Acamya, Ācāmya: 6 definitions
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Acamya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Achamya.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationĀcamya (आचम्य) refers to “performing Ācamana”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing these words of the women, lord Śiva, who was free from aberrations and was the supreme preceptor of great Yogins spoke to them. [Śiva said]—‘O dignified ladies, do not utter such words to me. You are the chaste mothers of the worlds, how do you speak so trivially in regard to your son?’ On hearing the words of Śiva, the celestial ladies were ashamed. In their excitement they became motionless like dolls in a picture. Eating the sweets and performing Ācamana (ācamya) lord Śiva was much delighted. In the company of His wife He chewed the betal with camphor”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀcāmya (आचाम्य).—pot. p. To be rinsed.
-myam Water used for rinsing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀcamya (आचम्य).—ind. Having rinced the mouth, having sipped and rejected a little water. E. āṅ before cam to eat, lyap aff.
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Ācāmya (आचाम्य).—n.
(-myaṃ) 1. Rincing the mouth, &c. 2. Water so used. 3. A gargle. E. āṅ before cam to eat, ṇyat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ācamya (आचम्य):—[=ā-camya] [from ā-cam] [indeclinable participle] having sipped water, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) Ācāmya (आचाम्य):—[=ā-cāmya] [from ā-cam] mfn. ([impersonal or used impersonally]) to be sipped, [Pāṇini 3-1, 126]
3) [v.s. ...] n. = ā-cānti above, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya vi, 65.]
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