Samayam, Samāyam, Sama-yam: 4 definitions
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Samayam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. 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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāyam (समायम्).—draw together, contract, pull, stretch.
Samāyam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms samā and yam (यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamāyam (समायम्):—[=sam-ā-√yam] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -yacchati, te, to draw together, contract, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa];
—to draw, pull, stretch, [Ṛg-veda]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySamayaṃ (समयं) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samakam.
Samayaṃ has the following synonyms: Samaya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSamayam (ஸமயம்) noun < samaya. See சமயம். [samayam.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Partial matches: Yam, Cama, Sama.
Starts with: Camayamantapam, Camayamiru, Samayama, Samayamala, Samayamana, Samayamantra, Samayamatrika, Samayamayukha, Samayamdappu, Samayamelaka, Samayamtara.
Ends with: Abhisamayam, Acamayam, Akacamayam, Akaccamayam, Akata-patuncamayam, Arucamayam, Kotulicamayam, Nallacamayam, Paracamayam, Policcamayam, Pratisamayam, Puraccamayam, Putacamayam, Shatsamayam, Tarcamayam, Tattaracamayam, Yathasamayam.
Full-text (+60): Samaya, Yathasamayam, Samayata, Samakam, Shatsamayam, Ardharatri, Olintavelai, Camayakkotpatu, Puttamatam, Aruntarunam, Abhisandeha, Itaineram, Pauranikamatam, Etuppar, Camaya-cantukattu, Viracaivam, Puttuvay, Koli-kuvuneram, Kashtakalam, Nanranayiru.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.14.32 < [Chapter 14 - The Story of the Jālandharīs]
Verses 2.7.3-5 < [Chapter 7 - Kidnapping of the Calves and Cowherd Boys]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.80 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.193 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2663 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - The Śucimukhī-sūtra < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
Appendix 10 - The story of the yakṣa Punarva (mother of the asura Punarvasu) < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Appendix 2 - Episode of Hastaka of Āḷavi < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]
The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)
Discourse 14 - Factors Of Enlightenment < [Discourses]