Gama, Gāma: 20 definitions

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Gama means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Gama (गम):—(von 1. gam)

1) adj. f. ā gehend am Ende von compp.; s. araṃgama, kāma, kha, tiryaggama, turaṃ, dūraṃ, devaṃ, puro, makṣuṃ, yudhiṃ, vaśaṃ, vismayaṃ, samitiṃ, sāgaraṃ, hṛdayaṃ . —

2) m. a) Gang [Caurapañcāśikā 44.] aśvasyaikāhagamaḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 19.] Marsch, Aufbruch eines Heeres [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 63.] agama unzugänglich: tīrthāni [Mahābhārata 3, 8247.] — b) der Gang zu einer Frau, das Beiwohnen: gurvaṅganāgamaḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 54.] pravrajitā [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 293.] — c) Weg [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 320.] [Medinīkoṣa Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10.] — d) Flüchtigkeit, Unüberlegtheit [Medinīkoṣa] Vgl. gamakāritva . — e) eine Art Würfelspiel, = dyūtabheda [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] = akṣavivata [Medinīkoṣa] — f) eine gleiche Lesart(?), = sadṛkpāṭha [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] reading lightly, hasty or careless persual, running over a book, etc. [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] — Vgl. durgama

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Gama (गम):—[Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 58.]

2) f) gleicher Wortlaut [BHAGAVATĪ 1, 381.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Gama (गम):——

1) Adj. (f. ā) am Ende eines Comp. gehend u.s.w. meṣa auf einem Widder reitend [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 4.1,802,12.] —

2) m. — a) am Ende eines Comp. der Gang zu einer Frau , das Beiwohnen. — b) das Fortgehen von oder aus (Abl.) [Caurapañcāśat 44,] Aufbruch eines Heeres [Varāhamihira’s Yogayātrā 4,58.] — c) Entfernung , Wegschaffung (von Brüchen) [Bījagaṇita 129.] — d) Weg , Wegstrecke. — e) *Flüchtigkeit , Unüberlegtheit. — f) *eine Art Würfelspiel. — g) *gleicher Wortlaut.

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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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