Saman, Caman, Cama�, Cama�, Cāma�, Cāmā�, Chaman, 峾, Ś峾, Sāmā�, Shaman: 18 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ś峾 can be transliterated into English as Saman or Shaman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar峾 (सामन�).—Equalization of tones; cf. वर्णानां मध्यमवृत्त्योच्चारणम� � (varṇānā� madhyamavṛttyoccāraṇam |)

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions峾 (सामन�) refers to the “峾�-hymns�, according to the Mattavilāsaprahasana.—Accordingly, as the Kāpālika cries out: “My darling, look. This pub resembles the Vedic sacrificial ground. For its signpost resembles the sacrificial pillar; in this case alcohol is the Soma, drunkards are the sacrificial priests, the wine glasses are the special cups for drinking Soma, the roasted meat and other appetizers are the fire oblations, the drunken babblings are the sacrificial formulae, the songs (īٲ) are the 峾-hymns (峾), the pitchers are the sacrificial ladles, thirst is the fire and the owner of the pub is the patron of the sacrifice�

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSaman in the Konkani language is the name of a plant identified with Putranjiva roxburghii from the Putranjivaceae (Puranjiva) family having the following synonyms: Drypetes roxburghii, Nageia putranjiva. For the possible medicinal usage of saman, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shaman in India is the name of a plant defined with Pisum sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lathyrus oleraceus Lam. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1976)
· Cytologia (1993)
· Protoplasma (1979)
· Bulletin of the Hiroshima Agricultural College (1989)
· Genetika
· Nucleus (1982)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Shaman, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚ峾 (शामन�).�n. Appeasing, conciliation.
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峾 (सामन�).�n. [so-manin Uṇādi-sūtra 4.152]
1) Appeasing, calming, comforting, soothing.
2) Cenciliation, pacific measures, negotiation, (the first of the four ܱⲹ or expedients to be used by a king against an enemy); सामदण्डौ प्रशंसन्ति नित्यं राष्ट्राभिवृद्धय� (ma岹ṇḍu praśaṃsanti nitya� rāṣṭrābhivṛddhaye) Manusmṛti 7.19.
3) Conciliatory or mild means; pacific or conciliatory conduct, gentle words; यो दुर्बल� ह्यण्वपि याच्यमान� बलीयस� यच्छति नै� साम्ना (yo durbalo hyaṇvapi yācyamāno balīya yacchati naiva 峾) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 4.26,48.
4) Mildness, gentleness.
5) A metrical hymn or song of praise; सप्तसामोपगीतं त्वाम् (saptamopaīٲ� tvām) R. 1.21; ब्रहत्सा� तथ� साम्ना� गायत्री छन्दसामहम् (brahatma tathā 峾� gāyatrī chandamaham) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.35.
6) A verse or text of the 峾veda; सस्तोभस्वरकालाभ्या�- विकाराया� हङ्कारप्रणवप्रस्तावोद्गीथप्रतिहारोपद्रवनिधनवत्यामृचि गीतौ सामशब्दोऽभियुक्तैरुपचर्यते (sastobhasvarakālābhyāsa- vikārāyā� haṅkārapraṇavaprastāvodgīthapratihāropadravanidhanavatyāmṛci īٲu maśabdo'bhiyuktairupacaryate) ŚB. on MS.7.2.1; स्तोभादिविशिष्टा ऋक� सा� (stobhādiviśiṣṭā ṛk ma) ibid.
7) The 峾veda itself (said to have been produced from the sun; cf. Manusmṛti 1.23).
8) Voice, sound; स्वर� सामशब्दे� लोकऽभिधीयत� � सुसामा देवदत्� इत� सुस्वर� देवदत्� इत� � स्वर� घोषो ना� इत� समानार्थाः � � सामशब्देनोच्यत� (svara� maśabdena loka'bhidhīyate | sumā devadatta iti susvaro devadatta iti | svaro ghoṣo nāda iti samānārthā� | sa maśabdenocyate) | ŚB. on MS.7.2.7; त्रिःसाम� हन्यतामेषा दुन्दुभि� शत्रुभीषण� (triḥmā hanyatāmeṣ� dundubhi� śatrubhīṣaṇ�) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.2.1.
9) A particular kind of sacred text or verse from the Vedas; प्रस्तौत� सा� प्रस्तौत� (prastautā ma prastauti); B�. Up.1.3.28.
-峾 ind. Willingly, gladly; तत्र स्� गाथा गायन्त� साम्ना परमवल्गुना (tatra sma gāthā gāyanti 峾 paramavalgunā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.43.28.
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峾 (सामन�).�n. Likeness, similarity; वर्ण� स्वर� � मात्रा बलम् � सा� संतानः (varṇa� svara� | mātrā balam | ma saṃtāna�) | T. Up.2.1; Bri. Up.1.6.1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ峾 (शामन�).—n.
(-�) Conciliation, appeasing, reconciling. E. ś to appease, aff. manin, and the vowel made long; also ś峾a .
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峾 (सामन�).—n. (-ma) 1. The Sama-Veda, the prayers of which composed in metre, are always sung or chanted: the Ch'handogya Upanishad belongs to this Veda. 2. Conciliation, reconciling, appeasing. 3. Calming, tranquillizing. 4. Speaking kindly or tenderly. 5. Gentleness. 6. Negociation, (one of the four means of success against an enemy.) f. (-ī) A rope, for tying cattle. E. ṣo to destroy, (sin,) Unadi aff. manin, and ṅīṣ added for the fem. form.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ峾 (शामन�).� (vb. ś, cf. 峾), n. Conciliation, appeasing.
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峾 (सामन�).—probably for ś峾 (cf. śāntva, ntvana), i. e. ś + man, n. 1. Calming, [Nalodya, (ed. Benary.)] 1, 41. 2. Conciliation. 3. Speaking kindly, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1847. 4. Mildness, [Բśٰ] 8, 187; instr. , Willingly, voluntarily, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iv. [distich] 27. 5. Negotiation, [Բśٰ] 7, 107. 6. Peaceable way, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 421;
峾 (सामन�).�1. [neuter] acquisition, property, wealth.
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峾 (सामन�).�2. [neuter] song, [especially] sacred song, a Vedic stanza arranged for chanting; [plural] the 峾veda.
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峾 (सामन�).�3. [neuter] consolation, conciliation, mild speech, kindness.
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Saman (समन्).—think, suppose, take for (2 [accusative]); intend, purpose; esteem, honour. [Causative] honour, revere. � Cf. a/numata, abhimata, vimata, saṃmata.
Saman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and man (मन�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś峾 (शामन�):—[from ś峾] n. (cf. 峾) appeasing, reconciling, conciliation, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Saman (समन्):—[=-√a] [Parasmaipada] -aniti, to breathe, live, [Ṛg-veda]
3) 峾 (सामन�):�1. 峾 n. ([from] �1. = san1) acquisition, possession, property, wealth, abundance, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
4) 2. 峾 n. (m. only in [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]; [probably] connected with �ntv; [according to] to some [from] �1. ; cf. 3. 峾) calming, tranquillizing, ([especially]) kind or gentle words for winning an adversary, conciliation, negotiation (one of the 4 Upāyas or means of success against an enemy, the other 3 being Բ, bheda, and 岹ṇḍ, qq.vv.; [in the beginning of a compound] or [instrumental case] sg. and [plural], ‘by friendly means or in a friendly way, willingly, voluntarily�), [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]; etc.
5) 3. 峾 n. (of doubtful derivation; [according to] to [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 152] [from] �so = 2, as ‘destroying sin�; in [Nirukta, by Yāska vii, 12] apparently connected with sammita; by others derived [from] �1. san, , ntv, and perhaps not to be separated [from] 1. and 2. 峾) a metrical hymn or song of praise, ([especially]) a [particular] kind of sacred text or verse called a 峾 (intended to be chanted, and forming, with ṛc, yajus, chandas, one of the 4 kinds of Vedic composition mentioned first in [Ṛg-veda x, 90, 9]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
6) any song or tune (sacred or profane, also the hum of bees), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
7) the faculty of uttering sounds (?), [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] ([Scholiast or Commentator])
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś峾 (शामन�):�(ma) 5. n. Conciliation, reconciliation.
2) 峾 (सामन�):�(ma) 5. n. The 峾 Veda; conciliation, speaking kindly. f. (ī) Rope for tying cattle.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)峾 (सामन�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峾.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryChaman in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) a small garden; parterre, bed of a garden; a place full of life and luxury..—chaman (चम�) is alternatively transliterated as Camana.
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Shaman in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) (the act or process of) pacification, allaying; quenching; suppression; —[karana] to pacify, to allay; to quench; to suppress..—shaman (शम�) is alternatively transliterated as Śamana.
2) Saman in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) summons; —[tamila karana] to serve summons (on)..—saman (सम�) is alternatively transliterated as Samana.
3) Saman in Hindi refers in English to:�(a) equal, equivalent; similar, alike, identical; tantamount; ~[ta] equality, equivalence; parity, similarity, likeness..—saman (समान) is alternatively transliterated as Samāna.
4) Saman in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) goods; luggage, bag and baggage; material, stuff; stock; ~[ghara] luggage office; —[karana] to make preparations; to prepare the ground (for)..—saman (सामा�) is alternatively transliterated as Sāmāna.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaman (ಚಮನ್):—[noun] = ಚಮಾಲ� [camalu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCama� (சமண்) noun < Pkt. ṇa < śṇa.
1. Jainism; அருகமதம். தருக்கினாற� சமண் செய்து [arugamatham. tharukkinar saman seythu] (நாலாயி� திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியத�. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 2, 1, 7).
2. Nudity; அம்மணம�. சமணே திரிவார்கட்க� [ammanam. samane thirivarkadku] (தேவாரம� [thevaram] 552, 10).
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Cama� (சமன்) noun < sama.
1. See சமம்² [²],
5. சமன்செய்து சீர்தூக்குங் கோல்போல் [samanseythu sirthukkung kolpol] (திருக்குறள� [thirukkural], 118).
2. (Music) Middle tone; இச� நூலில் வருந� தா� நிலை மூன்றனுள� ஒன்ற�. வலிவ� மெலிவுஞ் சமனு மெல் லாம் [isai nulil varun thana nilai munranul onru. valivu melivugn samanu mel lam] (சிலப்பதிகாரம� அரும்பதவுர� [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 93).
3. Nearness; சமீபம�. (அகராதி நிகண்ட�) [samipam. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Cama� (சமன்) noun < śana. Yama; யமன். (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [yaman. (pingalagandu)]
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Cama� (சமன்) noun See சம்மன். [samman.]
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Cāma� (சாமன�) noun < ś峾. The planet Mercury; புதன�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [puthan. (pingalagandu)]
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Cāma� (சாமன�) noun cf. idem. Younger brother of Kāma; காமன்தம்பி. சாமனார� தம்முன� செலவ� [kamanthambi. samanar thammun selavu] (கலித்தொக� [kalithogai] 94).
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Cāmā� (சாமான்) noun < Urdu mān. Goods, furniture, articles; பண்டம். [pandam.] Colloq.
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSāmā� (ஸாமான்) noun < Urdu mān. Goods. See சாமான். [saman.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryShaman is another spelling for शम� [śana].—n. 1. calming; pacification; 2. relieving; 3. alleviation;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: An, Sam, Te, Saman, Man, Caya.
Starts with (+22): Samana, Samana Sutta, Samana tsopa, Samana Vagga, Samanabala, Samanabandhu, Samanabarhis, Samanabhava, Samanabhrit, Samanabrahmana, Samanabrahmaniya, Samanadaksha, Samanadakshina, Samanadesha, Samanadevata, Samanadevatya, Samanadhishnya, Samanadrish, Samanaga, Samanagatika.
Full-text (+1420): Samaja, Susaman, Samaveda, Jyeshthasaman, Trisaman, Samopacara, Samavada, Brihatsaman, Samopaya, Ritushaman, Arvaksaman, Ratrishaman, Samavedi, Parisaman, Samayoni, Ritasaman, Tarkshyasaman, Gayatrisaman, Samavid, Samavidhana.
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