2. kam cl. 1. Ā. (not used in the conjugational tenses) cakame , kamitA , kamizyate , acakamata , Dhātup. xii, 10 to wish, desire, long for, RV. v, 36, 1 ; x, 117, 2 ; AV. xix, 52, 3 ; ŚBr. ; Ragh. &c.; to love, be in love with, have sexual intercourse with, ŚBr. xi ; BhP. : Caus. Ā. ( ep. also P. ) kAmayate , -ti , kAmayAM-cakre , acIkamata , &c.; to wish, desire, long for (with acc. or inf. or Pot. Pāṇ. iii, 3, 157 ; e.g. kAmaye BuYjIta BavAn , I wish your worship may eat; kAmaye dAtum , I wish to give, Kāś. ), RV. ; AV. ; TS. ; MBh. &c.; to love, be in love with, have sexual intercourse with, RV. x, 124, 5 ; 125, 5 ; ŚBr. ; MBh. &c.; to cause any one to love, Ṛtus. (in that sense P. Vop. ); (with bahu or aty-arTam ) to rate or value highly, R. : Desid. cikamizate and cikAmayizate : Intens. caMkamyate ;
kam ind. Ved. A particle used as an expletive or enclitic.
kam 1 10 A. ( kAmayate, kAmita , cakame-kAmayAMcakre, kAMta ) 1 To love, be enamoured of, be in love with; kanye kAmayamAnaM mAM na tvaM kAmayase kaTaM Kāv. 1. 63 (an instance of grAmyatA ); kalahaMsako maMdArikAM kAmayate Māl. 1. 2 To long for, wish, desire; na vIrasUSabdamakAmayetAM R. 14. 4 ; nizkrazwumarTaM cakame kuberAt 5. 26 ; 4. 48 ; 10. 53 ; Bk. 14. 82. 3 To have intercourse with. 4 To value highly.