Meaning of KAMA
Pronunciation: | | 'kâmâ
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| Definition: | | [n] god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara |
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| See Also: | | Hindu deity | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ka"ma\, n. [Skr. k[=a]ma love, the god of love.]
The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth,
with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
\Ka"ma\ (k[aum]"m[aum]), n. (Theosophy)
Desire; animal passion;
Note: supposed to create the
{ka"ma ru"pa} (r[=oo]p[.a]) [Skr. r[=u]pa shape, image], a
kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which
exists after his death in an invisible plane of being,
called
{ka"ma lo"ca} (l[=o]"k[.a]) [Skr. l[=o]ka space, world],
until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it
finally fades away.
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| Related Terms: | | Agni, Amor, Aphrodite, Astarte, Asvins, Avalokita, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Brahma, Chandi, Cupid, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma, Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Eros, Freya, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha, Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Kali, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Lakshmi, Love, Parjanya, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati, Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Varuna, Varuni, Vayu, Venus, Vishnu, Yama |
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