saṃsad

Dictionary Definitions

[apte] 1. 6. P. 1 To sit down, sit down together. --2 To be afflict- ed, be in distress. --3 To pine away.

[apte] f. 1 An assembly, meeting, circle; saṃsatsu jāte puruṣādhikāre Ki. 3. 51; chātrasasadi labdhakīrtiḥ Pt. 1; R. 16. 24. --2 A court of justice; Ms. 8. 52.

[mw] P. -sīdati (Ved. also te and -sadati), to sit down together with (instr.) or upon (acc.), sit down RV.; VS.; to sink down collapse, be discouraged or distressed, pine away (with kṣudhā, to perish with hunger) Mn.; MBh. &c: Caus. -sādayati, to cause to sit... f. sitting together, an assembly meeting, congress, session, court of justice or of a king. RV. &c 1119,1 226783 f. (saṃsadām ayana n. a partic. ceremony or...

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1. 6. P. 1 To sit down, sit down together. --2 To be afflict- ed, be in distress. --3 To pine away.

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

162

Texts Appeared In

39

DCS: Calosanthes Indica; name of a people; wove silk or a silk-garment | Monier-Williams: saM-√ sad P. -sIdati ( Ved. also ˚te and -sadati ), to sit down toge

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 99 61.1%
2. Rāmāyaṇa 7 4.3%
3. Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā 4 2.5%
4. Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha 3 1.9%
5. Kātyāyanasmṛti 3 1.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Skandapurāṇa surface: saṃsadi

  idaṃ mahad divyam adharmaśāsanaṃ paṭhetsadā brāhmaṇavaidyasaṃsadi

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: saṃsadam

  gatāham adyaiva paretasaṃsadaṃ vinā tvayā dhenur ivātmajena vai

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: saṃsadi

  yaḥ saṃsadi prakṛtibhir bhaved yukta upāsitum