सामना sāmnā
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Confronting, encountering, meeting face to face.
Opposition, resistance.
Competition, rivalry.
Match, comparison.
Front, front part, frontage (of a house).
Usual translation
- facing
Origin of the definition
सामना sāmanā sa:mnā: (nm) confrontation, encounter, meeting; opposition; frontage.
सामना sāmnā [cf. saṁmukha-], m. 1. confronting, encountering; meeting face to face. 2. opposition, resistance. 3. competition, rivalry. 4. match, comparison. 5. front, front part; frontage (of a house). — ~ करना (का), to confront; to oppose; to compete (with); to be compared (to); to show insolence or overbearingness (to).
H سامنا सामना sāmnā = H سامهنا साम्हना sāmhnā [Prk. संमुहडओ; S. सम्मुख+ल+कः], s.m. Encountering, confronting, meeting, opposing, facing; opposition; front, front part: — sāmnā (or sāmhnā) karnā (-kā), To confront, face, encounter, oppose; to be insolent: — sāmne or sāmhne, postpn. Before, facing, in front (of, -ke, or mere, &c.), in presence (of); confronting, opposite, over against; by the side (of), in comparison (with); — sāmne-kā or sāmhne-kā, adj. (f. -ī), Confronting, opposite; of or appertaining to (one's) presence or life-time or age (e.g. sāmne-kī bāt, 'A thing said or done in (one's) presence, or during (one's) life-time'): — sāmne-kī nāp (in Math.) A secant: — sāmne (or sāmhne) honā (with gen.), To come in front, come forward, come before (one); to confront, oppose, brave, defy.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
111 occurrences
In 86 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
188 occurrences
In 127 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
3 occurrences
In 3 on 122 murlis
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