समालम्ब्

{ samālamb }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सम्-आ-√ लम्ब्    Ā. -लम्बते, to hang on, cling to ( acc.), [MBh.]; [Rājat.];

to lean on, depend on, trust to ( acc.), [Kathās.];

to take to ( acc.), [Cat.];

to take hold of. seize, grasp, [Kum.]; [Kathās.];

to have recourse to, assume, [R.]; [Mṛcch.]; [Bhaṭṭ.];

to acquire, obtain, appropriate, [Hit.] ( v.l.);

to fall to the lot of ( loc.), ib. :

Caus. लम्बयति, to cause to hang or rest, suspend to ( loc.), [Pañcat.]

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सम् आ √ लम्ब्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

समालम्ब् [samālamb]   1 Ā.
To lay or catch, hold of, seize; स्वरूपमास्थाय च तां कृतस्मितः समाललम्बे वृषराजकेतनः [Ku.5.84.]
To rest or depend on, be supported by; to cling or adhere to.
To devote or give oneself up to.
To assume., maintain.
To settle down or abide in.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : अवलम्ब्