Lakkha, Lakhkha: 6 definitions
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Lakkha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriLakkhā (लक्खा) (Prakrit; in Sanskrit: Lākṣā) refers to a kind of red dye, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 135, l. 5]—‘Lākṣā’ (Gujarati ‘lākha’) is a kind of led dye. It is obtained from the cochineal insect and is produced by a number of trees of the species Ficus. It was largely used as an article of decoration by women. The word ‘lākṣā’ occurs in Abhijñānaśākuntala (IV, v 4) and Kirātārjunīya (V, 23) Its Pāiya (Prakrit) equivalent ‘lakkhā’ is met with in Nāyādhammakahā (I, 1, p 24)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarylakkha : (nt.) a mark; a target; a stake at gambling; a mark in casting up accounts; a hundred thousand.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLakkha, (nt.) (fr. lakṣ (see lakkhaṇa), or (after Grassmann) lag “to fix, ” i.e. to mark. Cp. Vedic lakṣa price at gambling (Zimmer, Altind. Leben 287)) 1. a mark Miln. 102.—2. a target Miln. 418; DhA. I, 52 (°yoggā target practice, i.e. shooting).—3. a stake at gambling J. VI, 271.—4. a high numeral, a lac or 100, 000 (but cp. PvA. 255, where lakkha of Pv IV. 338 is taken as a “period of time, ” equal to 100 koṭis); Dāvs. V, 66. (Page 578)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarylakkha (लक्ख).—n & a See lakka n & a.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryLakkhā (लक्खा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lākṣā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLakkha (ಲಕ್ಖ):—[adjective] = ಲಕ್ಷ [laksha]2.
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Lakkha (ಲಕ್ಖ):—[noun] = ಲಕ್ಷ [laksha]3 - 1.
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Lakhkha (ಲಖ್ಖ):—[adjective] = ಲಕ್ಷ [laksha]2.
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Lakhkha (ಲಖ್ಖ):—[noun] = ಲಕ್ಷ [laksha]3 - 1.
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Lakhkha (ಲಖ್ಖ):—[adjective] pleasing to the eye; beautiful; lovely; attractive.
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Lakhkha (ಲಖ್ಖ):—[noun] that which is beautiful.
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 (+27): Lakkhadhamma, Lakkhadhika, Lakkhaka, Lakkhakhanda, Lakkhakotiphalasamapatti, Lakkhakotisamapattisamapajjana, Lakkhamana, Lakkhan, Lakkhana, Lakkhana Jataka, Lakkhana Rupa, Lakkhana Samyutta, Lakkhanaapa, Lakkhanabbhahata, Lakkhanabhava, Lakkhanabhinivesa, Lakkhanabyanjanupeta, Lakkhanacakka, Lakkhanacchinna, Lakkhanacittikapunnasarira.
Full-text (+19): Upalakkhana, Likkha, Paccupalakkhati, Akkha, Abhilakkhita, Vilakkha, Upalakkhayanta, Upalakkhayitvana, Upalakkhayati, Upalakkheti, Upalakkhayitva, Upalakkhetabba, Sahassakkha, Upalakkhita, Thulalakkha, Laksha, Upalakkhiyanti, Lakkheti, Thiralakkha, Paccupalakkhana.
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