sam-yama, holding together



The meanings of this word begin cheerfully and simply and quickly go to hell:

  • holding together , restraint , control , (esp.) control of the senses , self-control
  • tying up (the hair) Sa1h.
  • binding , fettering VarBr2S.
  • closing (of the eyes) Ma1rkP.
  • concentration of mind (comprising the performance of dhāraṇā , dhyāna , and samādhi , or the last three stages in yoga) Yogas.
  • effort , exertion (ā́ , " with great difficulty ") MBh.
  • suppression i.e. destruction (of the world)


sam-yama, holding together


Look at the related word, sam-yam: to guide horses, senses, passions, to press close to. There is the image of the rider, pressing close to the horse, running across the land, the horse and rider joined in the ecstasy of movement.

sam-yam, to guide horses, senses, passions, to press close to


saṃyam
saṃ- √ yam [L=225626]
 -yacchati √ (rarely A1.) , to hold together , hold in , hold fast , restrain , curb , suppress , control , govern , guide (horses , the senses , passions) RV. &c  ; 
to tie up , bind together (hair or a garment) MBh. Ka1v. &c  ; 
to put together , heap up (A1. " for one's self ") Pa1n2. 1-3 , 75 Sch.  ; 
to shut up , close (a door) Bhag.  ; 
to press close to or against Sus3r.  ; 
to present with , give to (A1. with instr. of person , when the action is permitted P. with dat. , when the action is not permitted) Pa1n2. 1-3 , 35 : Caus. -yamayati (cf. -yamita) , to cause to restrain &c  ; 
to bind up (the hair) Ven2is.
(H1) P.
 saṃyatendriya
sáṃ-ya° te* ndriya [p= 1112,1] [L=225649]
 having the senses or passions controlled ib.
(H3) mfn.
 saṃyatin
saṃ-yatin [p= 1111,3] [L=225616]
 under saṃ. √yam.
saṃ-yatin [p= 1112,1] [L=225653]
 controlling , restraining (the senses) Ma1rkP. (prob. w.r. for saṃ-yamin below)
(H2) »
(H2) mfn.
 saṃyama
saṃ-yama [L=225657]
 holding together , restraint , control , (esp.) control of the senses , self-control Mn. MBh. &c

Sa1h.

VarBr2S.

Ma1rkP.

dhāraṇā , dhyāna , and samādhi , or the last three stages in yoga) Yogas. Sarvad.

ā́ , " with great difficulty ") MBh.

i.e. destruction (of the world) Pur.

 of a son of dhūmrākṣa (and father of kṛśā*śva) BhP.
(H2) m.
[L=225658]tying up (the hair)
[L=225659]binding , fettering
[L=225660]closing (of the eyes)
[L=225661]concentration of mind (comprising the performance of
[L=225662]effort , exertion (
[L=225663]suppression
[L=225664]N.
 saṃyuj
saṃ- √ yuj [p= 1112,2] [L=225727]
 -yunakti , -yuṅkte , to join or attach together , conjoin , connect , combine , unite RV. &c  ; 
to bind , fetter Vait.  ; 
to endow or furnish with (instr.) S3vetUp. MBh. &c  ; 
to form an alliance , league together RV. viii , 62 , 11  ; 
to place in , fix on , direct towards (loc.) MBh. BhP. : Pass. -yujyate , to be joined together , be united &c  ; 
to meet or fall in with (instr.) Ragh.  ; 
to be married to (instr.) Mn. ix , 22  ; 
(with ratyā , or grāmyadharmatayā) to have sexual intercourse Pras3nUp. S3am2k. on ChUp.  ; 
to be supplied or furnished with (instr.) MBh. R. &c : Caus. -yojayati , to cause to join together , bring together , unite MBh. Katha1s. Ma1rkP.  ; 
to put to (horses) , yoke , harness ib.  ; 
to hold together , check , control (the senses) MaitrUp. (v.l.)  ; 
to furnish or endow or present with (instr.) Ya1jn5. MBh. &c  ; 
to give over to , entrust with (gen. of pers. and acc. of thing) R. Pan5cat.  ; 
to add to (loc.) Su1ryas.  ; 
to fix on , direct towards (loc.) MaitrUp. MBh. BhP.  ; 
to shoot , discharge (a missile) MBh.  ; 
to equip (an army) ib.  ; 
to use , employ , appoint ib.  ; 
to institute , perform , accomplish Hariv. BhP.  ; 
(A1.) to be absorbed , meditate MBh. v , 7260.
saṃ-yuj [L=225747]
 joined together , united , connected , related MBh. BhP.
saṃ-yuj [L=225748]
 a relation S3is3.
saṃ-yuj [L=225749]
 union , connection (= saṃ-yoga) BhP. Sch.
(H1) P. A1.
(H2) mfn.
(H2B) m.
(H2B) f.


saṃyukta
sáṃ-yukta [p= 1112,2] [L=225728]
 conjoined , joined together , combined , united (pl. , " all together ") TS. &c

Pa1n2. 6-3 , 59 Sch.

= sambandhin) Pa1rGr2.

instr.) Mn. ix , 23

loc.) MBh.

instr. or comp.) Mn. MBh. &c

ifc.) connected with , relating to , concerning Ka1tyS3r. MBh. &c
(H2) mfn.
[L=225729]conjunct (as consonants)
[L=225730]connected , related (
[L=225731]married to (
[L=225732]placed , put , fixed in (
[L=225733]accompanied or attended by , endowed or furnished with , full of (
[L=225734](