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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Laghvi (लघ्वि).—A sage.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 28.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Laghvī (लघ्वी) (or Laghvikā) is another name for Kubjikā.—The manner in which Himavat refers to his third daughter as the youngest—laghvīyasī—reminds us of one of Kubjikā’s names, that is, Laghvikā. This name is amongst the earliest ones of the goddess Kubjikā but becomes rare quite early on in the later literature. Indeed, it does not occur at all in the Kumārikākhaṇḍa. However, in the lines the Śrīmatottara has in common with the Kubjikāmatatantra, there is a tendency to use the name Laghvikā / Laghvī instead of Kubjikā / Kubjinī / Kubjī. So, although laghvīyasī is best understood to be an adjective meaning ‘youngest’, rather than a proper name, there is probably an intended suggestion here of Kubjikā’s other name.

Note: The rule (samaya) common to all is the seed-syllable Laghvī (Yogakhaṇḍ, 2nd recension: Lakṣmī), (otherwise called) Mahotsava.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

laghvī (लघ्वी).—f (S) Urining. 2 Urine. 3 A slight or delicate woman, a sylph, a fairy.

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

laghvī (लघ्वी).—f Urining; urine. A fairy.

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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

Laghvī (लघ्वी).—a. ([ghu] or [ghvī] f.) [लङ्घेः कुः, नलोपश्च (laṅgheḥ kuḥ, nalopaśca) Uṇādi-sūtra 1.29]

1) Light, not heavy; तृणदपि लघुस्तूलस्तूलादपि च याचकः (tṛṇadapi laghustūlastūlādapi ca yācakaḥ) Subhās.; रिक्तः सर्वो भवति हि लघुः पूर्णता गौरवाय (riktaḥ sarvo bhavati hi laghuḥ pūrṇatā gauravāya) Meghadūta 2 (where the word means 'contemptible' also); R.9. 62.

2) Little, small, diminutive; धर्मोऽयं गृहमेधिनां निगदितः स्मार्तैर्लघुः स्वर्गदः (dharmo'yaṃ gṛhamedhināṃ nigaditaḥ smārtairlaghuḥ svargadaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.253; Śiśupālavadha 9.38,78.

3) Short, brief, concise; लघुसंदेशपदा सरस्वती (laghusaṃdeśapadā sarasvatī) R.8.77.

4) Trifling, trivial, insignificant, unimportant; कायस्थ इति लघ्वी मात्रा (kāyastha iti laghvī mātrā) Mu.1.

5) Low, mean, despicable, contemptible; Śiśupālavadha 9.23; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.16; कथं प्रत्याख्यानलघुर्मित्रावसुः पुनरपि मन्त्रयते (kathaṃ pratyākhyānalaghurmitrāvasuḥ punarapi mantrayate) Nāg.2. 1/11.

6) Weak, feeble.

7) Wretched, frivolous.

8) Active, light, nimble, agile; लघु भवत्युत्थानयोग्यं वपुः (laghu bhavatyutthānayogyaṃ vapuḥ) Ś.2.5.

9) Swift, quick, rapid; किंचित् पश्चाद् व्रज लघुगतिः (kiṃcit paścād vraja laghugatiḥ) Meghadūta 16; R.5.45.

1) Easy, not difficult; महार्णवपरिक्षेपं लङ्कायाः परिखालघुम् (mahārṇavaparikṣepaṃ laṅkāyāḥ parikhālaghum) (mene) R.12.66.

11) Easy to be digested, light (as food)

12) Short (as a vowel in prosody).

13) Soft, low, gentle.

14) Pleasant, agreeable, desirable; दर्शनेन लघुना यथा तयोः प्रीतिमापुरुभयो- स्तपस्विनः (darśanena laghunā yathā tayoḥ prītimāpurubhayo- stapasvinaḥ) R.11.12,8.

15) Lovely, handsome, beautiful.

16) Pure, clean.

17) Sapless, pithless.

18) Young, younger; दीव्यत्युच्चैर्लघुरघुपतिः किं नु वा स्यात् किमन्यत् (dīvyatyuccairlaghuraghupatiḥ kiṃ nu vā syāt kimanyat) Mv.6.53.

19) Without attendance or retinue; अनोकशायी लघुरल्पप्रचारश्चरन् देशानेकचरः स भिक्षुः (anokaśāyī laghuralpapracāraścaran deśānekacaraḥ sa bhikṣuḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.91.5. -m. Name of the Nakṣatras Hasta, Puṣya, and Aśvinī. -n.

1) A particular measure of time (= 15 Kāṣthas).

2) Agallochum, or a particular variety of it. -ind.

1) Lightly, meanly, contemptuously; लघु मन् (laghu man) 'to think lightly of, despise, slight'; प्रथमोपकृतं मरुत्वतः प्रतिपत्त्या लघु मन्यते भवान् (prathamopakṛtaṃ marutvataḥ pratipattyā laghu manyate bhavān) Ś.7.1.

2) Quickly, swiftly; लघु लघूत्थिता (laghu laghūtthitā) Ś.4 'risen early'.

-Com. -āśin, -āhāra a. eating little, moderate in diet, abstemious.

-uktiḥ f. a brief mode of expression; Kull. on Manusmṛti 5.64.

-utthāna, -samutthāna a. working actively, doing work rapidly.

-kāya a. light-bodied. (-yaḥ) a goat.

-koṣṭha a.

1) having a light stomach.

2) having little in the stomach.

-kaumudī Name of an epitome of the सिद्धान्तकौमुदी (siddhāntakaumudī) by Varada-rāja.

-krama a. having a quick step, going quickly.

-khaṭvikā a small bedstead.

-gargaḥ a kind of fish.

-godhūmaḥ a small kind of wheat.

-citta, -cetas, -manas, -hṛdaya a.

1) light-minded, low-hearted, little-minded, mean-hearted; अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम् (ayaṃ nijaḥ paro veti gaṇanā laghucetasām) Mb.

2) frivolous.

3) fickle, unsteady.

-cirbhiṭā colocynth.

-jaṅgalaḥ a kind of quail (lāvaka).

-tālaḥ (in music) a kind of measure.

-dundubhiḥ a kind of drum.

-drākṣā a small stoneless grape.

-drāvin a. melting easily.

-nāman m. agallochum.

-nālikā a musket.

-patrikā the Rochanā plant.

-parṇī, -karṇī Name of a plant (Mar. moravela).

-pāka, -pākin a. easily digested.

-pākaḥ digestibility.

-puṣpaḥ a kind of Kadamba.

-pramāṇa a. short.

-prayatna a.

1) pronounced with slight articulation (as a letter).

2) indolent, lazy.

-badaraḥ, -badarī f. a kind of jujube.

-bhavaḥ humble birth or origin.

-bhāvaḥ ease, facility.

-bhojanam a light repast.

-māṃsaḥ a kind of partridge.

-mātra a. having small property.

-mūlam the lesser root of an equation.

-mūlakam a radish.

-meruḥ (in music) a kind of measure.

-layam a kind of fragrant root (vīraṇamūla).

-rāśi a. composed of fewer terms (as the side of an equation)

-vāsas a. wearing light or pure clothes; Manusmṛti 2.7.

-vikrama a. having a quick step, quick-footed.

-vṛtti a.

1) ill-behaved, low, vile.

2) light, frivolous.

3) mismanaged, ill-done.

-vedhin a. making a clever hit.

-śekharaḥ (in music) a kind of measure.

-sattva a. weak or fickle-minded.

-samutthāna a.

1) rising quickly.

2) swift of foot; अलघुना लघुसमुत्थानेन सैन्यचक्रेणाभ्यसरम् (alaghunā laghusamutthānena sainyacakreṇābhyasaram) Daśakumāracarita 2.3.

-sāra a. worthless, insignificant.

-hasta a.

1) light-handed, clever, dexterous, expert; शिक्षाविशेषलघुहस्ततया निमेषात् तूणीचकार शरपूरितवक्त्ररन्ध्रान् (śikṣāviśeṣalaghuhastatayā nimeṣāt tūṇīcakāra śarapūritavaktrarandhrān) R.9.63.

2) active, agile. (-staḥ) an expert or skilful archer.

See also (synonyms): laghu.

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Laghvī (लघ्वी).—

1) A delicate woman,

2) A light carriage; 'लघ्वी लाघवयुक्तानां प्रभेदे स्यन्दनस्य च (laghvī lāghavayuktānāṃ prabhede syandanasya ca)' इति हैमः (iti haimaḥ); लघ्वीं करभौ वभञ्जतुः (laghvīṃ karabhau vabhañjatuḥ). -a. short; लघ्वी पुरा वृद्धिमती च पश्चात् (laghvī purā vṛddhimatī ca paścāt) Bh.; Śiśupālavadha 12.24.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laghvī (लघ्वी).—f. (-ghvī) 1. A delicate woman. 2. A light carriage.

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

1) Laghvī (लघ्वी):—[from laghu] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a light carriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a slender or delicate woman, [Horace H. Wilson]

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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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Starts with: Laghvibija, Laghvika, Laghviyasi.

Ends with: Candrika laghvi, Kalaninaryacamdrika laghvi.

Full-text (+10): Laghu, Muhurtacintamanisarini, Samkshiptahnikapaddhati, Candrika laghvi, Kalaninaryacamdrika laghvi, Gurvartha, Sarvadevapratishtha, Eki, Adakashta, Laghvika, Pakavali, Laghvibija, Yogatarangini, Candidasa, Vishvanatha daivajna, Pashcat, Ishvarapratyabhijnasutra, Danavakyavali, Keshava daivajna, Dharmapravritti.

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