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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Klamā (क्लमा).—A chief R. of Plakṣadvīpa.^*

• * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 11.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Klama (क्लम) refers to “weariness”, mentioned in verse 1.2 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “by the stoppage of the downward wind (are caused) visceral induration, secretory stasis, pain, weariness [viz., klama], retention of wind, urine, and feces, impairment of vision and digestion, and heart-disease”.

Note: Klama (“weariness”) has been turned pleonastically sñom lci (“dull weariness”). At the end of the stanza, ’gyur (“are caused”) has been added as predicate.

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Klama (क्लम) refers to “weariness” according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Accordingly, the dietetic effect klama-hara (removing weariness)  is associated with the following conditions: Food-utensils made of Kumudapatra (white water-lilly leaf), Raktotpalapatra (red lotus leaf) and Utpalapatra (blue lotus leaf).

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

1) Klama (क्लम):—Exhaustion with out exertion or Feeling of weakness in heart.

2) [klamaṃ] It is a symptom produced in animate type of poisoning which means mental exhaustion (fatigue).

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Klama (क्लम).—Fatigue, languor, exhaustion; विनोदितदिनक्लमाः कृतरुचश्च जाम्बूनदैः (vinoditadinaklamāḥ kṛtarucaśca jāmbūnadaiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 4.66; Manusmṛti 7.151; Ś.3.2.

Derivable forms: klamaḥ (क्लमः).

See also (synonyms): klamatha, klamathu.

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

Klama (क्लम).—m.

(-maḥ) Fatigue, weariness, exhaustion. E. klam to be weary, affix ghañ.

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

Klama (क्लम).—[klam + a], m. 1. Fatigue, [Arjunasamāgama] 4, 47. 2. Languor, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 49, 10.

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

Klama (क्लम).—[masculine] fatigue, weariness.

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

1) Klama (क्लम):—[from klam] m. fatigue, exhaustion, languor, weariness, [Mahābhārata; Śakuntalā iii, 18; Suśruta; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc. [Manu-smṛti] etc.; f(ā). , [Mahābhārata; Nalopākhyāna])

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

Klama (क्लम):—(maḥ) 1. m. Fatigue.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Klama (क्लम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kama, Kilāma.

[Sanskrit to German]

Klama in German

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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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Starts with: Klamahara, Klamana, Klamanvita, Klamapaha, Klamarahita, Klamatha, Klamathu, Klamati.

Ends with: Ahitaklama, Aklama, Aviklama, Gataklama, Hridayaklama, Jitaklama, Kayaklama, Tapahklama, Vigataklama.

Full-text: Gataklama, Klanti, Kilama, Klamatha, Vigataklama, Aklama, Ahitaklama, Hridayaklama, Kama, Klamathu, Klamanvita, Kayaklama, Klamarahita, Jitaklama, Prabadhaka, Vimardin, Vinodin, Kilamatha, Shrama, Virodhin.

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Sushruta Samhita, volume 3: Sharirasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)

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Śrī Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛtam (by Śrīla Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura)

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