As a deity name
Name 207 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
pl. N. of a people and of their country (east of Bengal and in the west part of Assam), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kāmarūpāya" is the dative of "kāmarūpa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "kāmarūpa" is derived from "kāma" with the rūpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kāma &c. See s.v.
kāma m. (fr. √ 2. kam; once kāma, VS. xx, 60), wish, desire, longing (kāmo me bhuñjīta bhavān, my wish is that you should eat, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 153), desire for, longing after (gen. dat., or loc.), love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure, RV.; VS.; TS.; AV.; ŚBr.; MBh.; R. &c.
kāma—rūpa n. a shape assumed at will
kāma—rūpa mfn. assuming any shape at will, protean, MBh.; R.; Megh.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kāma—rūpa n. a shape assumed at will
kāma—rūpa mfn. assuming any shape at will, protean, MBh.; R.; Megh.
kāma &c. See s.v.
kāma m. (fr. √ 2. kam; once kāma, VS. xx, 60), wish, desire, longing (kāmo me bhuñjīta bhavān, my wish is that you should eat, Pāṇ. iii, 3, 153), desire for, longing after (gen. dat., or loc.), love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure, RV.; VS.; TS.; AV.; ŚBr.; MBh.; R. &c.
Alternative readings
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