Dictionary meanings for alam from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. [al-bāhuº am] 1 (a) Enough, sufficient for, adequate to (with dative or inf.); tasyālameṣā kṣudhitasya tṛptyai R. 2. 39; Ku. 6. 82; anyathā prātarāśāya kuryāma tvāmalaṃ vayam Bk. 8. 98; Śi. 2. 40, 106, 110; K. 133; Bh. 3. 22; Ms. 11. 77; R. 2. 39, 9. 32; 15. 64; Me. 64, 88. (b) A match for, equal to (with dat.); daityebhyo hariralaṃ Sk.; alaṃ mallo mallāya Mbh.
2 Able, competent (with inf.); alaṃ bhoktuṃ Sk.;...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
ind. (later form of /aram q.v.), enough, sufficient, adequate, equal to, competent, able. (alam may govern a dat. [ j/īvitav/ai (Ved. Inf. dat.) /alam AV. vi, 109, 1, or alaṃ jīvanāya Mn. xi, 76, &c, sufficient for living ] or Inf. [ Pa1n2. 2-4, 66; alaṃ... f. having the sense of alam Pat. 012133 94,2 16594 n. having the sense of alam Pat. 012134 94,2 16595 n. a word of refusal or prohibition, S3is3. x, 75 1316,3...
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