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लक्ष्मी
लक्ष्मी
Hindi
Proper noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f (Urdu spelling لکشمی)
Noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f (Urdu spelling لکشمی)
Nepali
Etymology
From Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).
Proper noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī), pronounced लक्स्मि (laksmi)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From लक्ष् (lakṣ)
Noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī́) f
- mark, sign, token
- RV 10.71.2
- सक्तुमिव-तित-उना पुनन्तो यत्र धीरा मनसा वाचमक्रत |
- अत्रा सखायः सख्यानि जानते भद्रैषांलक्ष्मीर्निहिताधि वाचि ||
- saktumiva-tita-unā punanto yatra dhīrā manasā vācamakrata |
- atrā sakhāyaḥ sakhyāni jānate bhadraiṣāṃlakṣmīrnihitādhi vāci ||
- Where, like men cleansing corn-flour in a cribble, the wise in spirit have created language,
- Friends see and recognize the marks of friendship: their speech retains the blessed sign imprinted.
- RV 10.71.2
- (with or without पापी (pāpī́))a bad sign, impending misfortune
- (but in the older language more usually with पुण्या (púṇyā))a good sign, good fortune, prosperity, success, happiness
- wealth, riches
- beauty, loveliness, grace, charm, splendour, lustre
- Lakshmi
- the Good Genius or Fortune of a king personified (and often regarded as a rival of his queen), royal power, dominion, majesty
- a particular verse or formula
- name of various plants (Hibiscus mutabilis, Mimosa suma, turmeric etc.)
- pearl
- name of the eleventh kala of the moon
- name of two kinds of metre
- name of the wife of a hero
- = द्रव्य (dravya)
- name of the wife of king Chandra-simha of Mithila and patroness of various authors
- name of a poetess
- name of another woman
Declension
| Feminine ī-stem declension of लक्ष्मी | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | लक्ष्मी, लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmī, lakṣmīḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लक्ष्मी, लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmī, lakṣmīḥ) | लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyaḥ) |
| Vocative | लक्ष्मि (lakṣmi) | लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyaḥ) |
| Accusative | लक्ष्मीम्, लक्ष्म्यम् (lakṣmīm, lakṣmyam) | लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्मीः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmīḥ, lakṣmyaḥ) |
| Instrumental | लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām) | लक्ष्मीभिः (lakṣmībhiḥ) |
| Dative | लक्ष्म्यै, लक्ष्म्ये (lakṣmyai, lakṣmye) | लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām) | लक्ष्मीभ्यः (lakṣmībhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ) | लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām) | लक्ष्मीभ्यः (lakṣmībhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ) | लक्ष्म्योः (lakṣmyoḥ) | लक्ष्मीणाम् (lakṣmīṇām) |
| Locative | लक्ष्म्याम्, लक्ष्म्यि (lakṣmyām, lakṣmyi) | लक्ष्म्योः (lakṣmyoḥ) | लक्ष्मीषु (lakṣmīṣu) |
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0892
- Arthur A. Macdonell, A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, 1893, page 259
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 713
- Carl Capeller, A Sanskrit-English dictionary, based upon the St. Petersburg lexicons, London: Luzac & Co., 1891, page 457
