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samāna

Dictionary Definition: 

sam-āná m. (for samāna and sa-māna See p. 1160) one of the five vital airs (that which circulates about the navel and is essential to digestion

• it is personified as a son of Sādhya) AV. &c. &c

samāná mf(ī́, or ā)n. (connected with 1. and 2. sama 

• in RV. v, 87, 4 abl. sg. samānásmās for samānā́t, See 1. sama 

• for sam-ana See sam-√an, for sa-māna See col. 3) same, identical uniform, one (= eka L.) RV. &c. &c 

• alike, similar, equal (in size, age, rank, sense or meaning &c.), equal or like to (with instr., gen., or comp.) VS. &c. &c 

• having the same place or organ of utterance, honogeneous (as a sound or letter) Vop 

• holding the middle between two extremes, middling moderate BhP 

• common, general, universal all RV. Br. ŚrS. BhP 

• whole (as a number opp to 'a fraction') Pāṇ. 5-2, 47 Vārtt. 4 

• being (= sat, after an adj.) Divyāv 

• virtuous, good L 

• -varṇa-bhid L 

• (am), ind. like, equally with (instr.) Kir 

• m.an equal. friend TBr. Cāṇ. BhP 

• (ī), f. a kind of metre Piṅg 

• (prob.) n. N. of wk. (cf. śākhā-s○)

samāna 1

sa-māna mfn. (for samāna See col. 1

• for sam-āna See p. 1154, col. 2)possessing honour or esteem, honoured by (gen.) Vet

• with anger BhP

samāna 2

sa-māna mfn. (for 1. See above) having the same measure L