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Meaning of KAMA

Pronunciation:  'kâmâ

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara
 
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 See Also: Hindu deity

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \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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