Lolakshi, Lolākṣi, Lolākṣī, Lola-akshi: 7 definitions
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Lolakshi 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 terms Lolākṣi and Lolākṣī can be transliterated into English as Lolaksi or Lolakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Lolākṣi (लोलाक्षि).—One of the Bhārgava gotrakāras.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 27.
2) Lolākṣī (लोलाक्षी).—A Śakti.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 44. 55 and 75.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramLolākṣī (लोलाक्षी) refers to “rolling eyes”, according to the Lalitāsahasranāma.—Lalitā’s thousand names are eulogized in the Lalitāsahasranāma, describing the goddess’s spiritual beauty on the analogy of physical, sensuous beauty. [...] She embodies ultimate reality conceived as supreme bliss—ānanda. This bliss is embodied in her. It is the ‘passion that makes her eyes roll’ (lolākṣī-kāmarūpiṇī) (454). She is “the form of desire in women”. This is not the Advaitin’s ānanda, which is just a covert counter-correlate of Samsaric suffering (duḥkha), it is positive bliss generated by the union of opposites. She embodies the great play of intercourse between herself and her partner (mahārati) (218). Similarly, she is the Great Enjoyment (mahābhogā) (219). [...]
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLolākṣi (लोलाक्षि).—n. a rolling eye.
Lolākṣi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lola and akṣi (अक्षि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLolākṣi (लोलाक्षि).—mfn. (-kṣiḥ-kṣiḥ or kṣī-kṣi) Having a rolling eye. E. lola, and akṣi the eye; also lolacakṣus, lolanayana, lolalocana, lolanetra, and the like.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLolākṣī (लोलाक्षी):—[from lola > lul] f. (a woman) with a rolling eye, [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLolākṣi (लोलाक्षि):—[lolā+kṣi] (kṣiḥ-kṣiḥ-kṣī-kṣi) a. Having a rolling eye. So lolacakṣusa lolanayana, lolalocana, lolanetra.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLōlākṣi (ಲೋಲಾಕ್ಷಿ):—[noun] = ಲೋಲಲೋಚನೆ [lolalocane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Lolakshika.
Ends with: Harinalolakshi.
Full-text: Lolakshika, Harinalolakshi, Kamarupini, Mahabhoga, Kamarupin, Shakti.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.27 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
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Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
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