Lajjakara, Lajjākara, Lajja-kara: 6 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lajjākara (लज्जाकर).—a.

- or - f.) causing shame, shameful, digraceful, ignominious; सर्वमलज्जाकरमिह यत् कुर्वन्तीह परिपूर्णाः (sarvamalajjākaramiha yat kurvantīha paripūrṇāḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.1.

Lajjākara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lajjā and kara (कर). See also (synonyms): lajjāvaha.

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

Lajjākara (लज्जाकर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī or rā-raṃ) Shameful, causing shame. E. lajjā, and kara what makes.

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

Lajjākara (लज्जाकर).—[feminine] ī causing shame, shameful.

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

Lajjākara (लज्जाकर):—[=lajjā-kara] [from lajjā > lajj] mf(ī)n. causing shame, shameful, disgraceful, [Kāvyādarśa]

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

Lajjākara (लज्जाकर):—[lajjā-kara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Shaming.

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