m.Name of a celebrated jewel (worn by kṛṣṇa- on his wrist[ seekaustubha-],described as yielding daily eight loads of gold and preserving from all dangers;it is said to have been given to satrā-jit- [ quod vide ] by the Sun and transferred by him to his brother prasena-, from whom it was taken by jāmbavat-, and after much contention appropriated by kṛṣṇa-See)
समन्त a. [सम्यक् अन्तः, स यत्र वा] 1 Being on every side, universal. -2 Complete, entire. -न्तः Limit, boundary, term. (समन्तः, समन्तम्, समन्ततः, समन्तात् are used adverbially in the sense of 'from every side', 'all around', 'on all sides', 'wholly', 'completely'; ततो$श्मसहिता धाराः संवृण्वन्त्यः समन्ततः Mb.3.143.19; लेलिह्यंसे ग्रसमानः समन्तात् Bg.11.3.). -Comp. -दुग्धा the plant called स्नुही q. v. (Mar. निवडुंग). -पञ्चकम् N. of the district called Kurukṣetra or of a place near it; Ve.6. -पर्यायिन् a. allembracing. -प्रासादिक a. affording help on all sides. -भद्रः a Buddha or the Buddha. -भद्रकः a variety of a long blanket; Kau. A.2.11. -भुज् m. fire.
सामन्त a. 1 Bordering, hounding, neighbouring. -2 Universal. -तः 1 A neighbour; राष्ट्रेषु रक्षाधिकृतान् सामन्तां- श्चैव चोदितान् Ms.9.272. -2 A neighbouring king. -3 A feudatory or tributary prince; सामन्तमौलिमणिरञ्जितपाद- पीठम् V.3.19; R.5.28;6.33. -4 A prince with a revenue of 3 lacs Karṣa; सामन्तः स नृपः प्रोक्तो यावल्लक्षत्रयावधि Śukra.1.83. -5 A leader, general. -तम् Neighbourhood. -Comp -चक्रम् a circle of neighbouring princes. -प्रत्ययः the evidence of near neighbours; सामन्तप्रत्ययो ज्ञेयः सीमासेतुविनिर्णयः Ms.8.262. -वासिन् a neighbour; ग्रामाः सामन्तवासिनः Ms.8.258.
सीमन्तः [सीम्नो$न्तः शकं˚] 1 A boundary-line, landmark. -2 The parting line of the hair; the hair parted on each side of the head so as to leave a line; सीमन्तः केशवेशे, सीमान्तो$न्यः Sk. (Mar. भांग); सीमन्ते च त्वदुपगमजं यत्र नीपं वधूनाम् Me.67; Śi.8.69; Mv.5.44. -3 A landmark. -4 See सीमन्तोन्नयनम् below; Y.1.11. -Comp. -उन्नयनम् 'parting of the hair', one of the twelve Saṁskāras or purificatory rites observed by women in the fourth, sixth or eighth month of their pregnancy.
स्यमन्तकः A kind of valuable gem (said to yield daily eight loads of gold and to preserve from all kinds of dangers and portents); Bhāg.1.56. (For some account, see the word सत्राजित्).
हेमन्तः न्तम् One of the six seasons, cold or winter season (comprising the months मार्गशीर्ष and पौष); नव- प्रवालोद्गमसस्यरम्यः प्रफुल्ललोध्रः परिपक्वशालिः । विलीनपद्मः प्रपत- त्तुषारो हेमन्तकालः समुपागतः प्रिये ॥ Ṛs.4.1. -Comp. -नाथः the wood-apple tree.
V. a. (having their ends together), contiguous, neighbouring; com plete, entire: -m, ad. together with (in., RV.1); (á)-m, V. ad. (also °ree;-in C.) on all sides, around; completely, entirely; ab. (C.) from or on all sides, in all directions, all round; around (g.); completely; -tas, ad. id.
m. parting of the hair (V., C.); ceremony of parting the hair (= -½unnayana; C.): -ka, a. (i-kâ) having a parting (as a sign of pregnancy); -drisvan, a. having seen the limit, thoroughly versed in anything; -mani, m. crest-jewel.
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