P.-sīdati-, to be take one's self to, come near to, approach or advance to, reach, arrive at (accusative) etc. ; to meet, encounter (either in a friendly or hostile manner), attack, assail ; to attain, obtain, meet with, find, recover : Causal-sādayati- (ind.p.-sādya-q.v), to come to, to approach, advance to, arrive at, fall or get into, reach, attain, incur etc. ; meet, encounter (a friend or enemy), attack, assail ; to hit (as an arrow) ; to accrue to (accusative)
P.-sajati-, to fasten or stick together, join or attach to, fix or place on, wrap or suspend round ; to impose, resign or deliver over to (locative case) etc.: Passive voice-sajyate-, or -sajjate-, to cling or adhere closely together, cling or stick to, become attached to
समासः 1 Aggregation, union, composition. -2 Composition of words, a compound; (the principal kinds of compounds are four :-- द्वन्द्व, तत्पुरुष, बहुव्रीहि, and अव्ययीभाव q. q. v. v.). -3 Reconciliation, composition of differences. -4 A collection, an assemblage; यद्वविज्ञात- मिवाभूदित्येतासामेव देवतानां समासः Ch. Up.6.4.7. -5 Whole, totality. -6 Contraction, conciseness, brevity; एष समासः । सर्वथा प्रवेष्टव्यं कुन्तिभोजस्य कन्यापुरम् Avimārakam 2; एष समासः, अद्यास्मि महासेनः Pratijñā.2. -7 Euphonic combination (संधि). -8 Completion, end; L. 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.) -Comp. -अध्याहारः supplying an ellipsis in a compound. -अर्था a part of a stanza proposed to be completed (= समस्या q. v.). -उक्तिः f. a figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa :-- परोक्तिर्भेदकैः श्लिष्टैः समासोक्तिः K. P.1.
समासञ्ज् 1 P. 1 To join, attach or fix to; प्रस्य चेतःसु समासजन्तम् Ki.3.2. -2 To fix or place on, impose upon; मयि सर्वं समासज्य कुटुम्बं भरतर्षभाः Mb.2.233.54.
m. [putting together: √ 2. as] combination, union (Br., S.); condensa tion, succinct statement; compound (gr.): in. fully, thoroughly (ascertain); in., ab., °ree;--, -tas, concisely, succinctly, briefly; -â-sakti, f. attachment to (lc.): in. with devotion; -â sa&ndot;ga, m. transference (of business) to (lc.); -â-satti, f. nearness, vicinity.
noun (masculine) (in astron.) a particular circle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
(in gram.) composition of words (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a compound word (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
aggregation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
combination (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
composition of differences (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
conciseness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
condensation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
conjunction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
connection (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
euphonic combination (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
reconciliation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
succinctness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the part of a Śloka given for completion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
throwing or putting together (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
totality (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
union (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to approach or advance to
to arrive at (acc.)
to assail
to attack
to attain
to be take one's self to
to come near to
to encounter (either in a friendly or hostile manner)
to find
to meet
to meet with
to obtain
to reach
to recover Frequency rank 9274/72933
indeclinable concisely (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
in a summary manner (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
succinctly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective abridged (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
compounded (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
contracted (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
possessing compounds (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to fasten or stick together
to fix or place on
to impose
to join or attach to
to resign or deliver over to
to wrap or suspend round Frequency rank 8886/72933
noun (neuter) resisting (with gen.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the being a match for (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
with standing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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