सम्बन्ध

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sambandʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sambʰandʰás. Equivalent to सम्- (sam-, “together”) +‎ बन्ध (bandha, “binding, joining”). Cognate with Sogdian 𐼰𐼻𐼱𐼰𐼻𐽂 (ʾnβʾnt, “joined, attachment”), Ossetian ӕмбонд (æmbond, “fence”), Old Norse samband n (“connection”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐm.bɐn.dʱɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐmˈbɐn̪.d̪ʱɐ/

सम्बन्ध • (sambandha) stem, m

1. binding or joining together, close connection or union or association, conjunction, inherence, connection with or relation to (instrumental case with or without सह (saha), or compound; in philosophy relation or connection is said to be of three kinds, namely समवाय (samavāya), संयोग (saṃyoga) and स्वरूप (svarūpa), q.v.) (ŚrS.; Śaṃk.; Sarvad.)
2. personal connection (by marriage), relationship, fellowship, friendship, intimacy with (instrumental case with or without सह (saha) locative case or compound) (PārGṛ.; Mn.; MBh.)
3. a relation, relative, kinsman, fellow, friend, ally (Āpast.; MBh.; BhP.)
4. a collection, volume, book, (Śukas.)
5. a particular kind of calamity (VarBṛS.)
6. prosperity, success (L.)
7. fitness, propriety (L.)
8. the application of authority to prove a theological doctrine, (W.)

• → Hindi: संबंध (sambandh)
• Pali: sambandha
  • → Burmese: သမ္ဗန္ဓ (sambandha.)
  • → Khmer: សម្ពន្ធ (sɑmpŭən)
  • → Thai: สัมพันธ์ (sǎm-pan)
• → Punjabi: ਸੰਬੰਧ (sambandh)

सम्बन्ध • (sambandha) stem

1. able, capable (L.)
2. fit, right, proper (L.)

• Monier Williams (1899) “सम्बन्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1177/3.