Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

samācāra समाचार – movement; emergence; circulation

substantive masculine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

movement; emergence; circulation

Derived from

  1. sam सम् previx — together; completely
  2. ā आ previx — towards; near; intensifying
  3. car चर् verbal root — move; go; perform; practise; consume
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

samācāra ·m. proceeding, conduct, behaviour, custom, usage, manner.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

—1. samācāra (˚ma-āc˚), as, m. (for 2. sam-ācāra see p. 1072, col. 2), equal or similar conduct; upright or virtuous conduct, proper practice; (as, ā, am), equal or similar in practice or in virtuous conduct.

Original text · English · substantive masculine

2. sam-ācāra, as, m. (for 1. samācāra see p. 1067, col. 1), proceeding, going; performance, practice, conduct, behaviour, usage, way; proper practice or behaviour; doings, news, report, infor- mation, intelligence, tradition.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. samācāra (wie eben) m. 1〉 das Verfahren, Benehmen, Verhalten MBH. 2,1339. asatstrīṇām MBH. 3,14658. R. 7,25,18 (pl.). Spr. (II) 7250. KATHĀS. 78,14. kṣatradharmasamācāratattva (so ed. Bomb.) MBH. 3,13641. varṇāśramasamācārāḥ LA. (III) 86,15. PAÑCAR. 1,9,8. PAÑCAR. 1,15,15. dvaṃdvayuddha˚ das Verfahren bei MBH. 1,5408. MBH. 3,11727. am Ende eines adj. comp. (f. ā): vṛthākula˚ MBH. 1,5411. ekaśīla˚ MBH. 1,7624. tathāśīla˚ MBH. 5,2688. evaṃvṛtta˚ SUŚR. 1,72,12. strī˚ R. 5,12,46. śuci˚ R. SCHL. 2,65,7. sādhu˚ Spr. (II) 7398. PAÑCAT. 24,20. PAÑCAT. 41,17. pāpa˚ MBH. 3,15783. R. GORR. 2,37,18. krūra˚ R. GORR. 6,98,23. kṣudra˚ PAÑCAT. III, 140. — 2〉 Herkommen, das im — Gebrauch — Sein Schol. zu KĀTY. ŚR. 60,3. KULL._zu_M. 8,143. tādṛgeva vidhirvihaṃgānāṃ bandhānmokṣakriyāsamācāraḥ (bandhamokṣātmakaḥ ed. Bomb.) so v. a. herkömmliche Art und Weise der Befreiung PAÑCAT. 109,11. tasya ca prathamaṃ mayā . tāmbūlādisamācāraḥ kartavyo hi sadā bhavet .. so v. a. das herkömmliche Darreichen KATHĀS. 75,138. nīcānartha˚ (wohl nīcānārya˚ zu lesen) adj. im Gebrauch seiend bei, gebräuchlich R. 2,104,6.

Original text · German · substantive masculine

2. samācāra (2. sama + ā˚) m. gleiche Sitte, — Gebräuche MBH. 3,11242.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

1. samācāra m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — 1〉 das Verfahren, Benehmen, Verhalten, — bei (im Comp. vorangehend). — 2〉 Herkommen (Chr. 212,8) das im Gebrauch Sein, herkömmliche Art und Weise. — 3〉 das herkömmliche Darreichen von (im Comp. vorangehend).

Original text · German · substantive masculine

2. samācāra m. gleiche Sitten, — Gebräuche.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

samācāraḥ 1 Proceeding, going. 2 Practice, conduct, behaviour. 3 Proper conduct or behaviour. 4 News, information, report, tidings.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

samācāra m. das Verfahren, Herkommen, Brauch, Sitte, Art und Weise.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

samācāra m. usage approuvé; conduite honorable. Récit, rapport.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

SS 1 occurrence
SS 3.20–3.24: Turya in Daily Life 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • SS 3.22 Segment 2

    Attested form: samācāre Grammar of the segment: lokative absolutus singular

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