Alternative spellings of this word include Lagan.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣya

Lagana (लगन) refers to “adhering” or “clinging”.—In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words (e.g., lagana) from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Lagaṇa.—(Chamba), fines. Note: lagaṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Lagana, & Laggana (nt.) (fr. lag) 1. adhering J. I, 46 (g.; V, 281); with gg: J. III, 202 (=saṅga); Nd² p. 188 (s. v. nissita, in sequence l. , bandhana, palibodha); Miln. 105; DhA. III, 433.—2. slinging round, making fast VvA. 212. (Page 579)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lagana (लगन).—n (lagna S through H) Marriage.

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lāgaṇa (लागण).—f (lāgaṇēṃ The being under tillage, tilledness. 2 Land under tillage. Used in this sense also in comp.; as lāgaṇajamīna, lāgaṇaśēta, lāgaṇa- vāvara. 3 An attack of or affectedness by a Pishach.

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

lāgaṇa (लागण).—f Land under tillage.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lagaṇa (लगण).—A particular disease of the eyelid.

Derivable forms: lagaṇaḥ (लगणः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Lagaṇa (लगण):—m. a [particular] disease of the eyelid, [Suśruta]

2) Lagaṇā (लगणा):—[from lagaṇa] f. the heart pea, Cardiospermum Halicacabum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Lagana (लगन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Laggaṇa, Lāyaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lagana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Lagana (लगन) [Also spelled lagan]:—(nf) devotion; perseverence; inclination; attachment; an auspicious moment (for performing a ceremony); -[patra/-patrī] a letter intimating fixation of marriage (sent by bride’s side to that of the bridegroom’s); —[dharanā] to fix the date of marriage; —[sodhanā] to calculate astrologically an auspicious moment (for performing a marriage ritual).

2) Laganā (लगना) [Also spelled lagna]:—(v) to seem, to appear; to be engaged (in); to be employed; to be united/attached/connected; to strike roots (as [paudā]—); to be grafted; to be related (as [vaha merā sālā lagatā hai]); to be applied (as [malahama]—); to have a painful sensation, to cause pain (as [āṃkhoṃ meṃ davā laga rahī hai]); to be affixed to; to be struck, to be hit (as [ḍaṃḍā]—); to be burnt (as [dūdha-, dāla-]); to cost (as [isa para cāra rūpaye lage]); to devote oneself to ([kala se usa kāma meṃ lagūṃgā]); to continue; to be wounded by (as [golī]—); to follow (as [pīche]—); to be levied (as [ṭaiksa]—); to feel bad, to pinch (as [bāta]—); to smart; to be rubbed; to scratch; to pierce (as [kāṃṭā]—); to have an affect (as [pānī]—); to be caused (as [bhḹḍa]-); to have a quarrel ([unakī āpasa meṃ lagatī hai]); to fall in love with ([donoṃ ora lagī huī hai]); to bear (as [phala]—); to have sexual intrecourse; [lagakara] with concentration; in a determined/concentrated/resolute manner (as •[kāma karanā, 0 ilāja karanā); lagatī bāta] an utterance that pinches; [lagī-lagāī] fixed; settled; [lage to tīra nahīṃ to tukkā] if it hits it’s a sure shot, if it doesn't an awry missile; [lage lagge meṃ/hātha ] while still in it, in continuity; along with other things, in the same effort.

3) Lagāna (लगान) [Also spelled lagan]:—(nm) land revenue/rent.

4) Lagānā (लगाना):—(v) to engage; to employ; to attach, to join, to connect; to plant (as [paudā]—); to apply (as [malahama]—); to affix (as [ṭikaṭa]—); to make someone hang around (as [pīche]—); to levy (as [ṭaiksa]—); to touch (as [hātha]—); to invest (as [paisā]—); to paste, to stick (as [iśtahāra]—); to set, to fix; to shut, to close (as [daravājā]—); to keep; to backbite; to inflame; to add; —[bujhānā] to backbite, to distort facts so as to instigate, to indulge in instigatory talks.

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Starts with: Lagana de perro, Laganadara, Laganako-bela-hagana, Laganako-gamtho, Laganako-kaagat, Laganako-kagata, Laganashila, Laganasti.

Ends with (+2): Alagana, Avalagana, Balagana, Bilagana, Capalagana, Culagana, Divelagana, Dravilagana, Ekkalagana, Galagana, Halahalagana, Himmelagana, Kelagana, Mallagana, Mangalagana, Melagana, Palagana, Patalagana, Stambhalagana, Sulagana.

Full-text (+356): Dhandha, Tukka, Sippa, Takataki, Shingi, Layana, Saraha, Murca, Lagana de perro, Taktaki, Pevana, Simgi, Tataiya, Paibamda, Ghota, Suna, Gasta, Laggana, Tanakiha, Takhamina.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 1.10.68 < [Chapter 10 - Marriage with Śrī Lakṣmīpriyā]

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Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)

Chapter XIV - Treatment of eye-diseases which require Incision < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]

Chapter III - Pathology of the diseases of the eye-lids < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]

Chapter VIII - Classification and treatment of ocular affections < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]

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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

Chapter CLXXI - The Nidanam of diseases of the eyes < [Dhanvantari Samhita]

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