सामवेद

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सामवेद (sāmavedá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑːm.ʋeːd̪/, [sä̃ːm.weːd̪]

Proper noun

सामवेद • (sāmved) m (Urdu spelling ساموید)

1. (Hinduism) the Samaveda

Declension

Declension of सामवेद (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	सामवेद sāmved
oblique	सामवेद sāmved
vocative	सामवेद sāmved

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सामवेद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সামৱেদ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬵᬫᬯᬾᬤ (Balinese script)
• সামবেদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰯𑰦𑰪𑰸𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀸𑀫𑀯𑁂𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• သာမဝေဒ (Burmese script)
• સામવેદ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਾਮਵੇਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌵𑍇𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦴꦩꦮꦺꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂰𑂧𑂫𑂵𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಾಮವೇದ (Kannada script)
• សាមវេទ (Khmer script)
• ສາມເວທ (Lao script)
• സാമവേദ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠᠸᡝᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘰𑘦𑘪𑘹𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢗᠮᠠᠸᠧᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧑𑧆𑧊𑧚𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐵𑐩𑐰𑐾𑐡 (Newa script)
• ସାମଵେଦ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢵꢪꢮꢾꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆳𑆩𑆮𑆼𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖯𑖦𑖪𑖸𑖟 (Siddham script)
• සාමවෙද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩛𑩴𑩾𑩔𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚭𑚢𑚦𑚲𑚛 (Takri script)
• ஸாமவேத³ (Tamil script)
• సామవేద (Telugu script)
• สามเวท (Thai script)
• སཱ་མ་ཝེ་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒰𑒧𑒫𑒹𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨊𑨢𑨭𑨄𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of सामन् (sā́man, “song”) +‎ वेद (vedá, “knowledge”). The combining form of सामन् (sāman) is साम (sāma), so सामन् + वेद becomes सामवेद (sāmaveda).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑː.mɐ.ʋɐj.dɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑː.mɐˈʋeː.d̪ɐ/

Proper noun

सामवेद • (sāmavedá) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) the Samaveda (see there for all details)

   Coordinate terms: ऋग्वेद (ṛgveda), यजुर्वेद (yajurveda), सामवेद (sāmaveda), अथर्ववेद (atharvaveda)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सामवेद (sāmavedá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सामवेदः sāmavedáḥ	सामवेदौ / सामवेदा¹ sāmavedaú / sāmavedā́¹	सामवेदाः / सामवेदासः¹ sāmavedā́ḥ / sāmavedā́saḥ¹
Vocative	सामवेद sā́maveda	सामवेदौ / सामवेदा¹ sā́mavedau / sā́mavedā¹	सामवेदाः / सामवेदासः¹ sā́mavedāḥ / sā́mavedāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सामवेदम् sāmavedám	सामवेदौ / सामवेदा¹ sāmavedaú / sāmavedā́¹	सामवेदान् sāmavedā́n
Instrumental	सामवेदेन sāmavedéna	सामवेदाभ्याम् sāmavedā́bhyām	सामवेदैः / सामवेदेभिः¹ sāmavedaíḥ / sāmavedébhiḥ¹
Dative	सामवेदाय sāmavedā́ya	सामवेदाभ्याम् sāmavedā́bhyām	सामवेदेभ्यः sāmavedébhyaḥ
Ablative	सामवेदात् sāmavedā́t	सामवेदाभ्याम् sāmavedā́bhyām	सामवेदेभ्यः sāmavedébhyaḥ
Genitive	सामवेदस्य sāmavedásya	सामवेदयोः sāmavedáyoḥ	सामवेदानाम् sāmavedā́nām
Locative	सामवेदे sāmavedé	सामवेदयोः sāmavedáyoḥ	सामवेदेषु sāmavedéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सामवेद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1205.