சமயம்

s. A convenient, suitable or proper time; leisure, convenience, oppor tunity, தருணம். 2. Time, season, occasion, juncture of time; emergency, extremity, காலம். 3. Any religious persuasion, faith or system, மார்க்கம். (c.) W. p. 894. SAMAYA. --Note.. There are twelve principal religi ous systems, of which six are approved and six rejected by the Saiva sect. 1. உட் சமையம், or the six systems considered orthodox by the Saivas are. 1. வைரவம், making Bhairava supreme. 2. வாமம், re garding the female principle in nature, as the primeval form of deity, and teach ing the worship of the generative female organ. 3. காளாமுகம், similar to the வாமம். 4. மாவிரதம், teaching that the deity is a pure spirit. 5. பாசுபதம், similar to மாவிரதம். 6. சைவம், Saivism, which teaches that the deity is both spirit and matter; assuming forms for accomplishing his pur poses. II. புறச்சமயம், or the six hete rodox systems; viz.:-1. உலகாயதம். A species of Atheism regarding sensual grati fications as the chief good, as taught by the atheistical school of Charvaka. 2. புத் தம். Bhuddism, which rejects the notion of a Supreme being, maintains that all material existences proceed from a for tuitous combination of the four primitive elements, (earth, water, fire, and air,) and that mental phenomena are the mere results of organization. It regards Bhudd as a deified teacher and object of worship. 3. சமணம். The Jaina system which is a modification of Bhuddism, and regards Argha as the deified preceptor and object of worship. 4. மீமாஞ்சை. A system that regards Brahm as the soul of the universe. 5. பாஞ்சாரத்திரம். A sys tem taught by Vishnu, during five suc cessive nights. 6. பாட்டாசாரியம். The system of Battacharya whose followers regard the Vedas as god, and consider that virtuous actions of themselves result in felicity. III. Other systems derived from these twelve or in some respects similar to them are very numerous, some of them are கபாலம், சவுத்திராந்திகம், யோகசாரணம், ஆத்துமிகம், வைபாடிகம், நிகண்டவா தம், நையாயிகம், வைசேஷிகம், பதஞ்சலியம், சாங்கியம், சித்தாந்தம், வேதாந்தம், &c. The six orthodox systems among the Vaishnuvas are 1. யாதவம், that of Yádava Misra. 2. மாயாவாதம், that by Sankarachárya. 3. இரணியகர்ப்பம், that by Hiranyagarbha. 4. இராமானுசீயம், that by Rámánuja. 5. பாஸ்கரம், that by Bhaskara. 6. தத்துவவாதம், that by Mádha vácharya.

சமயகருமம், s. Rites and duties of religion, மார்க்காசாரம்.

சமயகாரியம், s. Questions, matters, &c., of theology; religious concerns, subjects, &c.

சமயக்கட்டு, s. Religious obligation. See கட்டு.

சமயக்கொள்கை--சமயக்கோட்பாடு, s. Religious opinions, tenets, &c.

சமயசாத்திரம், s. The theology of a sect. 2. Religious writings or shastras.

சமயதீட்சை, s. The ceremony of initiating a disciple in the mantras, &c., peculiar to the sect. See தீட்சை.

சமயத்தார், s. The followers of a religious system.

சமயங்கடக்க, inf. To transcend all religions--as the supreme being. (p.)

சமயநிந்தை, s. Scoffing at religion, profaneness, blasphemy, &c.

சமயநிலை, s. The commands, tenets of a religion. 2. Religion as observed, believed, practised, &c., by its professors.

சமயநூல், s. The religious writings of a sect.

சமயப்பற்று, v. noun. Attachment to a religion.

சமயபத்தி, s. Religious devotedness to a creed.

சமயபேதம், s. Heresy, heterodoxy. 2. Diversity of religions. 3. Schism. 4. (c.) Unseasonableness.

சமயபேதி, s. A heretic. 2. Schisma tic. 3. One of another religion.

சமயப்போலி, s. A spurious system of religion. (p.)

சமயப்போக்கு, v. noun. The substance, scope, &c., of a religion. (Little used.)

சமயமதம், s. Bigotry, enthusiasm, conceit in religion.

சமயமதங்கொண்டாட, inf. To be en thusiastic, to act the bigot.

சமயமானம், s. A natural regard to one's own religion. (c.) 2. (Rott.) Con stancy or firmness in a religion. சந்நியாசிக்குஞ் சாதிமானஞ் சமயமானம்விடாது.... The ascetic who has relinquished every thing will not relinquish his caste or sect.

சமயவாதம், s. Religious controversy.

சமயவாதி, s. A disputant for religion. 2. A professor of religion.

சமயாசாரம், s. The rites and ceremo nies, of a religion according to a pre scribed institute. 2. Religious practice, observance of rites. (c.)

சமயாதீதன், s. The supreme Being- as transcending all religions, சமயங்கடந்த கடவுள். (p.)

சமயி, s. [com. சமயத்தான்.] A reli gionist, a sectarian, the follower of any religion, sect, &c., a sectary. (p.)

சமயமாயிருக்கையில், [adverbially.] At a particular juncture, in an emergency.

சமயங்கடத்த, inf. [prov.] To while away time, to loiter.

சமயங்கிடைக்க, inf. To obtain an op portunity. (c.)

சமயங்கெட்டவேளை, s. An unseason able time. (Limited usage.)

சமயத்துக்குதவ, inf. To help in an emergency.

சமயம்பார்க்க--சமயந்தேட, inf. To watch an opportunity.

சமயாசமயம், s. Urgent or pressing occasion, unfavorable opportunity. (c.)

தற்சமயம், s. The very juncture or moment. 2. A special opportunity.

நற்சமயம், s. A good opportunity. சமயந்தப்பிவந்தான். He came unseason ably. சமயத்திலே கையைவிர