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kāmānameva

kāma

adj

1. wishing; wanting; would be delighted (to)
2. enjoying; fond (of); who likes; who loves
3. sense desire; sensual pleasure (of)
4. (objects of) pleasure; sensual pleasure; sexual pleasure; sensual temptation

Analysis. kāmānaṃ + eva; kāmāna + eva

Etymology. √kam > kām + *a; from √kam 'desire'; Sanskrit kāma [kam]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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