samAsaH 1 Aggregation, union, composition. 2 Composition of words, a compound; (the principal kinds of compounds are four:- dvaMdva , tatpuruza, bahuvrIhi , and avyayIBAva q. q. v. v.). 3 Reconciliation, composition of differences. 4 A collection, an assemblage. 5 Whole, totality. 6 Contraction, conciseness, brevity. 7 Euphonic combination ( saMDi ). ( samAsena, samAsataH means ‘in short’, ‘briefly’, ‘succinctly’; ezA Darmasya vo yoniH samAsena prakIrtitA Ms. 2. 25 , 3. 20 ; Bg. 13. 18 ; samAsataH SrUyatAM V. 2 ). Comp. — aDyAhAraH supplying an ellipsis in a compound. — arTA a part of a stanza proposed to be completed (= samasyA q. v. ) — uktiH f. a figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa: - paroktirBedakEH SlizwEH samAsoktiH K. P. 10.