Vidhavagamin, Vidhavāgāmin, Vidhava-gamin: 4 definitions
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Vidhavagamin 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVidhavāgāmin (विधवागामिन्).—m. one who has sexual intercourse with a widow.
Vidhavāgāmin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidhavā and gāmin (गामिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhavāgāmin (विधवागामिन्).—m. (-mī) One who has intercourse with a widow. E. vidhavā and gāmin who approaches, (carnally.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhavāgāmin (विधवागामिन्):—[=vidhavā-gāmin] [from vidhavā > vidh] m. one who has intercourse with a widow, [Yājñavalkya ii, 234.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhavāgāmin (विधवागामिन्):—[vidhavā-gāmin] (mī) 5. m. Going (carnally) to a widow.
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: Gamin, Vidhava.
Full-text: Vitavakami.
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