sam-√ ās Ā. -āste (pr. p. -āsīna, q.v.), to sit together, sit or assemble round (acc.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [MBh.]; to sit, be seated, [Mn.]; [R.]; to sit or abide in (loc.), [R.] ; to hold a council, deliberate, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; to practise, observe (acc.), [R.]; to behave like (iva), resemble, [MBh.]; to be dejected or low-spirited, [R.]; to mind, attend to, acknowledge, [R.]; to be a match for, cope with (acc.), [MBh.]; [R.]