Amara-kośa

sandadhe’straṁ sva-dhanuṣi kāmaḥ pañca-mukhaṁ tadā

sandadhe’straṁ sva-dhanuṣi kāmaḥ pañca-mukhaṁ tadā |
madhur mano rajas-toka indra-bhṛtyā vyakampayan ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 12.8.25)

“Then, Kāma fixed a five-headed weapon [i.e., arrow] on his bow, and Spring, Greed [lit., ‘the son of Rajas’], and [other] servants of Indra tried to agitate the mind [of Mārkaṇḍeya].”

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svargeṣu-paśu-vāg-vajra-diṅ-netra-dhṛṣṇi-bhū-jale

svargeṣu-paśu-vāg-vajra-diṅ-netra-dhṛṣṇi-bhū-jale |
(Amara-kośa)

“[The word go is used] In the sense of (1) Svarga, (2) arrow (iṣu), (3) cow [alt., animal, or, living being] (paśu), (4) speech [alt., Sarasvatī Devī] (vāc), (5) thunderbolt (vajra), (6) direction (diś), (7) eye [alt., sense] (netra), (8) ray of light (dhṛṣṇi), (9), earth [alt., place of being, i.e., space, the world, or the universe] (bhū), and (10) water (jala).”

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saṁpratyayaḥ spṛhā ity amaraḥ

saṁpratyayaḥ spṛhā ity amaraḥ |
(Amara-kośa; cited in Śabda-kalpa-druma)

“[Śraddhā means] Firm conviction [alt., certainty, trust, confidence, reliance, knowledge, experience] and [i.e., or] desire.”

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