Lakshmipujana, Lakṣmīpūjana, Lakshmi-pujana: 3 definitions

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Lakshmipujana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

The Sanskrit term Lakṣmīpūjana can be transliterated into English as Laksmipujana or Lakshmipujana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Lakshmipujana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lakṣmīpūjana (लक्ष्मीपूजन).—n -pūjā f (S) Worship of Lakshmi by the bridegroom and bride after the bride has been brought to her father-in-law's house.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Lakṣmīpūjana (लक्ष्मीपूजन).—the ceremony of worshipping Lakṣmī (performed by the bridegroom in company with his bride after she has been brought home).

Derivable forms: lakṣmīpūjanam (लक्ष्मीपूजनम्).

Lakṣmīpūjana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lakṣmī and pūjana (पूजन).

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

Lakṣmīpūjana (लक्ष्मीपूजन):—[=lakṣmī-pūjana] [from lakṣmī > lakṣ] n. the ceremony of worshipping L° performed by a bridegroom along with his bride (at the conclusion of the marriage after the bride has been brought to her husband’s house), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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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