Alternative spellings of this word include Samasik.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Sāmāsika (सामासिक).—Pertaining to a compound; found inside a compound; cf. मा भूतां यासौ सामासिकी विभक्तिस्तस्याम्, यासौ समासाद्विभक्तिस्तस्यां भविष्यतः । (mā bhūtāṃ yāsau sāmāsikī vibhaktistasyām, yāsau samāsādvibhaktistasyāṃ bhaviṣyataḥ |) M.Bh. on P. VII.1.1; cf. also सामासिकलुकः अप्राप्त्या (sāmāsikalukaḥ aprāptyā) etc. Par. Sek on Pari. 56.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sāmāsika (सामासिक).—a S Composite or compounded. 2 Comprehensive or collective, relating to an aggregate.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sāmāsika (सामासिक).—a Composite, collective.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sāmāsika (सामासिक).—a. (-kī f.)

1) Comprehensive, comprehending the whole, collective.

2) Condensed, concise, brief; एष सामासिको नयः (eṣa sāmāsiko nayaḥ) Manusmṛti 7.18.

3) Relating to a compound word.

4) Compounded, composite.

-kani The whole class of compounds; द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च (dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.33.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sāmāsika (सामासिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Compounded, composite. 2. Comprehensive, collective. 3. Brief, summary. n.

(-kaṃ) The aggregate of compounds. E. samāsa, and ṭhak aff. of relation.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sāmāsika (सामासिक).—i. e. samāsa + ika, adj. 1. Compounded, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 10, 33; composite. 2. Comprehensive, comprising the whole, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 180; 10, 63. 3. Summary, brief.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sāmāsika (सामासिक).—[feminine] ī relating to a compound word; concise, succinct, brief. [masculine] [neuter] a compound word.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sāmāsika (सामासिक):—mf(ī)n. ([from] sam-āsa) comprehensive, concise, succinct, brief, [Manu-smṛti; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) relating or belonging to a Samāsa or compound word, [Patañjali]

3) m. or n. a compound word, [Bhagavad-gītā]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sāmāsika (सामासिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Compounded; collective; brief.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sāmāsika (सामासिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sāmāsiya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samasika in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sāmāsika (सामासिक) [Also spelled samasik]:—(a) composite; collective; pertaining to a compound; terse; —[śailī] terse style; —[saṃskṛti] composite culture.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Samasikata.

Ends with: Asamasika, Dvadashamasika, Trayodashamasika.

Full-text: Asamasika, Samasik, Samasiya, Caturvarnya, Samasa.

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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 12.34 < [Section VII - The Three Guṇas]

Verse 10.63 < [Section VIII - Improvement in the Status of Castes]

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 20 - The Duties of the Four Varṇas < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]

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Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)

Chapter 2.1a - Dharma: Its Origin and Development < [Chapter 2 - The Vyavahārādhyāya of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti]

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