Kam, aka: Kaṃ, Kām; 6 Definition(s)
Introduction
Kam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Kām (काम्).—Augment आम् (ām) applied to तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) just as अकच् (akac) is applied, e.g.; आसितव्यं किल तूष्णीकाम (āsitavyaṃ kila tūṣṇīkāma) M. Bh. on V.3.72.
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarVyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kaṃ : (nt.) what thing?
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary
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
kāṃ (कां).—ad Why? wherefore? 2 ind An expletive constantly occurring in poetry. Ex. dēśōdēśīñcē jē kāṃ nṛpa ||.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāṃ (कां).—ad Why? Wherefore?
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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-English dictionary
Kam (कम्).—ind. Ved. A particle used as an expletive or enclitic.
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Kām (काम्).—ind. An interjection used in calling out to another.
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKam (कम्).—[(u)kamu] r. 1st cl. (kāmayati) To desire: this root is irregular.
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Kam (कम्).—ind. 1. Water. 2. The head. 3. Happiness or happily. 4. An expletive. E. kam to desire, vic aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.
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| Kankim | kāṃ-kīṃ (कां-कीं).—conj Because. | |
| Kankum | kāṃ-kūṃ (कां-कूं).—f Moaning; hesitation. ad In a hesitating or vacillating manner. | |
| Kam-kum-karanem | kāṃ-kūṃ-karaṇēṃ (कां-कूं-करणें).—To hesitate. | |
| Kama | Kamā (कमा).—f. (-mā) Beauty, rediance. E. kam to desire, aṅ and ṭāp affs.--- OR --- Kāma (काम).... | |
| Ka | Ka (क).—The first consonant of the Nagari Alphabet, and the first of the guttural letters, corr... | |
| Taraka | Tāraka (तारक).—m. (°kā, f., Sanskrit and Pali; °ka, said by Ratnach. to be nt., AMg.), pupil of... | |
| Shuka | Śuka (शुक).—m. (-kaḥ) 1. A parrot. 2. The son of Vyasa, the author or narrator of the Bhagavat.... | |
| Tilaka | Tilaka (तिलक) refers to the “small circular mark on the forehead”, according to the Śivapurāṇa ... | |
| Ashoka | Aśoka (अशोक).—mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Cheerful, not sorrowful. m. (-kaḥ) A tree commonly Asoka (Jone... | |
| Nalika | Nālikā (नालिका).—(1) (= Pali nāḷikā), a tubular vessel or recep- tacle: pucchaṃ sauvarṇāyāṃ °k... | |
| Kamala | Kamala (कमल).—n. (-laṃ) 1. A lotus, (Nelumbium speciosum or Nymphæa nelumbo.) 2. Water. 3. Copp... | |
| Karaka | Karaka (करक).—(1) = prec., in same cpd.: Divy 37.1—2; 341.29; Av i.3.5; Speyer, Index, t... | |
| Madhuka | Madhuka (मधुक).—mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Sweet, (in taste.) 2. Sweet-speaking or sounding, mellifl... | |
| Kalika | Kalikā (कलिका).—(perhaps lit. a bud, i.e. a trifle, nothing of value?) Divy 499.24 kim ayaṃ kal... | |
| Yamaka | Yamaka (यमक).—mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Twin, fellow, one of a pair or twins. m. (-kaḥ) 1. A religious... |
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Search found 36 books and stories containing Kam, Kaṃ or Kām. You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.5.110 < [Chapter 5 - Prema: Love of God]
Verse 2.1.58-59 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya: Renunciation]
Verse 1.4.115 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta: The Devotee]
Śrī Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.20 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 3.3.134 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Verse 2.4.88 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 122-123 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 125 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Baudhāyana Dharmasūtra (by Baudhāyana)
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 744 < [Chapter 13 - Examination of Sāmānya (the ‘universal’)]
Verse 2949-2950 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 642-643 < [Chapter 11 - On ‘Quality’ as a Category]