A compound (समास) in which neither the first nor the second term is prominent, but a completely new contextual third meaning becomes dominant, is classified as:
- Aकर्मधारय समास (Karmadhaya Samas)
- Bअव्ययीभाव समास (Avyayibhava Samas)
- Cतत्पुरुष समास (Tatpurusha Samas)
- Dबहुव्रीहि समास (Bahuvrihi Samas)
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
In Bahuvrihi Samas (बहुव्रीहि समास), both constitutional words drop their individual fundamental meanings to combinedly project or refer to a distinct third noun or identity (e.g., Dashanan Ravan).