kama
Curved farming weapon
Kama is desire or longing, particularly sensual pleasure, in Hindu and Buddhist thought.
It names one of the four aims of human life in Hindu philosophy, alongside duty, prosperity, and liberation.
The *Kama Sutra* is an ancient Sanskrit text on erotic love and conduct.
Kama also names the Hindu god of love, often depicted with a bow of sugarcane and arrows tipped with flowers.
Cosmic moral order
- arthaMaterial wellbeing in Hinduism
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
fulfillment · purpose · balance · virtue · wealth · liberation · spiritual · Sanskrit
Intense, persistent desire
- passionIntense emotional drive
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- erosLife and love instinct
attraction · lust · love · craving · yearning · fulfillment · intimacy · romantic
dharma
Cosmic moral order
- arthaMaterial wellbeing in Hinduism
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- HinduFollower of ancient Indian religion
philosophy · fulfillment · purpose · balance · virtue · wealth · liberation · spiritual · Sanskrit · Vedic
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- passionIntense emotional drive
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
eros · attraction · lust · love · craving · yearning · fulfillment · intimacy · romantic · erotic
bow
Respectful forward inclination
treatise
Formal scholarly composition
Sanskrit · intimacy · courtship · seduction · philosophy · chapters · verses · classical · Indian · literature