Lakshmipuja, Lakṣmīpūjā, Lakshmi-puja: 5 definitions
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Lakshmipuja 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 Lakṣmīpūjā can be transliterated into English as Laksmipuja or Lakshmipuja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLakṣmīpūjā (लक्ष्मीपूजा).—the worship of Lakṣmī performed on the day of newmoon in the month of Āśvina (chiefly by bankers and traders whose commercial or official year closes on that day).
Lakṣmīpūjā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lakṣmī and pūjā (पूजा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Lakṣmīpūjā (लक्ष्मीपूजा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. Ii, 4132. Rice. 96.
2) Lakṣmīpūjā (लक्ष्मीपूजा):—Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 79.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lakṣmīpūjā (लक्ष्मीपूजा):—[=lakṣmī-pūjā] [from lakṣmī > lakṣ] f. ‘worship of L°’, Name of a festival on the 15th day in the dark half of the month Āśvina (celebrated in modern times by bankers and traders to propitiate Fortune), [Colebrooke]
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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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Partial matches: Lakshmi, Puja.
Starts with: Lakshmipujana, Lakshmipujanavidhi, Lakshmipujaviveka.
Ends with: Jyeshthakanishthamahalakshmipuja, Mahalakshmipuja, Samrajyalakshmipuja, Varalakshmipuja.
Full-text: Lakshmipujaviveka, Samrajyalakshmipuja, Varalakshmipuja, Divali.
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