Alikh, Ālikh: 4 definitions

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Alikh means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ālikh (आलिख्).—6 P.

1) To write, delineate, draw lines; मनो निष्ठाशून्यं भ्रमति च किमप्यालिखति च (mano niṣṭhāśūnyaṃ bhramati ca kimapyālikhati ca) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.31; Mṛcchakaṭika 2.

2) To paint, draw in a picture; आलिखित इव सर्वतो रङ्गः (ālikhita iva sarvato raṅgaḥ) Ś.1; V.2; त्वामालिख्य प्रणयकुपिताम् (tvāmālikhya praṇayakupitām) Meghadūta 17; R.19.19; M.2.2.

3) To portray, write, sketch.

4) To scratch, scrape, touch; as in विन्ध्यमालिखन्तमिवाम्बरम् (vindhyamālikhantamivāmbaram).

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

Ālikh (आलिख्).—scratch, touch, cut in, write, delineate, paint; ponder upon ([accusative]*).

Ālikh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and likh (लिख्).

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

Ālikh (आलिख्):—[=ā-√likh] [Parasmaipada] -likhati, to make a scratch on;

—to delineate by scratches;

—to scratch, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.;

—to mark, draw, write, delineate, paint, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Raghuvaṃśa; Meghadūta; Mālavikāgnimitra etc.]

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

Ālikh (आलिख्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āliha.

context information

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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