Lunthana, Luṇṭhana, Lumthana: 9 definitions

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Lunthana 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

luṇṭhana (लुंठन).—n S pop. luṇṭhaṇa n Robbing, plundering, pillaging.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Luṇṭhana (लुण्ठन).—[luṇṭh-lyuṭ]

1) Plundering, robbing, stealing; यदस्य दैत्या इव लुण्ठनाय काव्यार्थचौराः प्रगुणीभवन्ति (yadasya daityā iva luṇṭhanāya kāvyārthacaurāḥ praguṇībhavanti) Vikr.1.11.

2) Opposing, obstructing; भक्तप्रियेति भवलुण्ठनकोविदेति (bhaktapriyeti bhavaluṇṭhanakovideti) Mukunda-mālā 2.

Derivable forms: luṇṭhanam (लुण्ठनम्).

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

Luṇṭhana (लुण्ठन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Rolling on the ground. 2. Robbing, plundering. E. luṭhi to roll on the ground, or to rob, aff. lyuṭ .

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

Luṇṭhana (लुण्ठन).—[neuter] plundering of (—°).

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

1) Luṇṭhana (लुण्ठन):—[from luṇṭh] n. the act of plundering, pillaging (See grama-l)

2) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for luñcana, [Śakuntalā [Scholiast or Commentator]]

3) [v.s. ...] [varia lectio] for luṭhana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Luṇṭhana (लुण्ठन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Rolling on the ground.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lunthana in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Luṃṭhana (ಲುಂಠನ):—

1) [noun] the act of looting, plundering; loot.

2) [noun] the act or an instance of destroying completely; destruction.

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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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