samavAyaH 1 Combination, union, conjunction, aggregate, collection; sarvAvinayAnAmekEkamapyezAmAyatanaM kimuta samavAyaH K. ; bahUnAmapyasArARAM samavAyo hi durjayaH Subhāṣ. 2 A number, multitude, heap. 3 Close connection, cohesion. 4 (In Vaiś. phil. ) Intimate union, constant and inseparable connection, inseparable inherence or existence of one thing in another, one of the seven categories of the Vaiśeṣikas; nityasaMbaMDaH samavAyaH Tarka K. Comp. — saMbaMDaH intimate and inseparable relation.