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Entry काम्य

काम्यkāmyaan acceptable gift.
Derived forms and compounds
- -दानम्
  
  an acceptable gift.
  
  a free-will offering; voluntary gift.
- -मरणम् voluntary death, suicide.
- -वृत्तम् voluntary vow.
- काम्य kāmya, Adjective
  
  कम्-ण्यत्
  
  To be desired, desirable; सुधा विष्ठा च काम्याशनम् Śānti.2.8.
  
  Optional, performed for some particular object (Opposite of नित्य); अन्ते काम्यस्य कर्मणः R.1.5; Ms.2.2;12.89; Bg.18.2.
  
  Beautiful, lovely, charming, handsome; नासौ न काम्यः R.6.3; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.12.
- -म्यम् A class of buildings (Māna. 31.2.3).
- -म्या
  
  A wish, desire, intention, request; ब्राह्मणकाम्या Mk.3; R.1.35; Bg.1.1.
  
  A cow; ŚB. on MS.1.3.49.
- -अभिप्रायः a self-interested motive or purpose.
- -कर्मन् Neuter a rite performed for some paticular object and with a view to future fruition.
- -गिर् Adjective sweet-voiced, having a pleasing voice; प्रियसखीसदृशं प्रतिबोधिताः किमपि काम्यगिरा परपुष्टया Śi.6.8. (-Feminine) an agreeable speech.
In the Gita18·2

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः ।

kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ saṁnyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ, — The Blessed Lord said:- Sages have known as Sannyasa the physical depositing (or laying aside) of desirable actions; Tyaga is the name given by the… 18·2
- काम्यानांkāmyānāṁgenitive plural of the masculine form of the adjective kāmya (desirable).
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