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सम्बन्धsambandha

सम्बन्ध (sambandha) is a Sanskrit word meaning connection, union, or association, relationship by marriage, fellowship, or friendship, a relation, relative, kinsman, friend, or ally, a collection, volume, or book, a particular kind of calamity, prosperity and success. Its 15 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Connection, Relation, Association (General & Philosophical), Fitness, Propriety, Suitableness (Noun & Adjective), A Relative, Kinsman, Friend.

Root
बन्ध् (bandh)
Etymology
E. सम् with, and बन्ध a binding
Definitions
15
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Meanings by context

Connection, Relation, Association (General & Philosophical)

6 definitions
1. Connection, union, or association. 2. Relationship by marriage, fellowship, or friendship.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Able or capable. 2. Fit or proper. 3. Connected or inherent. 4. Prosperity or success. 5. Fitness or propriety. 6. Connection or relationship by birth or marriage. 7. The application of authority. 8. Mental association of objects. 9. The possessive case in grammar.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Connection or relation, mental association, quoting a textual proof, suitableness, fitness, success, or the possessive case. 2. Connected, fit, able, or inherent.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Able or capable. 2. Fit, right, or proper. 3. Connected or inherent. 4. Prosperity or success. 5. Fitness or propriety. 6. Natural connection, relationship, or relevance. 7. Connection by birth or marriage. 8. The application of authority. 9. Mental association of objects. 10. The possessive case in grammar.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Connection or relationship.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Binding together, union, connection, or association. 2. Connection by marriage or kinship. 3. A relative or kinsman. 4. Restraint. 5. The possessive case in grammar. 6. The application of authority to prove a theological doctrine. 7. Fitness or propriety. 8. Prosperity or success.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Fitness, Propriety, Suitableness (Noun & Adjective)

2 definitions
fitness, propriety

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

fit, proper

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Relative, Kinsman, Friend

1 definition
A relation, relative, kinsman, friend, or ally.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Type of Calamity

1 definition
a particular kind of calamity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Able, Capable (Adjective)

1 definition
able, capable

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Application of Authority / Textual Proof

1 definition
the application of authority to prove a theological doctrine

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Collection, Volume, Book

1 definition
a collection, volume, or book

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Linguistic Note / Alternative Form

1 definition
At the end of compounds, often an incorrect reading for sambaddha.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Prosperity, Success

1 definition
prosperity and success

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.