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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāmādhikāra (कामाधिकार).—the influence of love or desire.

Derivable forms: kāmādhikāraḥ (कामाधिकारः).

Kāmādhikāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and adhikāra (अधिकार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāmādhikāra (कामाधिकार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. The influence of passion or desire. 2. The aspiration of the will. 3. The part of the Sastra which relates to human wishes or desires. E. kāma, and adhikāra superintendence.

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

1) Kāmādhikāra (कामाधिकार):—[from kāma] m. the influence of passion or desires, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] that part of a Śāstra that relates to human wishes or desires, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Kāmādhikāra (कामाधिकार):—[kāmā+dhikāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Influence of love; bent of the will.

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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.

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Partial matches: Kama, Adhikara.

Starts with: Kamadhikarana.

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