Samsham, Sam-sham, Saṃśam: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Samsham 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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Saṃśam (संशम्):—[=saṃ-śam] -√1. śam [Parasmaipada] -śāmyati. to become thoroughly calm or pacified, be comforted, [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to be appeased, make peace with ([instrumental case] with or with out saha), [Mahābhārata];

—to be extinguished, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad];

—to be allayed, cease, [Mahābhārata];

—to be or become ineffective, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

—to calm, allay, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] :

—[Causal] -śamayati, to tranquillize, calm, pacify, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.;

—to bring to an end, settle, arrange, [Pañcatantra];

—to extinguish, [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to bring to rest, remove, destroy, kill, [Mahābhārata]

context information

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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Samsam is another spelling for सम्सम [samsama].—adv. (walking) smartly;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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