Lakshman, Lakṣman: 10 definitions
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Lakshman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Lakṣman can be transliterated into English as Laksman or Lakshman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusLakṣman (लक्ष्मन्) refers to the “characteristics (of elephants)”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “their (physical and mental) characteristics (lakṣman), favorable and unfavorable”].

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLakṣman (लक्ष्मन्).—n. [lakṣ-manin]
1) A mark, sign, token, characteristic; प्रकटमलिनलक्ष्मा मुष्टपत्रावलीकैः (prakaṭamalinalakṣmā muṣṭapatrāvalīkaiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 11.3;8.41; Kirātārjunīya 11.18;14.64; R.19.3; Kumārasambhava 7.43.
2) A speck, spot; मलिनमपि हिमांशोर्लक्ष्म लक्ष्मी तनोति (malinamapi himāṃśorlakṣma lakṣmī tanoti) Ś1.2; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9. 25.
3) Definition.
4) The chief, principal (pradhāna); 'लक्ष्म चिह्ने प्रधाने च (lakṣma cihne pradhāne ca)' इति विश्वः (iti viśvaḥ); शोकं दैन्यं च दुःखं च प्राजहात् पुत्रलक्ष्मणि (śokaṃ dainyaṃ ca duḥkhaṃ ca prājahāt putralakṣmaṇi) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.14.43.
5) A good or bad mark.
6) A pearl. -m.
1) The crane or Sārasa bird.
2) Name of Lakṣmaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLakṣman (लक्ष्मन्).—n. (-kṣma) 1. A mark, a spot, &c. 2. Chief, principal. 3. Definition. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. The Sarasa bird. 2. Lakshmana, the son of Dasa- Rat'Ha. E. lakṣ to mark, &c., manin aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLakṣman (लक्ष्मन्).—[lakṣ + man], n. 1. A mark, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 19, 30; a spot, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 19. 2. Chief.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLakṣman (लक्ष्मन्).—[neuter] mark, sign, token; any special mark or characteristic (good or bad).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lakṣman (लक्ष्मन्):—[from lakṣ] n. a mark, sign, token, characteristic, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a good or lucky mark, excellence, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] a bad mark, stain, blemish, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] definition (as ‘the marks or characteristics collectively’), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
5) [v.s. ...] = pradhāna, the chief, principal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a pearl, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLakṣman (लक्ष्मन्):—(kṣma) 5. n. A mark; a chief.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLakshman in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a younger brother of Ram in the ancient Indian epic of Ramayan; -[rekha] in the epic Ramayan, the line drawn by Lakshman bidding Sita: rot to cross it for her own security..—lakshman (लक्ष्मण) is alternatively transliterated as Lakṣmaṇa.
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Starts with (+22): Lakshmana, Lakshmana acarya, Lakshmana bhatta, Lakshmana bhatta sharman, Lakshmana bhatta suri, Lakshmana danta, Lakshmana deshika, Lakshmana dvivedin, Lakshmana jatavallabha shastrin, Lakshmana kavi, Lakshmana mathurakayasthavamsha, Lakshmana pandita, Lakshmana sharman, Lakshmana shastrin, Lakshmana somayajin, Lakshmana suri, Lakshmana vedantacarya, Lakshmanabharaniya, Lakshmanabhatta, Lakshmanabhattiya.
Full-text (+29): Rajalakshman, Kampalakshman, Talalakshman, Mrigalakshman, Nripalakshman, Vyaktalakshman, Salakshman, Shashalakshman, Mrigarajalakshman, Jaralakshman, Lulayalakshman, Purastallakshman, Tulyalakshman, Pumlakshman, Alakshman, Shrilakshman, Samiralakshman, Renulakshman, Harinalakshman, Kusumalakshman.
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