Lakshminiketana, Lakṣmīniketana, Lakshmi-niketana: 2 definitions

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Lakshminiketana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Lakṣmīniketana can be transliterated into English as Laksminiketana or Lakshminiketana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Lakshminiketana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lakṣmīniketana (लक्ष्मीनिकेतन).—the bathing with fragrant myrobalan powder.

Derivable forms: lakṣmīniketanam (लक्ष्मीनिकेतनम्).

Lakṣmīniketana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lakṣmī and niketana (निकेतन).

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

Lakṣmīniketana (लक्ष्मीनिकेतन):—[=lakṣmī-niketana] [from lakṣmī > lakṣ] n. the bathing with fragrant myrobalan powder, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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