sAmAnya a. [ samAnasya BAvaH zyaY ] 1 Common, general; sAmAnyamezAM praTamAvaratvaM Ku. 7. 44 ; AhAranidrABayamETunaM ca sAmAnyametatpaSuBirnarARAM Subhāsh; R. 14. 67 ; Ku. 2. 26. 2 Alike, equal, same. 3 Ordinary, of an average or middle degree; sAmAnyA stu parArTamudyamaBftaH svArTaviroDena ye Bh. 2. 74. 4 Vulgar, commonplace, in significant. 5 Entire, whole. — nya 1 Community, generality, universality. 2 Common or generic ( pb ) property, general characteristic; nityamekamanekasamavetaM sAmAnyaM Tarka K. 3 Totality, entireness. 4 Kind, sort. 5 Identity. 6 Equanimity, equability. 7 Public affairs. 8 A general proposition; uktirarTAMtaranyAsaH syAtsAmAnyaviSezayoH Chandr. 5. 120. 9 (In Rhet. ) A figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa: — prastutasya yadanyena guRasAmyavivakzayA . ekAtmyaM baDyate yogAttatsAmAnyAmiti smftam K. P. 10. — nyA A harlot, prostitute. Comp. — jYAnaM knowledge or perception of generic properties. — pakzaH the mean. — padArTaH the category called sAmAnya or generality. — pratipattipUrvakaM ind. with equal respect; Ś. 4. 16. — lakzaRaM a generic definition; iti dravyasAmAnyalakzaRAni Tarka K. — vanitA a common woman, prostitute. — SAstraM a general rule.