Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Restraint, check, control; śrotrādīnīṃdriyāṇyanye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati Bg. 4. 26, 27; so saṃyamadhanaḥ &c.
2 Concentration of mind, a term ap- plied to the last three stages of Yoga; dhāraṇādhyānasamādhitrayamaṃtaraṃgaṃ saṃ- yamapadavācyaṃ Sarva. S., Ku. 2. 59.
3 A religious vow.
4 Religious devotion, practice of penance; Ś. 4. 16.
5 Humanity, feeling of compas- sion.
6 Any religious act on the day...
