sAMniDya n. ( fr. saM-niDi ) the being near, nearness, vicinity, presence, attendance ( acc. with √ kf , ‘to make one's appearance, be or become present’; with Caus. of √ kf , ‘to cause to be near, call near’; with √ yA , or √ vraj ‘to come near, approach’; -pakze-√ jan with gen. , ‘to take the place of’), Mn. ; MBh. &c.