समयः _samayḥ

समयः 1 Time in general.

-2 Occassion, opportunity; न तैः समयमन्विच्छेत् पुरुषो धर्ममाचरन् Ms.1.53.

-3 Fit time, proper time or season, right moment; गन्तुं प्रवृत्ते समयं विलङ्घ्य Ku.3.35.

-4 An agreement, a compact, contract, an engagement; मिथःसमयात् Ś.5.

-5 A convention, conventional usage.

-6 An established rule of conduct, a ceremonial custom, usual practice, observance; निह्नवन्ति च ये तेषां समयं सुकृतं च यत् Mb.12. 229.8; निरस्तनारीसमया दुराधयः Ki.1.28; U.1.

-7 The convention of poets; (e. g. that persons separated from their beloveds are affected at the sight of clouds.).

-8 An appointment, assignation.

-9 A condition, stipulation; V.5.

-1 A law, rule, regulation; वीराणां समयो हि दारुणरसः स्नेहक्रमं बाधते U.5.19.

-11 Direc- tion, order, instruction; precept.

-12 Emergency, exigency.

-13 An oath; कामं तथा तिष्ठ नरेन्द्र तस्मिन् यथा कृतस्ते समयः सभायाम् Mb.3.183.35.

-14 A sign, hint, indication; शौरिसमयनिगृहीतधियः Śi.15.41.

-15 Limit, boundary.

-16 A demonstrated conclusion, doctrine, tenet; बौद्ध˚, वैशेषिक˚ &c.

-17 End, conclusion, termination.

-18 Success, prosperity.

-19 End of trouble. (समयेन 'on condition, conditionally'.)

-Comp. -अध्युषितम् a time at which neither the stars nor the sun is visible; उदिते$नुदिते चैव समयाध्युषिते तथा Ms.2.15.

-अनुवर्तिन् a. following established customs.

-अनुसारेण, -उचितम् ind. suitably to the occasion, as the occasion demands.

-आचारः conventional practice, established usage; अतश्च प्रवज्यासुलभसमयाचारविमुखः Māl.4.6.

-क्रिया 1 making an agreement; नारदस्याज्ञया चैव द्रौपद्याः समयक्रिया Mb.1.2.119 'the time-arrangement of Draupadi's conjugal life'.

-2 enjoining certain duties; स्थापयेत्तत्र तद्वंश्यं कुर्याच्च समयक्रियाम् Ms.7.22.

-3 preparation of an ordeal.

-च्युतिः neglect of the right time.

-ज्ञ a. knowing the right time.

-धर्मः covenant, stipulation.

-परि- रक्षणम् observance of a compact, treaty, or agreement; न समयपरिरक्षणं क्षमं ते Ki.1.45.

-बन्धन a. bound by an agreement.

-भेदः breaking an agreement or engage- ment, breach of contract.

-विद्या astrology; Dk

-व्यभि- चारः breaking an agreement, violation or breach of contract.

-व्यभिचारिन् a. breaking an agreement; निगृह्य दापयेच्चैनं समयव्यभिचारिणम् Ms.8.22-221.