Kamam, Kāmaṃ, Kāmam: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarKāmam (कामम्).—Optionally; at will; cf. काममति-दिश्यतांं वा (kāmamati-diśyatāṃṃ vā) M. Bh. on I.1.57.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kamam in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lontarus domestica Gaertn., nom. superfl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Webbia (1914)
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· Palmiers (1878)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykāmaṃ : (adv.) surely; certainly.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāmam (कामम्).—ind.
1) According to wish or inclination, at will; कामंगामी (kāmaṃgāmī).
2) Agreebly to desire; ये तिष्ठन्ति भवन्तु तेऽपि गमने कामं प्रकामोद्यमाः (ye tiṣṭhanti bhavantu te'pi gamane kāmaṃ prakāmodyamāḥ) Mu.1.25.
3) To the heart's content, Uttararāmacarita 3.16.
4) Willingly, joyfully; Śānti.4.4.
5) Well, very well (a particle of assent), it may be that; मनागनभ्यावृत्त्या वा कामं क्षाम्यतु यः क्षमी (manāganabhyāvṛttyā vā kāmaṃ kṣāmyatu yaḥ kṣamī) Śiśupālavadha 2.43.
6) Granted or admitted (that), true that, no doubt, (generally followed by tu, tathāpi, yet, still); कामं न तिष्ठति मदाननसंमुखी सा भूयिष्ठमन्यविषया न तु दृष्टिरस्याः (kāmaṃ na tiṣṭhati madānanasaṃmukhī sā bhūyiṣṭhamanyaviṣayā na tu dṛṣṭirasyāḥ) Ś.1.3; 2.1; कामं कर्णान्तविश्रान्ते विशाले तस्य लोचने (kāmaṃ karṇāntaviśrānte viśāle tasya locane) R.4.13; कामं जीवति मे नाथः (kāmaṃ jīvati me nāthaḥ) R.12.75; कामं नृपाः सन्तु सहस्रशोऽन्ये (kāmaṃ nṛpāḥ santu sahasraśo'nye) R.6.22; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.34.
7) Indeed, forsooth, really; R.2.43; (often implying unwillingness or contradiction).
8) Better, rather (usually with na); काममामरणात्तिष्ठेद् गृहे कन्यर्तुमत्यपि । न चैवेनां प्रयच्छेत्तु गृणहीनाय कर्हिचित् (kāmamāmaraṇāttiṣṭhed gṛhe kanyartumatyapi | na caivenāṃ prayacchettu gṛṇahīnāya karhicit) || Manusmṛti 9.89; H.1.112.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmam (कामम्).—ind. A particle, 1. Of reluetant assent, (well, very well.) 2. Of assent, (willingly, readily.) 3. Of agreement, (very well, so be it.) 4. Of contempt or invidious remark. 5. Agreeably to desire, following the inclination: see kāma.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmam (कामम्).—[adverb] at will, willingly, freely, easily, by all means, indeed, [with] a neg. by no means. kāmam (o.[with] [imperative])—tu, kiṃtu, ca, punar, tathāpi granted, admitted that, although, however — nevertheless. kāmam—na tu or na ca rather-than.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāmam (कामम्):—[from kāma] a ind. See sub voce
2) [from kāma] b ind. ([accusative] of kāma [gana] svarādi, not in [Kāśikā-vṛtti]) according to wish or desire, according to inclination, agreeably to desire, at will, freely, willingly, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] with pleasure, readily, gladly, [Mahābhārata iii, 298; Raghuvaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] (as a particle of assent) well, very well, granted, admitted that, indeed, really, surely, [Mahābhārata iii, 17195; Rāmāyaṇa v, 24, 4; Śakuntalā; Bhartṛhari]
5) [v.s. ...] well and good, in any case, at any rate, [Mahābhārata iii, 310, 19; Rāmāyaṇa iv, 9, 105; v, 53, 11; Śakuntalā; Dhūrtasamāgama]
6) [v.s. ...] (with na, ‘in no case’ [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 56, 17])
7) [v.s. ...] granted that, in spite of that, notwithstanding, [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 16, 50; Pañcatantra] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] though, although, supposing that (usually with [imperative]), [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 95, 49 and 56; Raghuvaṃśa ii, 43; Śāntiśataka] (kāmaṃ-na or na tu or na ca, rather than e.g. kāmam ā maraṇāt tiṣṭhed gṛhe kanyā-na enām prayacchet tu guṇa-hīnāya, ‘rather should a girl stay at home till her death, than that he should give her to one void of excellent qualities’ [Manu-smṛti ix, 89]; the negative sentence with na or natu or na ca may also precede, or its place may be taken by an interrogative sentence e.g. kāmaṃ nayatu māṃ devaḥ kim ardhenātmano hi me, ‘rather let the god take me, what is the use to me of half my existence?’ [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vii, 2, 54] ; kāmaṃ-tu or kiṃ tu or ca or punar or athāpi or tathāpi, well, indeed, surely, truly, granted, though however, notwithstanding, nevertheless e.g. kāmaṃ tvayā parityaktā gamiṣyāmi-imaṃ tu bālaṃ saṃtyaktuṃ, nārhasi, ‘granted that forsaken by thee I shall go this child however thou must not forsake’ [Mahābhārata i, 3059]; or the disjunctive particles may be left out, [Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa ii, 43; Śāntiśataka]; yady-api-kāmaṃ tathāpi, though nevertheless, [Prabodha-candrodaya])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmam (कामम्):—adv. Willingly.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kāmam (कामम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kāmaṃ.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKāmaṃ (कामं) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kāmam.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKamam (கமம்) noun Fullness, entirety; நிறைவு.. [niraivu..] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 355.)
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Kamam (கமம்) noun perhaps from karman. (J.)
1. Cultivation, agriculture; விவசாயம். [vivasayam.]
2. Field, farm; வயல். [vayal.]
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Kāmam (காமம்) noun < kāma.
1. Desire; விருப் பம். காமம் வெகுளி மயக்கம் [virup pam. kamam veguli mayakkam] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 360).
2. Happiness in love, one of four kinds of puruṣārttam, q.v.; உறுதிப்பொருள்களுள் ஒன்றான இன்பம். காமத் தின் மன்னும் வழிமுறையே நிற்றுநாம் [uruthipporulkalul onrana inpam. kamath thin mannum vazhimuraiye nirrunam] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். பெரியதி. ம. [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. periyathi. ma.] 37).
3. Sexual pleasure; புணர்ச்சி யின்பம். காமத்திற் செம்பாக மன்று [punarchi yinpam. kamathir sembaga manru] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1092).
4. Venereal secretion; காமநீர். மெய்பொடித் திருங்காம மிக்கொழுக்கும் [kamanir. meypodith thirungama mikkozhukkum] (உபதேசகாண்டம் அயமுகி. [upathesagandam ayamugi.] 25).
5. Object of desire; விரும்பிய பொருள். தாம்வேண்டுங் காமமே காட்டுங் கடிது [virumbiya porul. thamvendung kamame kattung kadithu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar.] 2, 92).
6. (Astrology) The seventh house from the ascendant; இலக்கினத் துக்கு ஏழாமிடம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [ilakkinath thukku ezhamidam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
7. See காமமரம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kamamaram. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Kāmam (காமம்) noun < Pkt. gāma < grama. (அகராதி நிகண்டு [agarathi nigandu])
1. Village; ஊர். [ur.]
2. Inhabitant; குடி. [kudi.]
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Kāmam (காமம்) noun probably from Persn. khām. Tax; இறையனாரகப் பொருள் (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [iraiyanaragap porul (agarathi nigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with (+29): Kamama, Kamamagaramithi, Kamamagga, Kamamaha, Kamamahatmya, Kamamalin, Kamamangala, Kamamanjari, Kamamarana, Kamamarani, Kamamardana, Kamamathana, Kamamatta, Kamamaya, Kamamaya-kosha, Kamamba, Kamamca, Kamamcahullu, Kamamci, Kamamda.
Ends with (+39): Abhikamam, Acankamam, Akamam, Akkamam, Anankakamam, Anantakamam, Anikamam, Ankakamam, Anputaikkamam, Anukamam, Apakamam, Arputakamam, Atiyakamam, Cainakamam, Caivakamam, Cankamam, Jainakamam, Jankamam, Karumakkamam, Katirkamam.
Full-text (+137): Yathakamam, Dhamin, Kamamgamin, Kama, Prakamam, Yatrakamam, Oru-talaikamam, Mokati, Anputaikkamam, Mukkurram, Attavikaram, Pakaivarkkam, Tu, Kamampulam, Purusharttasvarupam, Muppakai, Manasija, Kolikkamam, Kamakkaran, Pratikamam.
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