Lodha, Loḍha: 12 definitions
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Lodha has 10 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Lodh.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchLodha (लोध):—
1) [Ṛgveda 3, 53, 23] nach [Yāska’s Nirukta 4, 12] so v. a. lubdha verwirrt, confus, was in den Zusammenhang schwerlich passt. Vielleicht roth und als m. Bez. eines best. Thieres; vgl. adhīlodhakarṇa [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 5, 6, 16, 1] und lohākarṇa . —
2) m. = lodhra [Ratnamālā im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungLodha (लोध):—m. —
1) wohl ein best. rothes Thier. Nach [Sāyaṇa. ] Adj. = lubdha. —
2) = lodhra.
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: Lodhada, Lodhai, Lodhaka, Lodhakakatha, Lodhana, Lodhanem, Lodhar, Lodhaya.
Ends with: Jalodha, Mahalodha, Pralodha, Ullodha.
Full-text: Mahalodha, Lodhada, Lodhra, Lodhraka, Launda, Mahalodhra, Lodhraprasavarajas, Lohakarna, Lodhratilaka, Lodh, Lodhaka, Lola.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.53.23 < [Sukta 53]
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