सामन्

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From root √san (“to gain, acquire”).

Noun

सामन् (sā́man) n

1. acquisition, possession, property, wealth, abundance

Etymology 2

Probably connected with √sāntv (“to console, comfort, soothe”); according to some from √san (“to gain, acquire”).

Noun

सामन् (sā́man) n and m

1. calming, tranquillizing, (especially) kind or gentle words for winning an adversary, conciliation, negotiation (one of the 4 उपाय (upāyas) or means of success against an enemy, the other 3 being दान (dāna), भेद (bheda), and दण्ड (daṇḍa))
2. (in the beginning of a compound or instrumental singular and plural) "by friendly means or in a friendly way, willingly, voluntarily"

Etymology 3

Of doubtful derivation; according to Uṇādi-sūtra, IV, 152 from root √so as "destroying sin"; in Yāska's Nirukta apparently connected with सम्मित (sammita); by others derived from √san, √sāntv, and perhaps not to be separated from the first and second etymology.

Noun

सामन् (sā́man) n

1. any song or tune (sacred or profane, also the hum of bees)
2. the faculty of uttering sounds