कामम्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कामम्  n.  a ind. See s.v.
कामम्  n.  b ind. ( acc. of का॑म g. स्वरा-दि, not in [Kāś.]) according to wish or desire, according to inclination, agreeably to desire, at will, freely, willingly, [RV.]; [TS.]; [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [ChUp.]; [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
   with pleasure, readily, gladly, [MBh. iii, 298]; [Ragh.]
   (as a particle of assent) well, very well, granted, admitted that, indeed, really, surely, [MBh. iii, 17195]; [R. v, 24, 4]; [Śak.]; [Bhartṛ.]
   well and good, in any case, at any rate, [MBh. iii, 310, 19]; [R. iv, 9, 105; v, 53, 11]; [Śak.]; [Dhūrtas.]
न   (with , ‘in no case’ [R. iii, 56, 17])
   granted that, in spite of that, notwithstanding, [R. iv, 16, 50]; [Pañcat.] &c.
कामं-न   though, although, supposing that (usually with Impv.), [R. vi, 95, 49 and 56]; [Ragh. ii, 43]; [Śāntiś.] ( or न तु or न च, rather than e.g. 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 e.g. 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]; कामं - तु or किं तु or च or पुनर् or अथा-पि or तथा-पि, well, indeed, surely, truly, granted, though - however, notwithstanding, nevertheless e.g. 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]; [Śāntiś.]; यद्य्-अपि-कामं तथा-पि, though - nevertheless, [Prab.])

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कामं न

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कामम् [kāmam]   ind.
   According to wish or inclination, at will; कामंगामी.
   Agreebly to desire; ये तिष्ठन्ति भवन्तु तेऽपि गमने कामं प्रकामोद्यमाः [Mu.1.25.]
   To the heart's content, [U.3.16.]
   Willingly, joyfully; [Śānti.4.4.]
   Well, very well (a particle of assent), it may be that; मनागनभ्यावृत्त्या वा कामं क्षाम्यतु यः क्षमी [Śi.2.43.]
   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.]
   Indeed, forsooth, really; [R.2.43;] (often implying unwillingness or contradiction).
   Better, rather (usually with न); काममामरणात्तिष्ठेद् गृहे कन्यर्तुमत्यपि । न चैवेनां प्रयच्छेत्तु गृणहीनाय कर्हिचित् ॥ [Ms.9.89;] [H.1.112.]

Shabda-Sagara

कामम्   ind. A particle,
   1. Of reluetant assent, (well, very well.)
   2. Of assent, (willingly, readily.)
   3. Of agreement, (very well, so be it.)
   4. Of contempt or invidious remark.
   5. Agreeably to desire, follow- ing the inclination: see काम.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : निश्चितम्