samAhAraH 1 A collection, an aggregate, assemblage; Māl. 9. 2 Composition of words. 3 Conjunction of words or sentences. 4 A subdivision of Dvandva and Dvigu compounds, expressing an aggregate. 5 Abridgment, contraction, conciseness. 6 Combination of two letters of the alphabet into a syllable (= pratyAhAra q. v. ).