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Entry कामम्

कामम्kāmamind.According to wish or inclination, at will; कामंगामी.
1. According to wish or inclination, at will; कामंगामी.
2. Agreebly to desire; ये तिष्ठन्ति भवन्तु तेऽपि गमने कामं प्रकामोद्यमाः Mu.1.25.
3. To the heart's content, Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.16.
4. Willingly, joyfully; Śānti.4.4.
5. Well, very well (a particle of assent), it may be that; मनागनभ्यावृत्त्या वा कामं क्षाम्यतु यः क्षमी Śi.2.43.
6. Granted or admitted (that), true that, no doubt, (generally followed by तु, तथापि, yet, still); कामं न तिष्ठति मदाननसंमुखी सा भूयिष्ठमन्यविषया न तु दृष्टिरस्याः Ś.1.3; 2.1; कामं कर्णान्तविश्रान्ते विशाले तस्य लोचने R.4.13; कामं जीवति मे नाथः R.12.75; कामं नृपाः सन्तु सहस्रशोऽन्ये R.6.22; Māl.9.34.
7. Indeed, forsooth, really; R.2.43; (often implying unwillingness or contradiction).
8. Better, rather (usually with न); काममामरणात्तिष्ठेद् गृहे कन्यर्तुमत्यपि । न चैवेनां प्रयच्छेत्तु गृणहीनाय कर्हिचित् ॥ Ms.9.89; H.1.112.
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काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः ।

kāmamāśritya duṣpūraṁ dambhamānamadānvitāḥ, — Resorting to insatiable desire, arrogant, full of self-esteem and the drunkenness of their pride, these misguided souls delude themselves, persist in… 16·10
- कामम्kāmamaccusative singular of the masculine noun kāma (desire).
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