| + | Derived from the dhatu बन्ध् (bandh) having सम् (sam) upasarga, the term सम्बन्धः (sambandha) means "binding or joining together, close connection or union or association, conjunction, inherence, connection with or relation" according to Monier Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary. It means संसर्गः, सम्पर्कः<ref name=":2">[https://ashtadhyayi.com/amara/1.6?search=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7&page=kosha Shabdakalpadhruma and other Koshas]</ref> |