Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5292

c6.5292

sāma-vāda, cf. Prakrit sama-vāyo (CII 1), found in a rock edict of Aśoka; ‘restrained speech’; same as saṃyama (i.e. vāk-saṃyama) found in one version; generally sama-vāyo is taken as samavāya or concord.