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The corpus record — Sanskrit

āgamena

āgam P. gacchati ( Impv. gacchatāt, ŚBr. xiv ; 2. sg. gahi [frequently, in RV. ], once gadhi [ RV. viii, 98, 4 ]; perf. jagāma, RV. &c.; Pot. jagamyāt, RV. ; Subj. gamat; aor. 3. sg. agāmi, RV. vi, 16, 19 ; Subj. 2. du. gamiṣṭam, RV. ) to come, make one's appearance, come near from ( abl. ) or t

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

āgam P. gacchati ( Impv. gacchatāt, ŚBr. xiv ; 2. sg. gahi [frequently, in RV. ], once gadhi [ RV. viii, 98, 4 ]; perf. jagāma, RV. &c.; Pot. jagamyāt, RV. ; Subj. gamat; aor. 3. sg. agāmi, RV. vi, 16, 19 ; Subj. 2. du. gamiṣṭam, RV. ) to come, make one's appearance, come near from ( abl. ) or to ( acc. or loc. ), arrive at, attain, reach, RV. ; AV. &c.; (generally with punar) to return, TS. ; ŚBr. &c.; to fall into (any state of mind), have recourse to, R. ; Pañcat. ; to meet with ( instr. ), MBh. iii, 2688 : Caus. ( Impv. 2. sg. gamaya) to cause to come near, AV. vi, 81, 2 ; gamayati, to announce the arrival of ( acc. ), Pat. on Pāṇ. iii, 1, 26 ; ( Pot. Ā. gamayeta; perf. P. gamayāmāsa) to obtain information about ( acc. ), ascertain, Gobh. ; MBh. v, 132 , &c.; to learn from ( abl. ), MBh. v, 1247 ; Pāṇ. i, 4, 29 , Kāś. ; Ragh. x, 72 : Ā. gamayate ( Pāṇ. i, 3, 21 Comm. ) to wait for ( acc. ), have patience, Lāṭy. : Intens. ganīganti, to approach repeatedly ( acc. ), RV. vi, 75, 3 : Desid. ( p. jigamiṣat) to be about to come, ĀśvGṛ.

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. agam (vol. 3, scan p. 718; entry #10084).

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