Samnam, Saṃnam, Sam-nam: 2 definitions
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Samnam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃnam (संनम्):—[=saṃ-√nam] a [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -namati, te, to bend together, bend down, bow down before or to ([dative case] [genitive case], or [accusative] of person), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];
— (A.) to submit or conform to, comply with, obey ([dative case]), [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā];
—to direct, bend in the right direction, put in order, arrange, prepare, make ready, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa] ([Ātmanepada])
—to be brought, about or fulfilled, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā];—([Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada]) :
—[Causal] -nAmayati, to bend, cause to bow or sink, [Mahābhārata; Kumāra-sambhava; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to bend in a particular direction, make right, arrange, prepare, bring about, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra];
—to subdue, [Divyāvadāna]
2) [=saṃ-nam] b f. favour, kindness, [Atharva-veda iv, 39, 1.]
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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.
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Starts with: Samnama, Samnamana, Samnamasya, Samnamayati, Samnamayitavya, Samnamita.
Ends with: Abhisamnam.
Full-text: Samnama, Sannata, Samnati, Kho sam nam, Abhisamnam, Samnamayitavya, Samnatabhru, Samnatihoma, Samnatatara, Samnateyu, Samnatanga, Sannameti, Samnatimat, Sanna.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda III, adhyaya 9, brahmana 3 < [Third Kanda]