doubtful derivation; according to to Un2. iv, 152 from √सो Equivalent to सा 2, as "destroying sin"; in Nir. vii, 12 apparently connected with सम्मित; by according to others derived from √1. सन्, सा, सान्त्व्, and perhaps not to be separated from 1. and 2. सामन्) a metrical hymn or song of praise, (especially) a particular kind of sacred text or verse called a Sa1man सामन् (intended to be chanted, and forming, with ऋच्, यजुस्, छन्दस्, one of the 4 kinds of Vedic composition mentioned first in fg-veda x, 90, 9) fg-veda etc.
    4. neuter gender any song or tune (sacred or profane, also the hum of bees) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    5. neuter gender the faculty of uttering sounds (?) TBr. (Scholiast or Commentator)
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. सामन्sāman[sấ-man] n. V. [√sâ, obtain], acquisition, possession; wealth, abundance; [con ciliation] V., C.: chant…

    [sấ-man] neuter Veda, Vedic [√sâ, obtain], acquisition, possession; wealth, abundance; [con ciliation] Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: chant, chanted Vedic verse; Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: song, hum (of bees; rare): plural Veda, Vedic Sâma-veda; masculine (only Taittirlya-Brâhmana), neuter Veda, Vedic, Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit: kind or conciliatory words, gentleness; conciliation, negotiation: ˚-or instrumental by friendly means, in a friendly way (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit).

    Source: Macdonell

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