anāgama

 Anāgama is a Sanskrit term meaning “non-arrival” or “non-attainment,” used both in spiritual contexts to denote a state of non-return and in legal contexts to refer to property without formal title deeds.

Etymology

The word anāgama is a Sanskrit compound formed from “an” 

(negation) and “āgama” (coming, arrival) 

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it translates to “not coming” or “non-arrival”, indicating absence,

non-attainment, or something not present.

Spiritual or Philosophical Usage

Legal or Secular Usage

In a Sanskrit legal context, anāgama can describe property or 

possession from time immemorial without formal documentation, 

such as estates or rights lacking title deeds. For instance, holdings 

enjoyed by tradition without legal acquisition are considered 

anāgama, emphasizing non-acquisition but continuous use 

or enjoyment 

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Summary of Meanings

• General: Not come, not present, non-attained 

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• Legal/Sanskrit law: Belongings possessed or enjoyed from
• time immemorial without official deeds 

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The term highlights themes of absence, non-attainment, or 

transcendence, whether in a spiritual sense of liberation from

rebirth or in a material sense of property without conventional 

legal recognition.