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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • गम् Ved. cl. 1. P. ग/मति (Naigh.; Subj. गमम्, ग/मत् [गमातस्, गमाथ, AV.], गमाम, गमन्, RV.; Pot. गमे/म, RV.; inf. ग/मध्यै, RV. i, 154, 6); cl. 2. P. ग/न्ति (Naigh.; Impv. 3. sg. गन्तु, [2. sg. गधि See आ-, or गहि See अधि-, अभ्य्-आ-, आ-, उपा-], 2. pl. ग/न्ता or गन्तन, RV.; impf. 2. and 3. sg. अ/गन् [RV.; AV.], 1. pl. अ/गन्म [RV.; AV.; cf. Pāṇ. viii, 2, 65], 3. pl. अ/ग्मन्, RV.; Subj. [or aor. Subj. cf. Pāṇ. ii, 4, 80; Kāś.] 1. pl. गन्म, 3. pl. ग्म/न्, RV.; Pot. 2. sg. गम्यास्, RV. i, 187, 7; Prec. 3. sg. गम्या/स्, RV.; pr. p. ग्म/त्, x, 22, 6) : cl. 3. P. जगन्ति (Naigh. ii, 14; Pot. जगम्याम्, °यात्, RV.; Hir. i, 8, 4; impf. 2. and 3. sg. अजगन्, 2. pl. अजगन्त or °तन, RV.) : Ved. and Class. cl. 1. P. (also Ā. MBh. &c.), with substitution of गच्छ् ([= βάσκ-ω]) for गम्, ग/च्छति (cf. Pāṇ. vii, 3, 77; Subj. गाच्छाति, RV. x, 16, 2; 2. sg. गच्छास् [RV. vi, 35, 3] or गच्छासि [AV. v, 5, 6]; 2. pl. गच्छात, RV. viii, 7, 30; 3. pl. ग/च्छान्, RV. viii, 79, 5; impf. अ/गच्छत्; Pot. गच्छेत्; pr. p. ग/च्छत्, RV. &c.; aor. अगमत्, Pāṇ. iii, 1, 55; vi, 4, 98; Kāś.; for Ā. with prepositions cf. Pāṇ. i, 2, 13; 2nd fut. गमिष्यति, AV. &c.; 1st fut. ग/न्ता [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 58] RV. &c.; perf. 1. sg. जगमा [RV.], 3. sg. जगाम, 2. du. जग्मथुर्, 3. pl. जग्मु/र्, RV. &c.; p. जगन्व/स् [RV. &c.] or जग्मिवस्, Pāṇ. vii, 2, 68 f. जग्मु/षी, RV. &c. ; Ved. inf. ग/न्तवे, ग/न्तवै/; Class. inf. गन्तुम्: Ved. ind.p. गत्वाय, गत्वी/; Class. ind.p. गत्वा/ [AV. &c.], with prepositions -गम्य or -गत्य, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 38)
    to go, move, go away, set out, come, RV. &c.;
    to go to or towards, approach (with acc. or loc. or dat. [MBh.; Ragh. ii, 15; xii, 7; cf. Pāṇ. ii, 3, 12] or प्रति [MBh.; R.]), RV. &c.;
    to go or pass (as time e.g. काले गच्छति, time going on, in the course of time), R.; Ragh.; Megh.; Naiṣ.; Hit.;
    to fall to the share of (acc.), Mn. &c.;
    to go against with hostile intentions, attack, L.;
    to decease, die, Cāṇ.;
    to approach carnally, have sexual intercourse with (acc.), ĀśvGṛ. iii, 6; Mn. &c.;
    to go to any state or condition, undergo, partake of, participate in, receive, obtain (e.g. मित्रतां गच्छति, ‘he goes to friendship’ i.e. he becomes friendly), RV.; AV. &c.;
    जानुभ्याम् अवनीं-√ गम्, ‘to go to the earth with the knees’, kneel down, MBh. xiii, 935; Pañcat. v, 1, 10/11;
    धरणीं मूर्ध्ना-√ गम्, ‘to go to the earth with the head’, make a bow, R. iii, 11, 6;
    म/नसा-√ गम्, to go with the mind, observe, perceive, RV. iii, 38, 6; VS.; Nal.; R.;
    (without म/नसा) to observe, understand, guess, MBh. iii, 2108;
    (especially Pass. गम्यते, ‘to be understood or meant’), Pāṇ.; Kāś. and, L. Sch.;
    दोषेण or दोषतो-√ गम्, to approach with an accusation, ascribe guilt to a person (acc.), MBh. i, 4322 and 7455; R. iv, 21, 3 :
    Caus. गमयति (Pāṇ. ii, 4, 46; Impv. 2. sg. ved. गमया or गामय [RV. v, 5, 10], 3. sg. गमयतात्, AitBr. ii, 6; perf. गमया/ं चकार, AV. &c.)
    to cause to go (Pāṇ. viii, 1, 60; Kāś.) or come, lead or conduct towards, send to (dat. AV.), bring to a place (acc. [Pāṇ. i, 4, 52] or loc.), RV. &c.;
    to cause to go to any condition, cause to become, TS.; ŚBr. &c.;
    to impart, grant, MBh. xiv, 179;
    to send away, Pāṇ. i, 4, 52; Kāś.;
    ‘to let go’, not care about, Bālar. v, 10;
    to excel, Prasannar. i, 14;
    to spend time, Śak.; Megh.; Ragh. &c.;
    to cause to understand, make clear or intelligible, explain, MBh. iii, 11290; VarBṛS.; L. Sch.;
    to convey an idea or meaning, denote, Pāṇ. iii, 2, 10; Kāś.;
    (causal of the causal) to cause a person (acc.)
    to go by means of another, Pāṇ. i, 4, 52; Kāś. :
    Desid. जि/गमिषति (Pāṇ., or जिगांसते, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 16; Siddh.; impf. अजिगांसत्, ŚBr. x)
    to wish to go, be going, Lāṭy.; MBh. xvi, 63;
    to strive to obtain, ŚBr. x; ChUp.;
    to wish to bring (to light, प्रका/शम्), TS. i :
    Intens. ज/ङ्गन्ति (Naigh.), जङ्गमीति or जङ्गम्यते (Pāṇ. vii, 4, 85; Kāś.),
    to visit, RV. x, 41, 1(p. ग/निग्मत्), VS. xxiii, 7 (impf. अगनीगन्);
  • गम् [cf. βαίνω; Goth. qvam; Eng. come; Lat. venio for gvemio.]
  • गम् gen. abl. ग्म/स् See क्ष/म्.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • गम् 1 P. (गच्छति, जगाम, अगमत्, गमिष्यति, गंतुं, गत desid.; जिगमिषति, जिगांसते Atm.; freq. जंगम्यते; जंगमीति or जंगंति)
    1 To go, move in general; गच्छत्वार्या पुनर्दर्शनाय V. 5; गच्छति पुरः शरीरं धावति पश्चादसंस्तुतं चेतः Ś. 1. 34; क्वाधुना गम्यते ‘where art thou going’.
    2 To depart, go forth, go away, set forth or out; उत्क्षिप्यैनां ज्योतिरेकं जगाम Ś. 5. 30.
    3 To go to, reach, resort to, arrive at, approach; यदगम्योपि गम्यते Pt. 1. 7; एनो गच्छति कर्तारं Ms. 8. 19 the sin goes to (recoils on) the doer; 4. 199; so धरणिं मूर्ध्ना गम् &c.
    4 To pass, pass away, elapse (as time); दिनेषु गच्छत्सु R. 3. 8 as days rolled on, in course of time; Me. 83; काव्यशास्त्रविनोदेन कालो गच्छति धीमतां H. 1. 1; गच्छता कालेन in the long run.
    5 To go to the state or condition of, become, undergo, suffer, partake of &c. (usually joined with nouns ending in ता, त्व &c. or any noun in the acc.); गमिष्याम्युपहास्यतां R. 1. 3; पश्चादुमाख्यां सुमुखी जगाम Ku. 1. 26 went by or received the name of Umā; so तृप्तिं गच्छति becomes satis fied; विषादं गतः became dejected; कोपं न गच्छति does not become angry; आनृण्यं गतः became released from debt; मनसा गम् to think of, remember; Ku. 2. 63; वृषेण गच्छतः riding a bull; Ku. 5. 80.
    6 To cohabit, have sexual intercourse with; गुरोः सुतां… यो गच्छति पुमान् Pt. 2. 107; Y. 1. 80.
    — Caus. (गमयति-ते)
    1 To cause to go, lead or reduce to (as a state); गमितः गतिं Ku. 4. 24; Bh. 3. 38; Ki. 2. 7.
    2 To spend, pass (as time).
    3 To make clear, explain, expound.
    4 To signify, denote, convey an idea or sense of; द्वौ नञौ प्रकृतार्थं गमयतः ‘two negatives make one affirmative.’
    5 To send to.
    6 To bring to a place (acc.).
    7 To impart, grant, bestow.
    8 To intend, mean.