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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. 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.

    In the Gita16·1016·1818·53

    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).

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कामम्kāmam[kấmam] ac. ad. at will, at pleasure; to one's heart's content; according to desire, willingly, gladly…

    [kấmam] accusative adverb, -ial, -ially at will, at pleasure; to one's heart's content; according to desire, willingly, gladly; indeed; at all events; yet; even though, supposing (generally with imperative); kâmam -tu, kim tu, ka, kim ka, punar, athâ pi or tathâpi, it is true -but, although yet; kâmam -na tu or na ka, certainly--but not, rather -than; yadi ͜ api -kâmam tathâ pi, although -yet.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कामम्kāmamind. see s.v.
    1. indeclinable see sub voce, the word in the Sanskrit order
    2. indeclinable (accusative of क्/आम gaRa स्वरा*दि, not in Ka1s3.) according to wish or desire, according to inclination, agreeably to desire, at will, freely, willingly fg-veda TS. AitBr. S3Br. ChUp. MBh. R. etc.
    3. indeclinable with pleasure, readily, gladly MBh. iii, 298 Ragh.
    4. indeclinable (as a particle of assent) well, very well, granted, admitted that, indeed, really, surely MBh. iii, 17195 R. v, 24, 4 S3ak. Bhartr2.
    5. indeclinable well and good, in any case, at any rate MBh. iii, 310, 19 R. iv, 9, 105; v, 53, 11 S3ak. Dhu1rtas.
    6. indeclinable (with न, "in no case" R. iii, 56, 17)
    7. indeclinable granted that, in spite of that, notwithstanding R. iv, 16, 50 Pan5cat. etc.
    8. indeclinable though, although, supposing that (usually with imperative) R. vi, 95, 49 and 56 Ragh. ii, 43 S3a1ntis3. (कामं-न or न तु or न च, rather than exempli gratia, 'for example' कामम् आ मरणात् तिष्ठेद् गृहे कन्या - न एनाम् प्रयच्छेत् तु गुण-हीनाय, "rather should a girl stay at home till her death, than that he should give her to one void of excellent qualities" Mn. ix, 89; the negative sentence with न or नतु or न च may also precede, or its place may be taken by an interrogative sentence exempli gratia, 'for example' कामं नयतु मां देवः किम् अर्धेना*त्मनो हि मे, "rather let the god take me, what is the use to me of half my existence?" BhP. vii, 2, 54 Page273,2; कामं - तु or किं तु or च or पुनर् or अथा*पि or तथा*पि, well, indeed, surely, truly, granted, though - however, notwithstanding, nevertheless exempli gratia, 'for example' कामं त्वया परित्यक्ता गमिष्यामि - इमं तु बालं संत्यक्तुं, ना*र्हसि, "granted that forsaken by thee I shall go - this child however thou must not forsake" MBh. i, 3059; or the disjunctive particles may be left out R. Ragh. ii, 43 S3a1ntis3.; यद्य्-अपि-कामं तथा*पि, though - nevertheless Prab.)
  2. अनुकामम्anukāmamind. as desired, at pleasure RV.

    indeclinable as desired, at pleasure fg-veda

  3. अपकामम्apakāmamind. against one's liking, unwillingly AV.

    indeclinable against one's liking, unwillingly AV.

  4. अभिकामम्abhikāmamind. with desire L., (cf. आभिकामिक .)

    indeclinable with desire Lexicographers, (confer, compare आभिकामिक .)

  5. प्रकामम्prakāmamind. with delight, willingly, according to desire, sufficiently, very much, indeed MBh. Ka1v. &c.

    indeclinable with delight, willingly, according to desire, sufficiently, very much, indeed MBh. Ka1v. etc.

  6. प्रतिकामम्pratikāmamind. according to wish, at will RV. S3rS.

    indeclinable according to wish, at will fg-veda S3rS.

  7. यत्रकामम्yatrakāmamind. wherever one pleases accord. to pleasure or wish S3Br.

    indeclinable wherever one pleases according to to pleasure or wish S3Br.

  8. यथाकामम्yathākāmamind. (-क्/आमम् RV.; -काम्/अम् S3Br) acc according to wish, as one likes, at pleasure, easily, comfortably RV.…

    indeclinable (-क्/आमम् fg-veda; -काम्/अम् S3Br) acc according to wish, as one likes, at pleasure, easily, comfortably fg-veda etc.