समय (samaya) is a Sanskrit word meaning to level or regulate, see page 1164, a meeting or meeting place, intercourse with, an established custom, law, rule, or practice, order, direction, precept, doctrine. Its 33 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Agreement, Convention, Rule, Custom, Doctrine, Proper Name (Person, Deity, Role), Time, Occasion, Circumstance.
an agreement, compact, covenant, treaty, contract, or arrangement
coming to a mutual understanding, agreement, compact, covenant, treaty, contract, arrangement, engagement, stipulation, conditions of agreement, terms (एन (ena) or आत् (āt) or -तस् (-tas), ‘according to agreement, conditionally’; तेन समयेन (tena samayena), ‘in consequence of this agreement’; समयं (samayaṃ)acc. with √कृ (kṛ), ‘to make an agreement or engagement’, ‘agree with any one [instr. with or without सह (saha)]’, ‘settle’, ‘stipulate’; with सम् (sam)√वद् (√vad)id.; with √दा (dā), ‘to propose an agreement, offer terms’; with √ब्रू (brū) or √वच् (vac) or अभि- (abhi-)√धा (√dhā), ‘to state the terms of an agr°’, ‘make a promise’; with √ग्रह् (grah) or प्रति- (prati-)√पद् (√pad), ‘to enter into an agr°’, ‘make or accept conditions of an agr°’; with √पाल् (pāl), or √रक्ष् (rakṣ) or परि- (pari-)√रक्ष् (rakṣ) (√rakṣ) &c., ‘to keep an agr°’, ‘keep one's word’; with √त्यज् (tyaj) or √भिद् (bhid) or व्य्-अभि- (abhi-) (vy-abhi-)√चर् (√car) &c., ‘to break an agr°’; abl. with √भ्रंश् (bhraṃś)id.; loc. with √स्था (sthā), ‘to keep an engagement’, ‘keep one's word’; acc. with Caus. of √स्था (sthā) or of नि- (ni-)√विश् (√viś) ‘to fix or settle terms’, ‘impose conditions’), TS. &c. &c. [ID=234794]
1. Coming together or place of meeting. 2. Agreement, compact, contract, engagement, or treaty. 3. Condition or intercourse. 4. Appointed or proper time, season, opportunity, or occasion. 5. Circumstances or case. 6. Convention, practice, usage, rule, ordinance, precept, doctrine, or conventional meaning.
समय (samaya) [Printed book page 336-1] समय (samaya) sam-ayá, m.V.: coming together, place of meeting; V., C.: agreement, compact, contract, engagement (regarding, —°); C.: treaty; condition; intercourse with (in.); appointed or proper time, for (g.); juncture, time, season; opportunity, occasion; (concurrence
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of) circumstances, case; convention, general practice, usage, rule; ordinance, precept, doctrine; conventional meaning or scope of a word: -ṃ kṛ, make an agreement or compact, with (in. ± saha); -ṃ dā, offer terms, propose an agreement; -ṃ grahor prati-pad, enter into an agreement, accept a condition; -ṃ rakṣ, observe an agreement, keep oneʼs word; -ṃ vi-laṅghaya, break an agreement, break oneʼs word; -ṃ brū, vac, abhi-dhā, state oneʼs conditions; -ṃ saṃ-vad, make an agreement; -ṃ sthāpaya, fix, settle; in.samayena, according to agreement; conditionally: tena —, in consequence of this agreement; ab.samayāt (also -tas), in accordance with an agreement; conditionally: -bhraṃś, lapse from = break, an agreement; lc.samaye (also°—), at the appointed or right time, when the time has come; at the time when — is there (—°): iha —, in this case, under such circumstances; — -sthā, keep oneʼs engagement or word; -sthāpaya, determine with regard to any one (ac.); make an arrangement; -ni-veśaya, impose conditions on (ac.). [ID=18839]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Time. 2. Oath or affirmation by ordeal. 3. Established custom. 4. Demonstrated conclusion. 5. Agreement or contract. 6. Engagement or appointment. 7. Order or instruction. 8. Sign or hint. 9. Religious obligation. 10. Leisure or opportunity. 11. Proper season or time. 12. Speech. 13. Limit. 14. End of trouble.
स (sa)म (sama)य (samaya) [Printed book page 894] स (sa)म (sama)य (samaya) m. (-यः (-yaḥ))
1 Time.
2 Oath, affirmation by oath or ordeal.
3 Established moral or ceremonial custom.
4 Demonstrated conclusion.
5 Agreement, covenant, contract, bargain.
6 Engagement, appointment.
7 Order, instruction.
8 Sign, hint, indication.
9 Religious obligation or observance.
10 Leisure, interval, opportunity.
11 Season, fit or proper time for any thing.
12 Speech, declaration.
13 Limit, boundary.
14 End of trouble or distress, (in dramatic action.)
E. स (sa) for स (sa)म (sama) with, मी (mī) to mete, to measure, aff. अच् (ac), or स (sa)म (sama) alike, इण् (iṇ) to go, aff. अच् (ac).
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— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Convention, agreement, treaty, or contract. 2. Engagement or appointment. 3. Religious obligation. 4. A moral rule or ceremonial custom. 5. Law. 6. Condition or stipulation. 7. Order or instruction. 8. An oath. 9. A sign, hint, or indication. 10. Time in general or the proper season. 11. Opportunity or leisure. 12. Limit or boundary. 13. A demonstrated conclusion. 14. An end or termination. 15. Success or prosperity. 16. A poetical conventionality.
समय (samaya) [Printed book page 758-02] समय (samaya)m. 1. Convention; 2. agreement, treaty, contract, bargain, न समय (samaya)परिरक्षणं क्षमंते (na samayaparirakṣaṇaṃ kṣamaṃte)Kir. i.45; 3. engagement, appointment; 4. religious obligation; 5. an established moral rule or ceremonial custom, e.g. पतिव्रतानां समय (samaya)ानुरोधिनी (pativratānāṃ samayānurodhinī); 6. rule, law, M. ix.273; 7. condition, stipulation; 8. order, instruction; 9. oath; 10. sign, hint, indication; 11. time in general; 12. the proper time for anything, season; 13. opportunity, leizure; 14. limit, boundary; 15. demonstrated conclusion; 16. precept, instruction; 17. end, conclusion, termination; 18. success, prosperity; 19. poetical conventionality, (e.g. the dance of peacocks on the appearance of clouds). [ID=39714]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Time
2. Oath
3. Custom or rule
4. Demonstrated conclusion
5. Agreement or contract
6. Appointment
7. Order or instruction
8. Sign or hint
9. Religious observance
10. Leisure or opportunity
11. Season
12. Speech
13. Limit
14. End of trouble
15. Conclusion
16. Convention
17. Poetical conventionality
18. Success
19. Condition
स (sa)म (sama)य (samaya) [Printed book page 761-b] स (sa)म (sama)य (samaya)
m. (-यः (-yaḥ))
1. Time.
2. Oath, affirmation by oath or ordeal.
3. An established moral or ceremonial custom, rule, law.
4. Demonstrated conclusion.
5. Agreement, covenant, contract, bargain.
6. Engagement, appointment.
7. Order, precept, instruction.
8. Sign, hint, indication.
9. Religious obligation or observance.
10. Leisure, interval, opportunity.
11. Season, fit or proper time for anything. 12. Speech, declaration.
13. Limit, boundary.
14. End of trouble or distress, (in dramatic action.)
15. End, conclusion, termination. 16. Convention.
17. Poetical conventionality, (as the dance of peacocks on the appearance of clouds.)
18. Success, prosperity.
19. Condition, stipulation.
E. स (sa) for स (sa)म (sama) with, मी (mī) to mete, to measure, aff. अच्; (ac;) or स (sa)म (sama) alike, इण् (iṇ) to go, aff. अच् । (ac .)
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— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Agreement, treaty, contract, or bargain. 2. Engagement or appointment. 3. Religious obligation. 4. Established custom or rule. 5. Law. 6. Condition. 7. Order or instruction. 8. Oath. 9. Sign or indication. 10. Proper time or season. 11. Opportunity or leisure. 12. Time. 13. Limit or boundary. 14. Demonstrated conclusion.
समय (samaya) [Printed book page 1009-b] समय (samaya)samaya,i. e.sam-i + a,m.1.
Agreement, Pañc. 193, 13; treaty,
Pañc. 24, 25; contract, bargain. 2.
Engagement, Chr. 58, 2; appointment.
3. Religious obligation,
Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 304. 4. Established moral or
ceremonial custom, Chr. 19, 4. 5. Rule,
Man. 9, 273; law, Hit. ii. d. 45, M.M.
6. Condition, Nal. 13, 67. 7. Order, in-
struction. 8. Oath, Sāv. 4, 17. 9.
Sign, hint, indication. 10. Proper time
for anything, season, Kir. 2, 28. 11.
Opportunity, leisure. 12. Time, Vikr.
56, 1; Pañc. 229, 10. 13. Same time,
Chr. 7, 15. 14. Limit, boundary. 15.
Demonstrated conclusion, and con-
clusion in general, Daśak. in Chr. 180,
8. — Comp.. Ṛtu-,m. season proper for
conception, Pañc. 74, 18. Yathā-sa-
maya + m,adv. according to established
custom, Johns. Sel. 10, 20. Lagna-,
m. auspicious time, Pañc. 129, 16.
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— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A meeting or meeting place. 2. Intercourse. 3. An agreement, convention, contract, obligation, or condition. 4. A trial or ordeal. 5. A fixed time, season, or occasion. 6. A case, occurrence, or circumstance. 7. A rule, norm, or doctrine. 8. A custom or usage.
समय (samaya) [Printed book page 591] समय (samaya)m. meeting or place of meeting, intercourse with (instr.), agreement, convention, contract, obligation, condition; trial, ordeal, (a fixed) point of time, i.g. time, season, occasion; case, occurrence, circumstance; rule, norm, doctrine; custom, usage. [ID=35158]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An agreement. 2. A point of time, season, or occasion. 3. A concurrence of circumstances.
समय (samaya) [Printed book page 267-b] samayá,m. —1. (a coming together, i. e.,like Eng. con-vention) agreement; —2. (like Eng. juncture) a point of time; andso time or season, 4916; occasion; —3. a con-currence (of circumstances), i. e. a case—seeiha. [√i + sam.] [ID=4442]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
1. Coming together, convention, or mutual understanding. 2. An agreement, compact, contract, or appointment. 3. A stipulation or condition. 4. An oath. 5. A fit time, opportunity, or emergency. 6. Established custom, law, or rule. 7. An order, instruction, or declaration. 8. A sign or indication. 9. Termination or limit. 10. Success or prosperity.
[Printed book page 1076-c] Sam-aya, as, m. coming together, convention, coming to a mutual understanding, agreement, com- pact, covenant, treaty, contract, bargain, engage- ment, appointment; stipulation, condition; oath; concurrence of circumstances, juncture, fit or proper time, right moment, opportunity, occasion, season, time, emergency, exigency; leisure; conventional rule or usage, established custom, law, rule, regulation, regu- lar observance, religious obligation; order, direction, precept, instruction, affirmation, declaration; sign, hint, indication; coming to an end, conclusion, ter- mination; limit, boundary; demonstrated conclusion; end of trouble or distress; success, prosperity; poetī- cal idiom or conventionality (in rhetoric); (ena), ind. according to agreement, on condition, con- ditionally. —Samaya-kāra, as, m. making an agreement or appointment or engagement, fixing a time. —Samaya-kriyā, f. making an agreement or compact. —Samaya-parirakṣaṇa, am, n. the observance of a compact or agreement. —Samaya-prakāśa, as, m., N. of a work. —Samaya-pra-dīpa, as, m., N. of a work by Śrī-datta. —Samaya-bheda, as, m. breaking an agreement. —Samaya-bhedin, ī, inī, i, a promise-breaker, breaking an agreement, violating an engagement. —Samaya-vyabhicāra, as, m. transgression or violation of a compact, breaking an agreement. —Samaya-vya-bhicārin, ī, iṇī, i, transgressing a compact, violating an engagement. —Samaya-setu-vārita, as, ā, am, restrained by the barrier of the rules of decorum. —Samayācāra (°ya-āc°), as, m. conventional practice or usage; [cf. sāmayācārika.] —Samayā-tantra, am, n., N. of a Tantra work. —Samayā-dhyuṣita (°ya-adh°), am, n. a time at which neither stars nor sun are visible. —Samayānuvartin(°ya-an°), ī, inī, i, following established rules, ob- servant of duties. —Samayānusāreṇa (°ya-an°), ind. according to the occasion, suitably to the time or season. —Samayocita (°ya-uc°), as, ā, am, suited to the occasion or time, suitable to an emer- gency, seasonable, timely, opportune; (am), ind. suitably to the occasion, as the occasion demands. —Samayoddyota (°ya-ud°), N. of a work by Hemādri. —Samayollaṅghita-tva (°ya-ul°), am, n. the overleaping or violating of contracts or agree- ments. [ID=50202]
Samaya (II) — a son of Kriyā. Vā. 10. 35. [ID=15384]
— The Purana Index
a deva
Samaya (III) — a deva. Vā. 31. 7. [ID=15385]
— The Purana Index
Time, Occasion, Circumstance
4 definitions4
The right moment, opportunity, occasion, time, or season.
appointed or proper time, right moment for doing anything (gen. or Pot.Pāṇini (Author) iii, 3, 68), opportunity, occasion, time, season (ifc. or ibc. or °ये (°ye)ind., ‘at the appointed time or at the right moment or in good time for’, or ‘at the time of’, ‘when there is’; तेन समयेन (tena samayena), ‘at that time’), MBh.; Kāv. &c. [ID=234798]
(H2C) [Printed book page 1164,1] सम्-अये (sam-aye)ind., ‘at the appointed time or at the right moment or in good time for’, or ‘at the time of’, ‘when there is’ [ID=234808.1]
1. Apportioned time, season, or opportunity. 2. Prescribed mode, order, or observance. 3. Agreement, oath, or limit. 4. Declaration or end of trouble.
समय (samaya) [Printed book page 815-a] समय (samaya)(यः) ((yaḥ)) 1. m. Apportioned time; prescribed mode; the time, season; opportunity, leisure, engagement; agreement; order; observance; oath; limit; end of trouble; declaration. [ID=40243]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Cross-reference or Etymological Note
2 definitions2
See page 1164
(H1) [Printed book page 1156,3] सम्-अय (sam-aya)a &c. See p. 1164, col. 1. [ID=233741]
