Lubdhaka: 13 definitions
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Lubdhaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexLubdhaka (लुब्धक).—A companion of Puramjana; allegorically pāyu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 25. 53; 29. 15.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarylubdhaka (लुब्धक).—m S A hunter. 2 Hence (Shiva having transformed himself into a hunter in order to shoot an arrow, viz. the three stars of the belt of Orion, at Brahma transformed into a buck and pursuing his own daughter metamorphosed into a doe) The hunter, i.e. Sirius or dog-star.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlubdhaka (लुब्धक).—m A hunter. Sirins or Dog-star.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLubdhaka (लुब्धक).—
1) A hunter, fowler; मृगमीनसज्जनानां तृणजलसंतोषविहितवृत्तीनाम् । लुब्धकधीवरपिशुना निष्कारणवैरिणो जगति (mṛgamīnasajjanānāṃ tṛṇajalasaṃtoṣavihitavṛttīnām | lubdhakadhīvarapiśunā niṣkāraṇavairiṇo jagati) || Bhartṛhari 2.61.
2) A covetous or greedy man.
3) A libertine.
4) The star Sirius.
5) The hinder part; वैशसं नाम विषयं लुब्धकेन समन्वितः (vaiśasaṃ nāma viṣayaṃ lubdhakena samanvitaḥ) Bhāgavata 4.25.53.
Derivable forms: lubdhakaḥ (लुब्धकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLubdhaka (लुब्धक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A hunter. 2. A libertine, a rake, a whore-monger. 3. A covetous or greedy man. 4. The star Sirius. 5. A tiger. E. lubdha desirous, aff. kan .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLubdhaka (लुब्धक).—[lubdha + ka] (vb. lubh), m. 1. A covetous or greedy man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 345. 2. A hunter, [Pañcatantra] 106, 7. 3. A libertine.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLubdhaka (लुब्धक).—[masculine] hunter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumLubdhaka (लुब्धक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Vikrāntivarman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lubdhaka (लुब्धक):—[from lubh] m. a hunter, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a covetous or greedy man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the star Sirius (so called because Śiva in the form of a hunter shot an arrow [represented by the three stars in the belt of Orion] at Brahmā transformed into a deer and pursuing his own daughter metamorphosed into a doe; cf. mṛga-vyādha), [Gaṇitādhyāya; Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the hinder parts, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLubdhaka (लुब्धक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A hunter; a libertine; a covetous man.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusLubdhaka (ಲುಬ್ಧಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಲುಬ್ಧ [lubdha]2.
2) [noun] (astron.) a reddish supergiant star, sometimes the brightest star in the constellation Orion; the Betelgeuse.
3) [noun] a binary star in the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky, with a magnitude of 31.45; Dog Star; the Sirius.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lubdhakavartta.
Ends with: Ardralubdhaka, Shakunikalubdhaka, Shakunilubdhaka.
Full-text: Ardralubdhaka, Vikrantivarman, Lobhi, Vyadha, Tikandem, Lubdhakavartta, Vaishasa, Trikandya, Puranjana, Mrigay, Shakuni, Sara, Jiva.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.10.39 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Jātaka of the flayed Nāga < [Chapter XXIII - The Virtue of Morality]
Part 10 - Tittiriyaṃ brahmacariyaṃ (the religious life of the pheasant) < [Chapter XX - The Virtue of Generosity and Generosity of the Dharma]
The Ṛkṣapati-jātaka < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 29 - The Superintendent of Cows < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
3. Summary of the Narmamālā < [Chapter 3 - Satirical Works of Kṣemendra]
3. Rasa or the sentiment < [Chapter 4 - Literary study of the Three Satirical Works]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 25 - The Story of Purañjana—Introduction < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Chapter 29 - The Purañjana allegory explained < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]