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Kavya (poetry)

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Luṭh (लुठ्) in Sanskrit is related to the Prakrit luḍh, which refers to “prostrate” (before the master), as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Cf. Sanskrit viluṭh “crawling”.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Luṭh (लुठ्).—I. 1 P. (loṭhati) To strike, knock down. -II. 1 Ā. (loṭhate)

1) To roll on the ground.

2) To go, move.

3) To resist, oppose. -III. 1 U. (loṭhayati-te) To rob, plunder. -IV. 6 P. (luṭhati)

1) To roll about, roll on the ground, wallow, welter, move to and fro; मणिर्लुठति पादेषु काचः शिरसि धार्यते (maṇirluṭhati pādeṣu kācaḥ śirasi dhāryate) H.2.67; लुठति न सा हिमकरकिरणेन (luṭhati na sā himakarakiraṇena) Gītagovinda 7; हारोऽयं हरिणाक्षीणां लुठति स्तन- मण्डले (hāro'yaṃ hariṇākṣīṇāṃ luṭhati stana- maṇḍale) Amaru 1; गृहे गृहे पश्य तवाङ्गवर्णा मुग्धे सुवर्णावलयो लुठन्ति (gṛhe gṛhe paśya tavāṅgavarṇā mugdhe suvarṇāvalayo luṭhanti) Bv.2.176; Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.54.

2) To agitate, move, stir.

3) To touch; पृषदपरुषविषाणाग्रेण लुठति (pṛṣadaparuṣaviṣāṇāgreṇa luṭhati) Bhāgavata 5.8.21.

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

Luṭh (लुठ्).—r. 1st cl. (loṭhati) To knock down. (loṭhate) 1. To resist or oppose. 2. To suffer pain. 3. To roll on the ground. r. 6th cl. (luṭhati) 1. To be connected or in contact with, to rest in or on. 2. To roll. r. 1st and 6th cl. (loṭhate luṭhati) 1. To roll on the ground. 2. To flow, to trickle. r. 10th cl. (loṭhayati-te) To rob. (i) luṭhi r. 1st cl. (luṇṭhati) 1. To be lazy. 2. To repel, to resist, or oppose. 3. To go, to move. 4. To steal. 5. To be lame.

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Luth (लुथ्).—[(i)luthi] r. 1st cl. (lunthati) 1. To hurt, to injure, to wound or kill. 2. To afflict. 3. To suffer pain or affliction.

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

Luṭh (लुठ्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To knock down. i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To oppose. 2. To suffer pain. 3. To go.

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Luṭh (लुठ्).—i. 10, [Parasmaipada.], and luṇṭh LuṆṬH, † ruṇṭh RuṆṬH, i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To rob. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. luṇṭhita. 1. Plundered, robbed, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 345; 427. 2. Peeled (?), [Pañcatantra] 121, 11 (cf. my transl. n. 790).

— With the prep. nis nis, nirloṭhita, Robbed, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 159. Cf. luṇṭ.

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Luṭh (लुठ्).—i. 6, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To roll upon the ground, to welter, [Hitopadeśa] 123, 18. 2. To roll down, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 92. 3. To move to and fro, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 67. 4. To agitate, to touch, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 15, 18. Ptcple of the pf. pass. luṭhita, Rolling on the ground. m. A horse’s rolling on the ground.

— With the prep. nis nis, nirluṭhita, Rolled down, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 88.

— With pari pari, To roll about, [Daśakumāracarita] 151, 5.

— With pra pra, To roll on the ground, [Pañcatantra] 254, 22. [Causal.] praloṭhita, Rolling, heaving, tossing.

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

Luṭh (लुठ्).—1. luṭhati luṭhate [participle] luṭita roll, move to and fro ([intransitive]), stir up, agitate. [Causative] loṭhayati = [Simple] [Desiderative] luluṭhiṣate be about to roll. [Intensive] loluṭhīti wallow (of a drunkard).

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Luṭh (लुठ्).—2. luṇṭh luṇṭhati = [preceding] [Simple] tr.; [Causative] luṇṭhayati & loṭhayati, [participle] luṇṭhita rob, steal, plunder.

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

1) Luṭh (लुठ्):—1. luṭh [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] loṭhati ([perfect tense] luloṭha etc.), to strike, knock down, [Dhātupāṭha ix, 52] to roll, wallow, [Dharmaśarmābhyudaya] (See √2. luṭh);—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] loṭhate ([perfect tense] luluṭhe; [Aorist] aluṭhat, aloṭhiṣṭa, [Pāṇini 1-3, 91])

—to resist;

—to suffer pain, [Dhātupāṭha xxviii, 9];

—to go, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 14]:

—[Causal] or [class] 10. [Parasmaipada] loṭhayati, to rob, pillage, sack, [Dhātupāṭha xxxii, 27; Vopadeva]

2) 2. luṭh [class] 6. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxviii, 87]) luṭhati ([perfect tense] luloṭha, [Hitopadeśa]; [Aorist] aloṭhīt, ṭhiṣṭa [grammar]; [future] luṭhitā, loṭhiṣyati, [ib.]),

2) —to roll, move about or to and fro, wallow, welter, flutter, dangle, [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.;

2) —to roll down from ([ablative]), [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan];

2) —to touch, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];

2) —to agitate, move, stir, [ib.] :—[Causal] loṭhayati ([Aorist] alūluṭhat or aluloṭhat), to set in motion, stir, agitate, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]];

2) —to sound, make resound, [Viddhaśālabhañjikā];

2) —to deal blows round about, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] :—[Desiderative]: luluṭhiṣate, to wish to roll, be on the point of rolling, [Patañjali] :—[Intensive] loluṭhīti, to roll about (said of a drunken man), [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

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

1) Luṭh (लुठ्):—loṭhati 1. a. To knock down; (ṅa) loṭhate to oppose; (śa) luṭhati to be in contact, to rest on. 1. d. and 6. a. To roll; to flow. (ka) loṭhayati 10. a. To rob; (i) luṇṭhati To be lazy; repel; move; steal.

2) Luth (लुथ्):—(i) lunthati 1. a. To hurt, to afflict.

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

Luṭh (लुठ्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Luḍha, Loṭṭa, Lola.

[Sanskrit to German]

Luth 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Lutha, Luthadzi, Luthana, Luthanasana, Luthaneshvaratirtha, Luthat, Luthati, Lutheshvara, Luthi, Luthikai, Luthita, Lutho, Luttan.

Ends with: Adhiluth, Apaluth, Nirluth, Pariluth, Parinirluth, Praluth, Ulluth, Viluth.

Full-text (+19): Lola, Luthana, Lotta, Lotha, Pralothana, Lunth, Luthita, Nirluth, Ulluth, Luthat, Lut, Pralothita, Praluth, Parinirluth, Viluth, Lutheshvara, Praluthita, Lothaka, Luthaneshvaratirtha, Luthati.

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