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