Samaja, aka: Samāja, Sāmaja, Saman-ja; 6 Definition(s)



In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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1) Samāja (समाज).—Of Gods at Meru; visited by the Earth.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 1. 12.

2) Sāmaja (सामज).—See Nāgas.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 351.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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India history and geogprahy

Samāja.—(EI 20; CII 1), a fair; a festival; a festive gather- ing on a particular occasion or for the celebration of an event. Note: samāja is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

samaja (समज).—f m ( H) Apprehension of in the judgment; understanding, discernment. v ghē, dhara, 2 Understanding, sense, power of apprehending. 3 (Usually samajī or samajūta) Right understanding of, with, or towards; convinced, persuaded, or pacified state.

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samāja (समाज).—m (S) An assembly or a multitude; a number as collected together or as viewed collectively.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

samaja (समज).—f m Understanding; sense. Warn- ing, admonition, reproof.

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samāja (समाज).—m An assembly or a multitude. The society. samājaśāstra n sociolgy.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samaja (समज).—

1) A multitude of beasts, animals or birds, a herd, flock; आविश्चकार समजोऽपि तदा पशूनां भावं मनोभवकृतं दयितानुवर्ती (āviścakāra samajo'pi tadā paśūnāṃ bhāvaṃ manobhavakṛtaṃ dayitānuvartī) Rām. ch.5.12; (cf. paśūnāṃ samajo'nyeṣāṃ samājo'tha sadharmiṇām).

2) A number of fools.

-jam A wood, forest.

Derivable forms: samajaḥ (समजः).

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Samāja (समाज).—

1) An assembly, a meeting; अयं समाजः सुमहान् रमणीयतमो भुवि (ayaṃ samājaḥ sumahān ramaṇīyatamo bhuvi) Mb.1.143.3; विशेषतः सर्वविदां समाजे विभूषणं मौनमपष्टितानाम् (viśeṣataḥ sarvavidāṃ samāje vibhūṣaṇaṃ maunamapaṣṭitānām) Bh.2.7.

2) A society, club, an association; ... समाजानुरतो जनः (samājānurato janaḥ) Bk.8.39 (cf. paśūnāṃ samajo- 'nyeṣāṃ samājo'tha sadharmiṇām); Ms.9.264.

3) A number, multitude, collection.

4) A party, convivial meeting,

5) An elephant.

6) Meeting with, falling in with; तेषां विभो समुचितो भवतः समाजः (teṣāṃ vibho samucito bhavataḥ samājaḥ) Bhāg.1.6.38.

Derivable forms: samājaḥ (समाजः).

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Sāmaja (सामज).—a.

1) produced by the Sāmaveda.

2) produced by conciliatory means.

-jaḥ, -taḥ an elephant; नानाविधाविष्कृतसामजस्वरः (nānāvidhāviṣkṛtasāmajasvaraḥ) Śi.12.11; दन्ता दन्तैराहताः सामजानां भङ्गं जग्मुर्न स्वयं सामजाताः (dantā dantairāhatāḥ sāmajānāṃ bhaṅgaṃ jagmurna svayaṃ sāmajātāḥ) 18.33.

Sāmaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāman and ja (ज). See also (synonyms): sāmajāta.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary
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