Lakshman, Lakṣman: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Lakṣman can be transliterated into English as Laksman or Lakshman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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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 (+45): Lakshman-phal, Lakshmana, Lakshmana acarya, Lakshmana bhatta, Lakshmana bhatta sharman, Lakshmana bhatta suri, Lakshmana booti, Lakshmana danta, Lakshmana deshika, Lakshmana dvivedin, Lakshmana jatavallabha shastrin, Lakshmana kavi, Lakshmana mathurakayasthavamsha, Lakshmana pandita, Lakshmana phalamu, Lakshmana sharman, Lakshmana shastrin, Lakshmana somayajin, Lakshmana suri, Lakshmana vedantacarya.
Ends with (+5): Adhastallakshman, Alakshman, Harinalakshman, Jaralakshman, Kampalakshman, Kusumalakshman, Lulayalakshman, Mrigalakshman, Mrigarajalakshman, Nripalakshman, Pancalakshman, Pumlakshman, Purastallakshman, Rajalakshman, Renulakshman, Salakshman, Samiralakshman, Shashalakshman, Shrilakshman, Talalakshman.
Full-text (+24): Kampalakshman, Rajalakshman, Talalakshman, Vyaktalakshman, Lakshmana, Lakshma, Nripalakshman, Samiralakshman, Mrigalakshman, Alakshman, Renulakshman, Jaralakshman, Lulayalakshman, Shrilakshman, Pumlakshman, Kusumalakshman, Harinalakshman, Purastallakshman, Uparishtallakshman, Lakshman-phal.
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Search found 21 books and stories containing Lakshman, Lakṣman, Laksman; (plurals include: Lakshmans, Lakṣmans, Laksmans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
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Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
The Ganesha Purana (abridged) (by Gregory Baily)
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Ethical Values in Contemporary India < [April – June, 2005]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
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Stone Inscriptions < [Chapter 4 - The Corpus of Inscriptions]
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Entering Naiśa-līlā (the Night Pastimes) < [Chapter 2.19 - The Concluding Transcendental Pastimes]
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