Lash, Laś, Laṣ: 11 definitions

Introduction
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Nepali
See also
Buy products

Introduction:

Lash means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 terms Laś and Laṣ can be transliterated into English as Las or Lash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Laś (लश्).—1 U. (lāśayati-te) To exercise or practise any art; cf. लस् (las).

--- OR ---

Laṣ (लष्).—I. 1, 4 P. (laṣati-te, laṣyati-te, laṣita) To wish, desire, long for, be eager for; रामाच्युतौ बो लषतो बुभुक्षितौ (rāmācyutau bo laṣato bubhukṣitau) Bhāgavata 1.23.7; (usually with the preposition abhi q. v.). -II. 1 U. (lāṣayati-te) = लश् (laś) q. v.

--- OR ---

Las (लस्).—I. 1 P. (lasati, lasita)

1) To shine, glitter, flash; मुक्ताहारेण लसता हसतीव स्तनद्वयम् (muktāhāreṇa lasatā hasatīva stanadvayam) K. P.1; करवाणि चरणद्वयं सरसलसदलक्तकरागम् (karavāṇi caraṇadvayaṃ sarasalasadalaktakarāgam) Gītagovinda 1; Amaruśataka 19; बालेन नक्तंसमयेन मुक्तं रौप्यं लसड्डिम्बमिवेन्दुबिम्बम् (bālena naktaṃsamayena muktaṃ raupyaṃ lasaḍḍimbamivendubimbam) N.22.53 (v. l.).

2) To appear, arise, come to light.

3) To embrace.

4) To play, frolic about, skip about, dance.

4) To sound, resound. -Caus. (lāsayati-te)

1) To cause to shine, grace, adorn.

2) To cause to dance.

3) To exercise an art.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laś (लश्).—r. 10th cl. (lāśayati-te) To be skilful or clever, to do any thing skilfully and scientifically. (This root is sometimes written laṣ or las).

--- OR ---

Laṣ (लष्).—r. 1st and 4th cls. (laṣati-te or laṣyati-te) To desire, to like, to love. (abhi is usually prefixed.) r. 10th cl. (lāṣayati-te) To be skilful.

--- OR ---

Las (लस्).—r. 1st cl. (lasati) 1. To embrace. 2. To sport or play. 3. To glitter. 4. To arise. With ud, 1. To glitter. 2. To appear. 3. To blow, to open. With pari, To appear gaudy. With vi, To sound, to echo. r. 10th cl. (lāsayati-te) 1. To be skilful, to do any thing skilfully or scientifically. 2. To work. With ut prefixed, 1. To shine, to be brilliant or splendid. 2. To be happy or delighted. With vi, To gambol, to sport, especially amorously.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laś (लश्).—see 2. las.

--- OR ---

Laṣ (लष्).— (akin to 1. las, cf. lālasa), i. 1 and 4, [Parasmaipada.] To desire; cf. 2. las.

— With the prep. abhi abhi, 1. To desire, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 13, 20; to covet, [Hitopadeśa] 69, 5; Mahābhārata 1, 6580. 2. To take, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 107. abhilaṣita, n. Desire, [Hitopadeśa] 95, 4, M.M.

— Cf. probably etc.; [Latin] lascivus; [Gothic.] luston, lustus; A. S. lust, lyst, lystan.

--- OR ---

Las (लस्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To embrace. 2. To sport or play. 3. To shine, Mahābhārata 3, 15533. [Causal.] lāsaya, To cause to sport, to move, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 23.

— With the prep. ud ud, 1. To sport, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 152; [Bhaṭṭikāvya, (ed. Calc.)] 9, 86. 2. To shine, [Śiśupālavadha] 20, 56. [Causal.] 1. To cause to shine, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 8. 2. To delight, [Hitopadeśa] 21, 15.

— With prod pra-ud, To shine, [Śiśupālavadha] 2, 19.

— With samud sam-ud, 1. To break forth, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 193. 2. To shine forth, [Śiśupālavadha] 8, 65. 3. To sport. samullasita, 1. Sportive. 2. Beautiful.

— With vi vi, 1. To sport, to dally, [Hitopadeśa] 42, 9; with upari in upari-vi -lasant, Flashing up, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 48. 2. To play, to exhibit, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 237. 3. To shine, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 23; 36 (to flash); [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 461 (yena vilasitam, Who has lived in a brilliant style). vilasita, Sportive, wanton. n. 1. Wanton pastime. 2. Splendour. [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 46; flashing, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 137. Comp. Durvitasita, i. e. dus-, n. A wicked trick, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 104, 7.

— With pravi pra-vi, To break forth, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 24, 14.

— Cf. probably [Latin] ludo; see laṣ.

--- OR ---

Las (लस्).—laṣ LaṢ, laś LaŚ, i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] To do anything skilfully.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laṣ (लष्).—laṣati (laṣate & laṣyati) [participle] laṣita desire, long for, strive after ([accusative]).

--- OR ---

Las (लस्).—lasati [participle] lasita gleam, glance; sound forth; appear, rise (only lasant & lasamāna), sport, play. [Causative] lāsayati (cause or teach to) dance.

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

1) Laś (लश्):—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] lāśayati, to exercise an art, [Dhātupāṭha xxxiii, 55] ([varia lectio] for las).

2) Laṣ (लष्):—(cf. √las) [class] 1. 4.[Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxi, 23]; cf. [Pāṇini 3-1, 70]) laṣati, te, laṣyati, te ([perfect tense] lalāṣa, leṣe; [Aorist] alAzIt, alaṣiṣṭa; [future] laṣitā; ṣiṣyati, te; [infinitive mood] laṣitum),

2) —to wish, desire, long for ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (mostly with [preposition] abhi);

2) —to strive after, approach ([accusative]), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]] :

2) —[Causal], or [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] lāṣayati ([Aorist] alīlaṣat), to exercise an art, [Dhātupāṭha xxxiii, 55] ([varia lectio] for las) :—[Desiderative] lilaṣiṣati [grammar]:—[Intensive] lālaṣyate, lālaṣṭi, [ib.]

3) Las (लस्):—1. las [class] 1. [Parasmaipada], ([Dhātupāṭha xvii, 64]) lasati (only p. lasat, lasamāna, and [perfect tense] lalāsa; [grammar] also [Aorist] alasīt; [future], lasitā, lasiṣyati),

—to shine, flash, glitter, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;

—to appear, come to light, arise, [Kathāsaritsāgara];

—to sound, resound, [ib.] (cf. √ras);

—to play, sport, frolic, [Chandomañjarī];

—to embrace, [Dhātupāṭha] :—[Causal], or [class] 10. ([Dhātupāṭha xxxiii 55]), lāsayati ([Aorist] alīlasat; [Passive voice] lāsyate),

—to dance, [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to cause to teach to dance, [Vikramorvaśī];

—to exercise an art (cf. √laś), [Dhātupāṭha]

4) cf. [Latin] lascivus, lascivire.

5) 2. las mfn. shining, glittering (See a-las).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Laś (लश्):—(ka) lāśayati 10. a. To be skilful, clever, or scientific.

2) Laṣ (लष्):—(ña) laṣati, te 1. c. To desire. (ya, ña) laṣyati, te 4. a. Idem. abhi is generally prefixed. (ka) lāṣayati. 10. a. To be skilful.

3) Las (लस्):—lasati 1. a. To embrace, to sport. (ka) lāsayati 10. a. To be skilful. With ut to be splendid; vi to gambol.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Las (लस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Lasa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lash in German

context information

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 dictionary

1) Las in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) pastiness, stickiness, adhesiveness; ~[dara] glutinous, sticky, adhesive..—las (लस) is alternatively transliterated as Lasa.

2) Lash in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) corpse, dead boby; carcass; ~[ghara] mortuary; —[galiyom mem khimcavana] to cause to be dragged in streets to insult after death; —[para lasha girana] fighting men to fall one after another, a heap of corpses to be piled up; [lashom se pata jana] to be strewn all over with corpses..—lash (लाश) is alternatively transliterated as Lāśa.

context information

...

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Laash is another spelling for लाश [lāśa].—n. → लास [lāsa]

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

Relevant text

Search found 68 books and stories containing Lash, Laash, Laś, Las, Laṣ; (plurals include: Lashes, Laashes, Laśs, Lases, Laṣs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chapter XVI - Treatment of diseases peculiar to eye-lashes and eye-lids < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]

Chapter III - Pathology of the diseases of the eye-lids < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]

Chapter VI - Pathology of the diseases affecting the eyes as a whole < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]

+ 5 more chapters / show preview

Chapter 8 - Forty-four Glances

show preview

Chapter 29 - Sita observes auspicious Portents < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]

Chapter 5 - Hanuman ranges the City without finding Sita < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]

Chapter 26 - Sarana tells Ravana of the principal Leaders of the Monkeys < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]

+ 8 more chapters / show preview

The Smile of the Dolphin < [October – December, 2007]

It Comes < [January – March, 1979]