Acama, Ācāma, Ācamā, Ācama: 13 definitions
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Acama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Acama has 11 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Achama.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchĀcāma (आचाम):—(von cam mit ā) m. [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 170.]
1) Ausspülung des Mundes [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) das Wasser, der Schaum von gekochtem Reise [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 49.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 396.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 19, 1, 22.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 322.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungĀcāma (आचाम):—m. —
1) das Einschlürfen von Wasser , Ausspülung des Mundes. —
2) das Wasser — , der Schaum von gekochtem Reise u.s.w. [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtra 19,1,20.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+19): Acamadayika, Acamah, Acamai, Acamaka, Acamam, Acamamla, Acamamlavardhamana, Acamana, Acamanadharin, Acamanaka, Acamanaki, Acamanakumbhi, Acamanam, Acamanapaduka, Acamanargha, Acamanasaravaka, Acamanavahin, Acamanavidhi, Acamancacam, Acamancan.
Ends with: Camacama, Kacama, Nimacama, Queque-camacama, Ucamapacama, Yavacama.
Full-text: Ajava, Ayamaga, Ayasa, Pishaca, Kanjika, Kundaka, Naraca, Ayama, Acamadayika, Cam.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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