Samyam, Saṃyam, Sam-yam, Sāmyam: 3 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃyam (संयम्):—[=saṃ-√yam] [Parasmaipada] -yacchati√(rarely [Ātmanepada]), to hold together, hold in, hold fast, restrain, curb, suppress, control, govern, guide (horses, the senses, passions), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to tie up, bind together (hair or a garment), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to put together, heap up ([Ātmanepada] ‘for one’s self’), [Pāṇini 1-3, 75 [Scholiast or Commentator]];
—to shut up, close (a door), [Bhagavad-gītā];
—to press close to or against, [Suśruta];
—to present with, give to ([Ātmanepada] with [instrumental case] of person, when the action is permitted [Parasmaipada] with [dative case], when the action is not permitted), [Pāṇini 1-3, 35] :
—[Causal] -yamayati (cf. -yamita), to cause to restrain etc.;
—to bind up (the hair), [Veṇīs.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Saṃyam (संयम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃjama.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSāmyam (ஸாம்யம்) noun < sāmya. Equality. See சாமியம்¹. [samiyam¹.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+14): Samyama, Samyamadhana, Samyamagni, Samyamaka, Samyamakanda, Samyamambhas, Samyamana, Samyamanahetu, Samyamani, Samyamanika, Samyamaparshva, Samyamapranata, Samyamapunyatirtha, Samyamapurvaka, Samyamasamyama, Samyamaskandha, Samyamat, Samyamavant, Samyamavat, Samyamayukta.
Ends with: Abhisamyam, Upasamyam, Vaishamyam.
Full-text (+24): Samjama, Samyantri, Samyat, Samyama, Samyamin, Samyamana, Upasamyam, Samyameti, Abhisamyam, Samyatin, Samyamavat, Samyantavya, Samyatamanasa, Samyamaka, Samyatahara, Samyataka, Samyatamukha, Samyamya, Samyataksha, Samyatatman.
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