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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhigama (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 Dictionary

Abhigama (अभिगम).—m.

(-maḥ) Approach, proximity. E. abhi to, gama going.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhigama (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 Dictionary

Abhigama (अभिगम).—[masculine] na [neuter] coming near, going to, approaching (also of sex. intercourse).

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

1) 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 Dictionary

Abhigama (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 Dictionary

Abhigama (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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context information

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 dictionary

Abhigama (अभिगम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Abhigama.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gama, Abhi.

Starts with: Abhigamadanda, Abhigamana, Abhigamanadanda, Abhigamaniya.

Ends with: Durabhigama, Jinabhigama, Ushnabhigama.

Full-text: Ushnabhigama, Abhigamadanda, Abhigamana.

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