Yashahkama, Yaśaḥkāma, Yashas-kama: 3 definitions

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Yashahkama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 term Yaśaḥkāma can be transliterated into English as Yasahkama or Yashahkama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Yashahkama in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Yaśaḥkāma (यशःकाम).—a. (yaśaskāma) 1 desirous of getting fame.

2) aspiring; ambitious.

Yaśaḥkāma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yaśas and kāma (काम).

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

1) Yaśaḥkāma (यशःकाम):—[=yaśas-kāma] [from yaśas] mfn. (yaśas-) desirous of fame or glory, ambitious, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; ???]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Bodhi-sattva, [Saddharma-puṇḍarīka]

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Yashahkama in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Yaśaḥkāma (यशःकाम):—[यशस्काम?] (a) who lives through his glory, living through glorious deeds.

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