Khagama, Kha-gama, Khagāma: 9 definitions
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Khagama 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKhagama (खगम).—A Brāhmaṇa. In Mahābhārata, there is a story which describes how this Brahmin Khagama changed another Brahmin to a serpent by cursing him. The Brahmin Khagama and Sahasrapāt were friends. Once Sahasrapāt made a snake of grass and terrified Khagama at Agnihotra (Burnt offering in the holy fire) Khagama instantly cursed Sahasrapāt to become a serpent. Sahasrapāt requested for liberation from the curse. Khagama said that he would resume his original form on the day he saw Ruru the son of Pramati. From that day onwards Sahasrapāt roamed about in several countries in the form of a serpent.
Once Pramadvarā the wife of Ruru, died by snake-bite. Ruru cried over the death of his wife for a long time. According to the advice of a messenger from the Devas Ruru gave half of his life-time to his wife and she came to life again. But Ruru felt a bitter hatred against serpents and began their extermination. Once he met with Sahasrapāt. Instantly at the sight of Ruru, Sahasrapāt obtained his original form. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 11).
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKhagama (खगम) refers to one of the male servants associated with Oḍḍiyāna, one of the sacred seats (pīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Nine of the twelve female servants (three in each of the first four seats), are low-caste women who we find, in other contexts, embody the Mothers (mātṛkā). The maids (cellakā) are Yoginīs and the servants their male counterparts [i.e., Khagama]. These replace the spiritual ‘sons’ and ‘daughters’ the goddess generates and the guardians she appoints in the sacred seats listed in the ‘Kubjikāmatatantra’.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhagama (खगम).—a. moving in the air, flying (as the Gandharvas or missile weapons).
-maḥ a bird.
Khagama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kha and gama (गम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhagama (खगम).—m.
(-maḥ) A bird. E. kha, and gama what goes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhagama (खगम).—[adjective] & [masculine] = khaga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khagama (खगम):—[=kha-gama] [from kha] mfn. moving in the air, flying (said of Gandharvas and of missile weapons), [Mahābhārata iii, 820 and 14983; xiv, 2188]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a bird, [Nalopākhyāna i, 23]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Brāhman, [Mahābhārata i, 995.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhagama (खगम):—[kha-gama] (maḥ) 1. m. A bird.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Kalamukhagama, Mukhagama, Punkhagama, Sukhagama.
Full-text: Sahasrapada, Gama.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XI < [Pauloma Parva]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 5 - The anecdote of Śrīmatī < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]