Aptakama, Apta-kama, Āptakāma: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Āptakāma (आप्तकाम) refers to “one whose desires have been fulfilled; a self-satisfied soul”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Āptakāma (आप्तकाम).—a.
1) one who has obtained his desire; येनाक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्याप्रकामाः (yenākramantyṛṣayo hyāprakāmāḥ) Muṇḍa.3.1.6.
2) one who has renounced all worldly desires and attachments.
-maḥ the Supreme Soul.
Āptakāma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āpta and kāma (काम).
1) Āptakāma (आप्तकाम):—[=āpta-kāma] [from āpta > āp] mfn. one who has gained his wish, satisfied
2) [v.s. ...] (in [philosophy]) one who knows the identity of Brahman and Ātman
3) [v.s. ...] m. the supreme soul, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]
Āptakāma (आप्तकाम):—[āpta-kāma] (maḥ-mā-maṃ) a. Satisfied; having obtained one’s wishes.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Āptakāma (आप्तकाम):—n. 1. one who has obtained his desire; 2. one who has renounced all worldly desires and attachments; 3. Supreme soul;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kama, Apta.
Full-text (+0): Paryaptakama, Aaptkam, Yu jie xi, Yu jie.
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Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Adhikarana 11: Meditation on the Supreme Personality of Godhead < [Adhyaya 3, Pada 3]
Sūtra 1.2.1 < [Adhyaya 1, Pada 2]
Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta (by Aleksandar Uskokov)
7. Brahma-Sūtra, Liberation and the Two Great Upaniṣads < [Chapter 4 - Liberation in the Brahma-sūtra]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.70 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 1.3.66 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]
Mandukya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Karika verse 1.15 < [Chapter 1 - First Khanda]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 283 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 2]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 9.9 < [Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)]
Verse 5.15 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
Verse 3.17 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]