SamI [ Sam-in vA NIp ] ( Sami sometimes) 1 N. of a tree (said to contain fire); agnigarBAM SamImiva Ś. 4. 3 ; Ms. 8. 247 ; DruvaM sa nIlotpalapatraDArayA SamIlatAM Cettumfzirvyavasyati Ś. 1. 18 ; Y. 1. 302. 2 A pod, legume. Comp. — garBaH 1 an epithet of fire. 2 a Brāhmaṇa, one belonging to the sacerdotal or priestly class. — DAnyaM any pulse or grain growing in pods, leguminous grain. — rohaH ( pb ) an epithet of Śiva.