Kamatura, Kāmātura, Kama-atura: 12 definitions
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Kamatura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kamatur.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāmātura (कामातुर).—a (S) kāmārtta a (S) Excited or disquieted by lust. Ex. jānaki dēkhōna sundara || cittīṃ jāhalā kā0 ॥. See these compounds and kāmāndha and others under kāmagrasta.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkāmātura (कामातुर).—a Excited by lust.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāmātura (कामातुर).—a. love-sick, affected by love; कामातुराणां न भयं न लज्जा (kāmāturāṇāṃ na bhayaṃ na lajjā) Subhāṣ.
Kāmātura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāma and ātura (आतुर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmātura (कामातुर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) In love, affected by love or desire. E. kāma, and ātura diseased.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kāmātura (कामातुर):—[from kāma] mfn. love-sick, affected by love or desire
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Pañcatantra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāmātura (कामातुर):—[kāmā+tura] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Oppressed with lust, or desire.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKāmātura refers to: affected by passion, love-sick J. III, 170;
Note: kāmātura is a Pali compound consisting of the words kāma and ātura.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKāmātura (कामातुर) [Also spelled kamatur]:—(a) passion-blind, blinded by lust; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKāmātura (ಕಾಮಾತುರ):—
1) [noun] excessiveness of desire for copulation.
2) [noun] a man with strong desire for immediate copulation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKāmātura (कामातुर):—adj. lustful; sick; libidinous; erotic;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Kamaturan, Kamaturavadasu.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 11 < [Chapter 4 - Caturtha-yāma-sādhana (Madhyāhna-kālīya-bhajana–ruci-bhajana)]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
9. Kāmaśāstra: An Alternative Vision of Life < [Chapter 5 - Looking for Alternatives: Possibilities in Kāmaśāstra]