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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निकामnikāmaa.Plentiful, copious, abundant; निकामजलां स्रोतोवहाम् Ś.6.16.

    [नि कम् घञ्]

    1. Plentiful, copious, abundant; निकामजलां स्रोतोवहाम् Ś.6.16.
    2. Desirous of.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -मः मम् Wish, desire; हातुं प्रचक्रमे राजां तां पुरीमनिकामतः Bhāg. 4.28.1.

    • -मम्

      1. Indeclinable
      2. According to one's wish or desire, agreeably to desire.
      3. To one's satisfaction, to the heart's content; रात्रौ निकामं शयितव्यमपि नास्ति Ś.2 'I cannot even sleep at ease or comfortably at night'.
      4. Very much, exceedingly; निकामं क्षामाङ्गी Māl.2.3; often used as the first member of comp. when it loses its final म्; निकामनिरङ्कुशः Gīt.7; Ku.5.23; Śi.4.54.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. निकामnikāma[ni-kâmá] m. desire, pleasure: ˚--, -m, -tas, ad. according to wish, at pleasure; one's fill, sufficiently…

    [ni-kâmá] masculine desire, pleasure: ˚--, -m, -tas, adverb, -ial, -ially according to wish, at pleasure; one's fill, sufficiently, abundantly; altogether; -kâyá, masculine assemblage, class, society; multi tude; body; -kâra, masculine humiliation, insult.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. निकामnikāmam. desire, wish, pleasure RV. VS. AV.
    1. masculine gender desire, wish, pleasure fg-veda VS. AV.
    2. indeclinable in the beginning of a compound, Equivalent to (अम्) according to wish or desire, to one's heart's content, abundantly, excessively Var. Mr2icch. etc. (confer, compare यदा-निक्/आमम्)
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective desirous, covetous, greedy fg-veda
    4. masculine gender Name of an Agni अग्नि S3a1n3khGr2.
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  2. अनिकामतस्anikāmatas([BhP.]) or अ-निक्/आमम् ([S3Br.]) ind. involuntarily, unintentionally.

    ([BhP.]) or अ-निक्/आमम् ([S3Br.]) indeclinable involuntarily, unintentionally.

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  3. जनिकामjanikāma(ज्/अन्˚) mfn. wishing for a wife AV. ii, 30, 5. -1.

    (ज्/अन्that the rest of a word is to be supplied) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective wishing for a wife AV. ii, 30, 5. -1.

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  4. निकामकामnikāmakāmamfn. covetous BhP.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective covetous BhP.

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  5. निकामजलnikāmajalamfn. (a river) yielding abundant water S3ak. vi, 16

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (a river) yielding abundant water S3ak. vi, 16

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  6. निकामतप्तnikāmataptamfn. excessively burnt Kum.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective excessively burnt Kum.

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  7. निकामधरणnikāmadharaṇamfn. bearing according, to wish TBr.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective bearing according, to wish TBr.

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  8. निकामनnikāmanan. desire La1t2y.

    neuter gender desire La1t2y.

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