kama

3 definitions found

kama - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kama \Ka"ma\ (k[aum]"m[aum]), n. [Skr. k[=a]ma love, the god of
     love.]
     1. The Hindu Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth,
        with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Desire; animal passion;
  
     Note: supposed to create the
  
     ka"ma ru"pa (r[=oo]p[.a]) [Skr. r[=u]pa shape, image], a
        kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which
        exists after his death in an invisible plane of being,
        called
  
     ka"ma lo"ca (l[=o]"k[.a]) [Skr. l[=o]ka space, world],
        until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it
        finally fades away.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

kama - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Kama
      n 1: Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

kama - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "Kama":
     Agni, Amor, Aphrodite, Astarte, Asvins, Avalokita, Bhairava,
     Bhairavi, Brahma, Chandi, Cupid, Daksha, Devaki, Devi, Dharma,
     Dharti Mai, Durga, Dyaus, Eros, Freya, Ganapati, Ganesa, Ganesha,
     Garuda, Hanuman, Himavat, Indra, Kali, Kamsa, Karttikeya, Lakshmi,
     Love, Parjanya, Parvati, Pushan, Rahu, Rhibhus, Rudra, Sarasvati,
     Savitar, Shiva, Sita, Soma, Surya, Uma, Ushas, Vaja, Varuna,
     Varuni, Vayu, Venus, Vishnu, Yama