alam ind. [ al-bAhu° am ] 1 ( a ) Enough, sufficient for, adequate to (with dative or inf. ); tasyAlamezA kzuDitasya tfptyE R. 2. 39 ; Ku. 6. 82 ; anyaTA prAtarASAya kuryAma tvAmalaM vayam Bk. 8. 98 ; Śi. 2. 40 , 106 , 110 ; K. 133 ; Bh. 3. 22 ; Ms. 11. 77 ; R. 2. 39 , 9. 32 ; 15. 64 ; Me. 64 , 88. ( b ) A match for, equal to (with dat. ); dEtyeByo hariralaM Sk. ; alaM mallo mallAya Mbh. 2 Able, competent (with inf. ); alaM BoktuM Sk. ; vareRa SamitaM lokAnalaM dagDuM hi tattapaH Ku. 2. 56 ; V. 3. 10 ; with loc. also; trayARAmapi lokAnAmalamasmi nivAraRe Rām. 3 Away with, enough of, no need of, no use of (having a prohibitive force), with instr. or gerund; alamanyaTA gfhItvA M. 1. 20 ; alamalaM bahu vikatTya M. 1 ; AlapyAlamidaM baBroryatsa dArAnapAharat Śi. 2. 40 ; alaM mahIpAla tava SrameRa R. 2. 34 ; Ku. 5. 82 ; alamiyadBiH kusumEH Ś. 4 so many flowers will do; Śi. 10. 75 ; sometimes used, though less correctly, with the inf. in the same sense; alamAtmAnaM KedayituM Ve. 2 , 3 ; alaM suptajanaM praboDayituM Mk. 3. 4 ( a ) Completely, thoroughly; arhasyenaM SamayitumalaM vAriDArAsahasrEH Me. 53 ; tvamapi vitatayajYaH svargiRaH prIRayAlam Ś. 7. 34 ; R. 10. 80 ; K. 169 ; Śi. 3. 58 ; ( pb ) 4. 39. ( b ) Greatly, excessively, to a high degree; tudaMti alam K. 2 ; yo gacCatyalaM vidvizataH prati Ak. ; Mv. 6. 40 ; ityalamanvaSAn munirmAM Ki. 13. 13 again and again, pressingly. 5 In vain. 6 Surely, verily. 7 In the sense of asti and BUzaRa also. Comp. — karmIRa a. [ alaM samarTaH karmaRe Ka ] competent to do any act; skilful, clever. — kumAri a. [ alaM kumAryE ] sufficient to support a maiden ( DanaM ); P. I. 2. 44. — kf, -kAra &c. see separately below. — gAmin a. [ alaM paryAptaM gacCati, Rini ] going after, following in due or proper manner; P. V. 2. 15. — jIvika a. [ alaM jIvikAyE cata .] sufficient for livelihood. — juza a. [ alaMjuzyate karmaRi bAhu° ka ] sufficient, adequate to eating. — tama a. able, sufficient, having power. — Dana a. [ alaM praBUtaM Danamastyasya ac ] possessing sufficient wealth, rich; nirAdizwaDanaScettu pratiBUH syAdalaMDanaH Ms. 8. 162. — DUma a. [ alamatyarTo DUmaH ] thick smoke, volume of smoke. — paSuH [ alaM yajYe nirarTaH paSuH ] a bad or useless animal (for sacrifice). ( — a. ) able to keep cattle. — puruzIRa a. [ alaM samarTaM puruzAya ; svArTeKa ] 1 fit for a man, becoming a man. 2 sufficient for a man. — (RaH) a man who is chief of the opposite warriors in a battle. — bala a. 1 strong enough, having sufficient power. 2 an epithet of Śiva. — budDiH 1 sufficient sense. 2 false notion ( miTyAbudDi ). — BUzRu a. [ alaM sAmarTye BU-gsnu ] able, competent; vinApyasmadalaMBUzRurijyAyE tapasaH sutaH Śi. 2. 9.