Lankadhipati, Laṅkādhipati, Lanka-adhipati: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Laṅkādhipati (लङ्काधिपति).—'lord of Laṅkā; i. e. Rāvaṇa or Bibhīṣaṇa लङ्कानाथं पवनतनयं चोभयं स्थापयित्वा कीर्तिस्तम्भद्वयमिव गिरौ दक्षिणे चोत्तरे च (laṅkānāthaṃ pavanatanayaṃ cobhayaṃ sthāpayitvā kīrtistambhadvayamiva girau dakṣiṇe cottare ca) R.15.13; लङ्केशसंपूजितपादपद्मः पायाद- नादिः परमेश्वरो नः (laṅkeśasaṃpūjitapādapadmaḥ pāyāda- nādiḥ parameśvaro naḥ).

Derivable forms: laṅkādhipatiḥ (लङ्काधिपतिः).

Laṅkādhipati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms laṅkā and adhipati (अधिपति). See also (synonyms): laṅkādhipa, laṅkeśa, laṅkeśvara, laṅkānātha, laṅkāpati.

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

Laṅkādhipati (लङ्काधिपति):—[from laṅkā > laṅka] (laṅkādh) m. ‘lord of L°’, Name of Rāvaṇa, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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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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