Abhigama: 11 definitions
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Abhigama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhigama (अभिगम).—(a)
1) Approaching, going or coming to visit, arrival; तवार्हतो नाभिगमने तृप्तम् (tavārhato nābhigamane tṛptam) R.5.11,17.72; ज्येष्ठाभिगमनात्पूर्वं तेनाप्यनभिनन्दिता (jyeṣṭhābhigamanātpūrvaṃ tenāpyanabhinanditā) 12.35, K.158; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3. (b) Finding out; enjoying; कृत्वा तासामभिगममपाम् (kṛtvā tāsāmabhigamamapām) Meghadūta 51. (sevanam Malli.).
2) Sexual intercourse (with a man or woman); परदाराभिगमनम् (paradārābhigamanam) K.17; प्रसह्य दास्यभिगमे (prasahya dāsyabhigame) Y.2. 291; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; वरं क्लैब्यं पुंसां न च परकलत्राभिगमनम् (varaṃ klaibyaṃ puṃsāṃ na ca parakalatrābhigamanam) H.1.116; नीच° (nīca°) Y.3.297,2.294.
Derivable forms: abhigamaḥ (अभिगमः).
See also (synonyms): abhigamana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhigama (अभिगम).—m.
(-maḥ) Approach, proximity. E. abhi to, gama going.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhigama (अभिगम).—[abhi-gam + a], m. 1. Approaching. 2. A visit, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 50. 3. Sexual intercourse, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 291.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhigama (अभिगम).—[masculine] na [neuter] coming near, going to, approaching (also of sex. intercourse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhigama (अभिगम):—[=abhi-gama] [from abhi-gam] m. ([gana] anuśatikādi q.v.), approaching
2) [v.s. ...] visiting, [Meghadūta; Raghuvaṃśa v, 11]
3) [v.s. ...] sexual intercourse, [Yājñavalkya ii, 291.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhigama (अभिगम):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-maḥ) 1) Coming near, approaching; e. g. Bhaṭṭik.: lolaṃ kūlābhigame khe tuṅgāmalanibaddhapurupariṇāham (scil. lavaṇajalam); or tataḥ pravivrājayiṣuḥ kumāramādikṣadasyābhigamaṃ vanāya.
2) Arrival; e. g. uṣṇābhigama.
3) Sexual intercourse; e. g. Yājnav.: prasahya dāsyabhigame daṇḍo daśapaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ ‘at a forced intercourse with a harlot &c’; or Vivādach.: śūdrāyāmananyapūrvāyāṃ kṛtābhigama āryo… nāśyaḥ; comp. gama. [In derivatives of this word made by means of a taddh. aff. which has a ñ, ṇ or k as anubandha, both parts of the comp. receive Vṛddhi; comp. ābhigāmika.] E. gam with abhi, kṛt aff. ap.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhigama (अभिगम):—[abhi-gama] (maḥ) 1. m. Approach.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhigama (अभिगम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Abhigama.
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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 dictionaryAbhigama (अभिगम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Abhigama.
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.
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Starts with: Abhigamadanda, Abhigamana, Abhigamanadanda, Abhigamaniya, Abhigamaniyata.
Full-text: Ushnabhigama, Abhigamadanda, Abhigamana.
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