Laghuhasta: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Laghuhasta 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaghuhasta (लघुहस्त).—mfn.
(-staḥ-stā-staṃ) Ready or light-handed. m.
(-staḥ) A good archer. E. laghu, hasta hand.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaghuhasta (लघुहस्त).—I. adj. ready, or light-handed. Ii. m. a good archer.
Laghuhasta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms laghu and hasta (हस्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaghuhasta (लघुहस्त).—[adjective] light-handed, clever; p. vant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Laghuhasta (लघुहस्त):—[=laghu-hasta] [from laghu] mfn. light-handed, ready-h°, possessing skill in the hands (as an archer, writer etc.), [Mahābhārata; Suśruta] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. a good archer, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaghuhasta (लघुहस्त):—[laghu-hasta] (staḥ-stā-staṃ) a. Light-handed. m. A good archer.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusLaghuhasta (ಲಘುಹಸ್ತ):—[noun] a man having or showing skill in the use of the hands; a dexterous man.
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)
Partial matches: Laghu, Hasta.
Starts with: Laghuhastata, Laghuhastatva, Laghuhastavant, Laghuhastavat.
Full-text: Laghuhastavat, Laghuhastatva, Laghuhastata, Laghuhastavant.
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