Lac: 5 definitions

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In Hinduism
Biology
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1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Lac means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Lach.

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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Lac (लच्).—tad. affix ल (la) applied optionally with the affix मतुप् (matup) to words ending in आ (ā) and meaning a detachable or undetachable part of an animal, ; as also to words mentioned in the group headed by the word सिध्म (sidhma), as also to words वत्स (vatsa) and अस (asa) showing affection and strength respectively ; e. g. चूडालः, सिध्मलः, वत्सलः (cūḍālaḥ, sidhmalaḥ, vatsalaḥ), etc.; cf. P. V. 2. 96-98.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

Lac is denoted by the Sanskrit term Lākṣā and represents one of the materials used to make Colours in the ancient Indian tradition of Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, various materials are seen to be used to make colours. e.g., Lac (lākṣā). Also, five colours are regarded as the primary ones, (viz., white, yellow, colour of vilomata, black, dark blue.). A painter can create hundreds or thousands of colours by amalgamating the primary colours.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical Literature

Lac (in Sanskrit: Lākṣā) refers to the “secretion of lac insects”, and is used in the recipe of Matsyakajjala (“fish black”), according to the Vādakhaṇḍa section of the Rasaratnākara (lit. “jewel mine of mercury”): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by Nityanātha.—Lac, or stick lac, as it is called in its unprocessed state, is the secretion of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca. The secretion of lac insects consists of dye and wax or resin. The dye can be extracted from the wax by boiling the stick lac in water and filtering out the wax. This is the first step in the Rasaratnākara’s recipe for fish black (matsyakajjala). Lac has a long-established use as a red pigment in textile dyeing and painting on the Indian subcontinent, while lac wax seems to have been employed as a coating for paint pigments.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Lac in Vietnam is the name of a plant defined with Arachis hypogaea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arachis hypogaea subsp. nambyquarae (Hoehne) Chevalier (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Food and chemical toxicology (1984)
· International Journal of toxicology (2001)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Euphytica (1979)
· Darwiniana (1939)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Lac, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lāc (लाच्):—(ṛ, ṅa) locate 10. d. To see; to view. (ka) locayati 10. a. To speak, to shine. With ā to investigate, to consider.

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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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Search found 114 books and stories containing Lac, Lāc, Laac; (plurals include: Lacs, Lācs, Laacs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Part 7: Future Tīrthaṅkaras < [Chapter VI]

Part 24: Sumatinātha’s mokṣa (emancipation) < [Chapter III - Sumatināthacaritra]

Part 18: Abhinandana’s mokṣa < [Chapter II - Abhinandanacaritra]

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Part 20 - Mercurial operations (18): Transformation of base metals into gold by mercury (bedhana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]

Part 19 - Mercurial operations (17): Dyeing of mercury (ranjana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]

Part 13 - Mercurial operations (11): Swooning of mercury (murchhana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]

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Goodwill Mission to Pakistan < [January 1954]

Two Short Stories < [January - March 1977]

The Elections-And After < [March 1937]

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