Alakta: 11 definitions
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Alakta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryalakta (अलक्त) [or अलक्तक, alaktaka].—m S See the derivative aḷatā.
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 dictionaryAlakta (अलक्त).—[na rakto'smāt, rasya latvam, svārthe kan Tv.] The red resin of certain trees, red lac or sap (formerly used by women to dye certain parts of their body, particularly the soles of the feet and lip) (Mar. aḷitā); (dantavāsasā) चिरोज्झितालक्तकपाटलेन (cirojjhitālaktakapāṭalena) Kumārasambhava 5. 34,68;7.58; बिम्बाधरालक्तकः (bimbādharālaktakaḥ) M.3.5; अलक्तकाङ्कां पदवीं ततान (alaktakāṅkāṃ padavīṃ tatāna) R.7.7; स्त्रियो हृतार्थाः पुरुषं निरर्थं निष्पीडितालक्तकवत्त्यजन्ति (striyo hṛtārthāḥ puruṣaṃ nirarthaṃ niṣpīḍitālaktakavattyajanti) Mṛcchakaṭika 4.15.
Derivable forms: alaktaḥ (अलक्तः).
See also (synonyms): alaktaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlakta (अलक्त).—m.
(-ktaḥ) Lac, the red animal dye so called. E. a neg. rakta red, ra being changed to la; than what nothing is redder.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlakta (अलक्त).— (cf. laktaka), m. Lac, the red animal dye so called.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlakta (अलक्त).—[masculine] alaktaka [masculine] [neuter] red lac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Alakta (अलक्त):—m. (said to be for arakta), red juice or lac (obtained from the red resin of certain trees and from the cochineal’s red sap), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Ālākta (आलाक्त):—[from āla] a mf(ā)n. anointed with poison (as an arrow), [Ṛg-veda vi, 75, 5.]
3) b See āla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAlakta (अलक्त):—(ktaḥ) 1. m. Lac.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Alakta (अलक्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Alatta.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAlakta (ಅಲಕ್ತ):—[noun] = ಅಲಕ್ತಕ [alaktaka].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Alaktak, Alaktaka, Alaktakacchavi, Alaktakadrava, Alaktakanka, Alaktakapata, Alaktakaraga, Alaktakarasa, Alaktakasannibha, Alaktara, Alaktaraga, Alaktarasa.
Ends with: Guthalakta, Lalakta, Vanalakta.
Full-text: Alaktarasa, Alaktaka, Pallava, Vanalakta, Alaktaraga, Alatta, Alattam, Alita, Ala, Laksha, Padmaka, Tunga.
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