kāmesu

kāma

masc loc pl of kāma (adj); nt loc pl of kāma (adj); masc loc pl of kāma (noun)

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

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kāma — root · desire, pleasure
From PIE *kā-. Refers to sense desire and objects of sensual pleasure; foundational in Buddhist analysis of suffering and attachment.

Etymology. From PIE *kā- 'to desire, wish' (cognate with Latin cārus 'dear', Greek kēdeā 'care, concern'). The stem kāma- denotes both the desiring subject and the object desired — the fundamental pull toward pleasant experience in Buddhist phenomenology, the first of the five hindrances (nīvaraṇa) and a fetter binding to saṁsāra.

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

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