Laksh, Lakṣ: 9 definitions
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Laksh has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Lakṣ can be transliterated into English as Laks or Laksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchLakṣ (लक्ष्):—, lakṣate bemerken, wahrnehmen: svabharturavamāyamalakṣamāṇau [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 16, 12.] betrachten: sarvaśca tatra tāmeva kanyāṃ jātāmalakṣata . divāpyakāṇḍapratipaccandralekhāmivoditām [Kathāsaritsāgara 34, 47.] — Vgl. lakṣay, worauf diese secundäre Wurzel zurückzuführen ist.
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Lakṣ (लक्ष्):—, lakṣet in der Bed. erkennen [Mahābhārata 12, 4813.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungLakṣ (लक्ष्):—, lakṣati , te —
1) bemerken , wahrnehmen , erkennen. —
2) betrachten. — lakṣay s. bes.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+533): Laksha, Laksha-dana, Lakshabhavana, Lakshabhojana, Lakshabhuta, Lakshaca Manushya, Lakshacurna, Lakshadatta, Lakshadhikari, Lakshadhipati, Lakshadhisha, Lakshadhishvara, Lakshadi, Lakshadipa, Lakshadipabilvodyapana, Lakshadipakalpa, Lakshadipalakshabilvodyapana, Lakshadipavratodyapana, Lakshaditaila, Lakshadrava.
Ends with: Abhilaksh, Abhyupalaksh, Alaksh, Bhlaksh, Bidalaksh, Durlaksh, Kulaksh, Mlaksh, Plaksh, Samalaksh, Samlaksh, Sampratilaksh, Samupalaksh, Upalaksh, Valaksh, Vilaksh.
Full-text (+273): Lilakshayishita, Laksha, Lach, Samlakshana, Lakshman, Upalakshita, Lakshyi, Alakshi, Lakshmy, Lakshanadipika, Lakshmanadeva, Lakshmanadasa, Lakshnavali, Lakshesha, Lakshmaka, Lakshi, Lakshyavedha, Lakshavatara, Sahalakshmana, Samalakshya.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.258 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 46 - Lakshmana takes Sita away < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 93 - Ravana’s Grief on hearing of his Son’s Death < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(ii) Rise of the Śāstra and the place of Viśvakarmā < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
(vi) Mayamata [Mayamatam] (Summary) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
8: Definition of Vakrokti Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]