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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम) refers to “one who is desirous of speaking to someone”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.19 (“Jalandhara’s emissary to Śiva”).—Accordingly, as the messenger Rāhu went to Śiva’s mansion: “[...] The emissary named Rāhu bowed to Śiva. His haughtiness subsided by the brilliance of his body. He went near Śiva. Rāhu was desirous of speaking (vaktukāma) to him. He sat in front of Śiva. Urged by his gesture Rāhu spoke to the three-eyed god Śiva.—[...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम).—a. Desirous of speaking.

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

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम).—mfn.

(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) Desirous of speaking. E. vaktu for vaktum to speak, kāma desire.

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

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम).—i. e. vaktum -kāma (vb. vac), adj. Desirous of speaking, wishing to say, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 30, 1.

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

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम).—[adjective] wishing to speak or say.

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

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम):—[=vaktu-kāma] [from vaktu > vac] mfn. desirous of speaking, intending to speak, [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]

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

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम):—[(maḥ-mā-maṃ) a.] Wishing to speak.

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

Vaktukāma (वक्तुकाम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vattukāma.

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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, Vaktu.

Full-text: Vaktu, Vattukama.

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