anya gāmin

 

Anya gāmin means “going to another” and, by 

extension, “adulterous / unchaste” in classical 

Sanskrit.

Core meaning

The term anyagāmin (अन्यगामिन्) is a tatpuruṣa compound formed from:

• anya — “another”
• gāmin — “going, moving toward”

Together, it literally means “one who goes to another”

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Attested senses in Sanskrit sources

• Adulterous, unchaste — This is the most common classical meaning.
• Wisdomlib notes: “Anyagāmin… adulterous, unchaste” and cites
• Kathāsaritsāgara passages where it describes a woman going to
• another man

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• Going to another (place, person, etc.) — A more neutral spatial meaning 
• also appears: “going to another (place, &c.)”

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• General sense: going after another — Several dictionary entries repeat
• this sense: “going after another; adulterous”

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Grammatical notes

• It is an adjective with masculine, feminine, and neuter forms: -mī, -minī, -mi

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• It is explicitly listed as a tatpuruṣa compound (anya + gāmin)

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Distinguishing from similar forms

• nānyagāminā in the Bhagavad Gītā (8.8) means “not going to 
• another / not deviating”

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• āgāmin (आगामिन्) is unrelated and means “coming, approaching”

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Summary

anya gāmin (अन्यगामिन्) =

• Literal: “going to another”
• Common classical meaning: adulterous, “going to another man/woman”
• Secondary meaning: “going elsewhere / going to another place”