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आगमāgama

आगम (āgama) is a Sanskrit word meaning coming near, approaching, arrival, coming, approach, origin, appearance or reappearance, course of a fluid or issue of blood, lawful acquisition of property. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Arrival, Coming, Appearance, Sacred Texts or Traditional Doctrines, Knowledge, Learning, or Study.

Etymology
E. आङ before गम to go, to come, अच् aff
Definitions
23
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Meanings by context

Arrival, Coming, Appearance

11 definitions
coming near, approaching

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

arrival, coming, approach

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

appearance or reappearance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Coming up or arrival. 2. Occurrence. 3. Origin. 4. Course of streams. 5. Affluence, revenue, or property. 6. Acquisition. 7. Learning, knowledge, or science. 8. Precept, tradition, manual, or code. 9. Augment.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Arrival, coming, or approach. 2. A sacred text or Tantra. 3. A grammatical augment. 4. A record, title deed, or legal testimony.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Coming. 2. A shastra on sacred science. 3. A grammatical augment. 4. A record.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Arrival or appearance. 2. Addition. 3. Birth or origin. 4. The study of scriptures. 5. Lawful acquisition. 6. A system of philosophy or science. 7. A traditional doctrine or precept. 8. The Vedas. 9. Verbal testimony or authority as a means of proof. 10. Knowledge. 11. Theory as opposed to practice. 12. An affix. 13. The interposition of a letter. 14. A grammatical augment. 15. A voucher or written testimony.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Arrival or approach. 2. A sacred text or scripture of divine origin. 3. A Tantra or work on the mystical worship of Shiva and Shakti. 4. A grammatical augment. 5. A legal title, deed, or written voucher.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Arrival. 2. Occurrence. 3. Stream. 4. Afflux of wealth. 5. Report. 6. Knowledge. 7. Art. 8. Sacred science. 9. A work on sacred science. 10. A precept. 11. A legal title.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Coming, approaching, or being added. 2. Approach, arrival, appearance, or origin. 3. Income, revenue, possession, or title. 4. Knowledge, science, or doctrine.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Arrival, approach, or appearance. 2. Income, revenue, or lawful acquisition. 3. Knowledge, science, or traditional scripture. 4. A grammatical augment or inserted letter. 5. A legal title, record, or voucher. 6. A sacred work teaching the mystical worship of Shiva and Shakti.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Sacred Texts or Traditional Doctrines

3 definitions
1. A traditional doctrine or precept. 2. A sacred work or Brahmana.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a work teaching the mystical worship of Shiva and Shakti

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

rules for digging wells, constructing tanks and gardens, and for sacrifices using seeds instead of animals

— The Purana Index

Knowledge, Learning, or Study

2 definitions
reading, studying

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

acquisition of knowledge, science

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Addition (general)

1 definition
addition

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Flow or Course of Fluid

1 definition
course of a fluid or issue of blood

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Grammatical Augment

1 definition
a grammatical augment or meaningless syllable inserted into a word

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Income or Acquisition of Wealth

1 definition
lawful acquisition of property

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Origin or Source

1 definition
origin

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Rhetorical Figure

1 definition
a rhetorical figure

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.