सम् [sam] I. 1 P. (समति)
To be confused or agitated.
Not to be confused or agitated. -II. 1 U. (समयति- ते) To be agitated.
सम् [sam] ind.
As a prefix to verbs and verbal derivatives it means (a) with, together with, together; as in संगम्, संभाषण, संधा, संयुज् &c.). (b) Sometimes it intensifies the meaning of the simple root, and may be translated by 'very, quite, greatly, thoroughly, very much'; संतुष्, संतोष, संन्यस्, संन्यास, संता &c., तस्या- मात्मानुरूपायामात्मजन्मसमुत्सुकः
[R.1.33.] (c) It also expresses completeness, perfection, or beauty.
As prefixed to nouns to form comp. it means 'like, same, similar', as in समर्थ.
Sometimes it means 'near', 'before', as in समक्ष.
In the Vedas it is sometimes used as a separable preposition (with instr.).