Kamata, Kamatā, Kāmatā: 10 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Kamata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Kāmatā (कामता):—Desire

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Kāmatā (कामता) [=Kāma?] refers to “delight (in the dharma)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva who has attained memory never forget? Son of good family, the Bodhisattva attains memory (dhāraṇī) by purifying his memory. What then is the purification of memory? Son of good family, there are thirty-two purifications of memory. What are the thirty-two? To wit, (1) seeking the dharma; (2) delight in the dharma (dharma-kāmatā); (3) taking pleasure in the delights of the dharma; (4) inclination towards the dharma; [...]”

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Glossary of Sinhalese Folk Terms appearing in the Service Tenure Register

Kamata:—A threshing-floor.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kāmata.—(EI 21; CII 4), name of a tax. Note: kāmata is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kamata in India is the name of a plant defined with Butea monosperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Ethnobotany (2001)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5569)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Asiatic Researches (1792)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kamata, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kamatā : (f.) (in cpds.), wish; longing. || kāmatā (f.), longing; willingness.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kāmatā, (f.) (abstr. fr. kāma) desire, longing, with noun: viveka° ... to be alone PvA. 43; anattha° J. IV, 14; with inf. PvA. 65 (gahetu°); J. III, 362 (vināsetu°); Mhvs 5, 260; DhA. I, 91. (Page 206)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kamaṭā (कमटा) [or ठा, ṭhā].—m (kamaṭha S) A bow (esp. of bamboo or horn).

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kamatā (कमता).—a ( P) Deficient, less than needed or due.

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kāmaṭa (कामट) [or कामटी, kāmaṭī].—or kāmaṭhī f See kāmbīṭa.

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kāmata (कामत).—m A distinction among śēṇavī-Brahmans. The term is often affixed to proper names. Ex. rāmakāmata, kṛṣṇakāmata.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kamaṭā (कमटा) [-ṭhā, -ठा].—m A bow.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kamaṭa (कमट):—m. a dwarf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kamaṭa (ಕಮಟ):—[noun] = ಕಮಠ [kamatha].

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Kamaṭa (ಕಮಟ):—[noun] the tree Butea frondosa of Papilionaceae family; flame of the forest.

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Kamata (ಕಮತ):—

1) [noun] the act or profession of farming on one’s own land.

2) [noun] one’s own farming land.

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Kāmāṭa (ಕಾಮಾಟ):—

1) [noun] manual work; physical exertion.

2) [noun] a worker; a servant.

3) [noun] ಕಾಮಾಟದವನು [kamatadavanu] kāmāṭadavanu a servant; a worker.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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