As a deity name
Name 443 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
Name 854 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
क्षाम · adj
क्षीण । कृश । दुबलापतला · दुर्बल । बलहीन । कमजोर · अल्प । थोंड़ा — Śabdasāgara
क्षाम · noun · masculine
विष्णु का एक नाम · क्षय । नाश — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
scorched, singed
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kṣāma" is the vocative of "kṣāman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kṣāma See ib.
kṣāma mf(ā)n. burning to ashes, charring, MaitrS. i, 8, 9
(Pāṇ. viii, 2, 53) scorched, singed, KātyŚr.; Jaim.
dried up, emaciated, wasted, thin, slim, slender, Yājñ. i, 80; MBh.; R.; Megh. &c.
weak, debilitated, infirm, slight (especially applied to the voice), R. iii, 58, 14; Suśr.; Amar.; Rājat. v, 219.
kṣāman a, n. earth, soil, ground, RV.
kṣāman See √ 1. kṣam.
Alternative readings
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