sāman 1

sā́man n. (fr. √1. sā = 1. san) acquisition, possession, property, wealth, abundance RV. VS

sāman 2

sā́man n. (m. only in TBr

• prob. connected with √sāntv

• accord. to some fr. √1. sā

• 3. sāman) calming, tranquillizing, (esp.) kind or gentle words for winning an adversary, conciliation, negotiation (one of the 4 Upâyas or means of success against an enemy, the other 3 being dāna, bheda, and daṇḍa, qq. vv

• ibc. or instr. sg. and pl., 'by friendly means or in a friendly way, willingly, voluntarily') TBr. &c. &c

sāman 3

sā́man n. (of doubtful derivation

• accord. to Uṇ. iv, 152 fr. √so = 2. sā, as 'destroying sin'

• in Nir. vii, 12 apparently connected with sammita

• by others derived fr. √1. san, sā, sāntv, and perhaps not to be separated fr. 1. and 2. sāman) a metrical hymn or song of praise, (esp.) a partic. kind of sacred text or verse called a Sāman (intended to be chanted, and forming, with ṛc, yajus, chandas, one of the 4 kinds of Vedic composition mentioned first in RV. x, 90, 9) RV. &c. &c

• any song or tune (sacred or profane, also the hum of bees) MBh. Kāv. &c

• the faculty of uttering sounds (?) TBr. (Sch.)

⋙ sāmanvat