Kshamam, Kṣamam, Kṣāmam: 2 definitions
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Kshamam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Kṣamam and Kṣāmam can be transliterated into English as Ksamam or Kshamam, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKṣamam (क्षमम्).—nt. impersonal adj. (or adv.), it is fitting, construed with gdve. (compare Speyer, VSS §§ 221, 222): Lalitavistara 315.14 (verse) vāyasa-gardabha-ruditaṃ nivartitavyaṃ kṣa- maṃ śīghraṃ…it is fitting that one turn back quickly; 315.20 (verse) nivartitavyaṃ kṣamaṃ prājñaiḥ.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKṣāmam (க்ஷாமம்) noun < kṣāma. Scarcity, famine; பஞ்சம். [pancham.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kshamamandala, Kshamamanikya.
Ends with: Yathakshamam.
Full-text: Yathakshamam, Dasya, Unmilana, Kshama, Unmila, Tamra, Yuddha, Atha, Anyatra.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1510 < [Chapter 19a - Other forms and means of Knowledge (A): Verbal cognition]
Verse 2917-2919 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.5 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Sri Rama: The Highest Ideal of Indian Manhood < [January 1970]