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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī Mahāvīra

Lāḍha (लाढ) is the name of a village visited by Mahāvīra during his fifth year of spiritual-exertion.—After Kalambukā, he decided to go to Lāḍha (Rāḍha) country, considered as Anārya where no monk or ascetic would even imagine going. There were two divisions of Lāḍha country – north and south, or Vajra and Śubhra. The river Ajaya used to flow in between. In Lāḍha country, there were no suitable places to stay for the Lord. Even tasteless, minimal food used to come about with great difficulty.

Lāḍha or Rāḍha was also visited by Mahāvīra during his ninth year of spiritual-exertion.—After leaving Rājagṛha, the Lord thought again that truly, it is possible to annhilate karmas only in Anārya region. Thinking thus, he again left for the Anārya Lāḍha and Śubhrabhūmi. People there were insensitive, cruel and without compassion. Hence, the Lord bore with different troubles with equanimity. When he did not get the right place, he completed the monsoon time in ruins, under trees, or simply wandering about. This way, wandering in Anārya region, the Lord re-entered the Ārya region. From the Anārya region the Lord was going to ‘Siddhārthapura’ and from there to ‘Kūrmagrāma’ and Gośālaka was with him, too.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

laḍha (लढ).—f m sometimes laḍhī f ( H) A wreath or string (of pearls, flowers &c.) 2 f C Scum and rubbish thrown up on the shore by the sea or brought by a river. 3 laḍha f further signifies Tangle or ravel, and fig. Entanglement. v paḍa, kāḍha, sōḍa, ulagaḍa, ukala.

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laḍhā (लढा).—m (laḍhaṇēṃ) Fight or contention about: also a subject or ground of contention. v lāga, cāla, asa, hō, rāha, & tōḍa, cukava. See further explanation and some examples under laḍathaḍa. 2 A stop or an obstruction; a cause that interrupts and checks, that opposes itself and arrests the progress of. Ex. tyā kāgadāvara ghōṭaṇī nāhīṃ mhaṇūna rēgha ōḍhatānnā madhyēṃ laḍhā lāgatō; vāyūnēṃ jībha aḍakhaḷalyā muḷēṃ askhalita mhaṇatāṃ yēta nāhīṃ mhaṇūṃ lāgalēṃ asatāṃ madhyēṃ laḍhā lāgatō. 3 Entanglement or tangle, lit. fig. 4 An ammunition-cart, a tumbril.

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lāḍhā (लाढा).—m Clogginess or viscousness (as of gūḷa through being boiled badly): also clamminess, thick sweatiness, or sweltering state (aṅgācā--of the body through fever, heat, small pox &c.) 2 A term for a barren buffalo or cow.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

laḍhā (लढा).—m Fight about. An obstruction; entanglement.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Laḍhā (लढा):—(nm) a bullock-cart.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Laḍha (लढ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Smṛ.

2) Lāḍha (लाढ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Lāḍha.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Lāḍha (लाढ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Lāḍha.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Starts with: Ladhacarya, Ladhai, Ladhana, Ladhanem, Ladhata, Ladhau, Ladhavai, Ladhavayya, Ladhavinem, Ladhayi, Latai, Latanki, Lataveshtitam.

Ends with: Allata, Antaladha, Bujolladha, Laladha, Masivaladha, Nigaladha, Ulata, Vallata.

Full-text: Vajraradha, Shubhraradha, Ladhata, Ladhya, Smri, Ajaya, Radha, Lembhem, Siddharthapura, Kurmagrama, Kubada, Latha, Lanjha, Kotivarsha, Pralaya, Mahajanapada, Rajagriha, Shubhrabhumi, Vanjha, Khashta.

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