black
→
pleasant
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Sanskrit | |
Lexeme | rāma | |
Meaning 1 | dark, dark-coloured, black | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | pleasing, pleasant, charming, lovely, beautiful | |
Reference | MW: 877 | |
Comment | Meaning "beautiful" already in Mahabharata; meaning "dark" in Atharva-veda. Also, name of various mythical personages (in Veda two Rāmas are mentioned with the patr. Mārgaveya and Aupatasvini etc.) |