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Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सामवेदsāmavedam. "Veda वेद of chants", N. of one of the three principal Veda वेद s (see वेद)
    1. masculine gender "Veda वेद of chants", Name of one of the three principal Veda वेद s (see वेद)
    2. masculine gender it contains a number of verses or stanzas nearly all of which [except about 78] occur in the R2ig ऋग् - veda वेद and which, modified in various ways, are chanted, mostly, by the Udga1tr2i उद्गातृ priests at Soma सोम sacrifices
    3. masculine gender the Sam2hita1 संहिता of the Sa1ma-veda साम-वेद consists of two parts
    4. masculine gender the first, called A1rcika आर्चिक [or Pu1rva7rcika पूर्वार्चिक or Chando-grantha छन्दो-ग्रन्थ], contains 585 verses disjoined from their proper sequence in the R2ig-veda ऋग्-वेद and arranged in 59 Das3atis दशति s or decades, which again are subdivided into Prapa1t2hakas प्रपाठक s and Ardha-prapa1t2hakas अर्ध-प्रपाठक s
    5. masculine gender the second, called Uttara7rcika उत्तरार्चिक or Uttara1-grantha उत्तरा-ग्रन्थ, contains 1225 verses, also chiefly from the R2ik-sam2hita1 ऋक्-संहिता, but less disjointed than in the first part, and arranged in nine Prapa1t2hakas प्रपाठक s with Ardha-prapa1t2hakas अर्ध-प्रपाठक s, mostly, however, grouped in triplets
    6. masculine gender the directions for the formation of Sa1mans सामन् s or chants out of these verses are carefully laid down in the Ga1nas गान s or manuals for chanting, two of which, viz. the Geya-ga1na गेय-गान and A1ran2ya-ga1na आरण्य-गान, are a directory for the A1rcika आर्चिक portion, and two, viz. U1ha-ga1na ऊह-गान and U1hya-ga1na ऊह्य-गान, for the Uttara7rcika1 उत्तरार्चिका
    7. masculine gender in Mn. i, 23 the Sa1ma-veda साम-वेद is described as drawn forth from the sun
    8. masculine gender in iv, 124 it is described as having a special reference to the Pitr2is पितृ s or deceased ancestors, and its sound is therefore said to possess a kind of impurity, whereas the R2ig ऋग् - veda वेद has the gods for his objects and the Yajurveda यजुर्वेद men
    9. masculine gender the Sa1ma-veda साम-वेद is said to possess 8 Bra1hman2as ब्राह्मण s [see ब्राह्मण] Breton S3a1n3khS3r. etc. ([IW. 25])

    In the Gita10·22

    वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।

    vedānāṁ sāmavedo'smi devānāmasmi vāsavaḥ, — Among the Vedas I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods I am Vasava; I am mind among the senses; in living beings I am consciousness. 10·22
    • साम-वेदःsāma-vedaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun sāma-veda (the Sama-Veda).
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  2. ऋग्यजुःसामवेदṛgyajuḥsāmavedam. pl. the R2ig ऋग् -, Yajur यजुर् -, and Sa1ma-veda साम-वेद s

    masculine gender plural the R2ig ऋग् -, Yajur यजुर् -, and Sa1ma-veda साम-वेद s

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  3. ऋग्यजुःसामवेदिन्ṛgyajuḥsāmavedinmfn. conversant with the above three Vedas वेद s .

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective conversant with the a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) three Vedas वेद s .

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  4. सामवेदच्छलsāmavedacchalan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  5. सामवेदपरितिष्टsāmavedaparitiṣṭan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  6. सामवेदरहस्यsāmavedarahasyan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

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  7. सामवेदरहस्योपनिषद्sāmavedarahasyopaniṣadf. N. of wk.

    feminine Name of work

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  8. सामवेदराज्sāmavedarājm. N. of Vishn2u विष्णु Pan5car.

    masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु Pan5car.

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  9. सामवेदविद्sāmavedavidmfn. familiar with the S Sa1ma साम - v veda वेद

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective familiar with the S Sa1ma साम - v veda वेद

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  10. सामवेदशिक्षाsāmavedaśikṣāf. N. of a S3iksha1 शिक्षा

    feminine Name of a S3iksha1 शिक्षा

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