and; or; particle indicating question
tam cl. 4. tA/myati ( Pāṇ. vii, 3, 74 ; rarely Ā. R. ii, 63, 46 ; Gīt. v, 16 ; pf. tatAma , ŚBr. iv ; aor. Pass. atami , Pāṇ. vii, 3, 34 , Kāś. ; Ved. inf. ta/mitos , with A/ preceding, ‘till exhaustion’, TBr. i, 4, 4, 2 ; TāṇḍyaBr. xii ; Lāṭy. ; Āp. ; pf. Pass. p. -tAnta/ , q.v. ) to gasp for breath (as one suffocating), choke, be suffocated, faint away, be exhausted, perish, be distressed or disturbed or perplexed, RV. ii, 30, 7 ( na/ mA tamat [ aor. subj. ] ‘may I not be exhausted’), Kāṭh. ; TBr. &c.; to stop (as breath), become immovable or stiff, Suśr. ; Mālatīm. ; Amar. ; Rājat. v, 344 ; to desire ( cf. 2. °ma , °mata ), Dhātup. xxvi, 93 : Caus. tama/yati ( aor. Pass. atAmi or atami , Pāṇ. vi, 4, 93 , Kāś. ) to suffocate, deprive of breath, ŚBr. iii, 3, 2, 19 and 8, 1, 15 ; KātyŚr. vi, 5, 18 ; cf. a/-tameru .
1) or; 2) ? [after na ra la] ma bskyal- 1. or/? [after NA RA LA Bod kyi yi ge gtan la phab pa'i skad gsar bcad ma byas gong ming mthar da drag yod pa'i 'byed sdud kyi sgra'i rkyen zhig ..Yar byon tam, mar byon,...Khab thar tam, skud pa thar,...Phar bskyal tam, tsur bskyal,...2. Da drag can ming mtha' na ra la'i rjes su sbyor ba'i the tsom ston byed kyi sgra'i rkyen zhig ...Na ra la...Yar byon tam, ma byon,...Khab thar tam, ma thar,...Tsur bskyal tam, ma bskyal]
tam 4 P. ( tAmyati, tAMta ) 1 To choke, be suffocated. 2 To be exhausted or fatigued; lalitaSirIzapuzpahananErapi ( pb ) tAmyati yat Māl. 5. 31. 3 To be distressed (in body or mind), be uneasy or pained, pine, waste away; praviSati muhuH kuMjaM guMjanmuhurbahu tAmyati Gīt. 5 ; gAQotkaMWA lalitalulitEraMgakEstAmyatIti Māl. 1. 15 , 9. 33 ; tfzRe muDA tAmyasi Mu. 3. 1 ; Amaru. 7. 4 To stop, become immovable. 5 To wish, desire. — Caus. ( tamayati ) To suffocate, choke.