Lakha, L膩kh膩: 12 definitions
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Lakha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Jainism
Jain philosophy
: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriL膩kha (啶侧ぞ啶�) (Gujarati; in Sanskrit: L膩k峁Ｄ�) refers to a kind of red dye, as occurring in the 础苍别办腻苍迟补箩补测补辫补迟腻办腻-辫谤补办补谤补峁嘺, a 艢vet膩mbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra S奴ri.鈥擺Cf. Vol. II, P. 135, l. 5]鈥斺�楲膩k峁Ｄ佲�� (Gujarati 鈥�濒腻办丑补鈥�) is a kind of led dye. It is obtained from the cochineal insect and is produced by a number of trees of the species Ficus. It was largely used as an article of decoration by women. The word 鈥�濒腻办峁Ｄ�鈥� occurs in Abhij帽膩na艣膩kuntala (IV, v 4) and Kir膩t膩rjun墨ya (V, 23) Its P膩iya (Prakrit) equivalent 鈥�濒补办办丑腻鈥� is met with in N膩y膩dhammakah膩 (I, 1, p 24)
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General definition (in Jainism)
: SOAS Research Online: Prek峁Ｄ� meditation: History and MethodsLakha (啶侧) refers to 鈥渧isible鈥�; as opposed to Alakha鈥斺�渋nvisible鈥� which refers to one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the 鈥淧ractice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)鈥�, according to Jain texts like 膧c膩r膩峁単a (5.6.123-140), 峁峁璳ha峁囜笉膩gama (13.5.4.31) and Samayas膩ra (1.49).鈥擳he pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. [...] The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is invisible (a-lakha)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the 苍颈艣补肠补测补-苍补测补, which is aligned with Kundakunda鈥檚 approach.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryl膩kh膩 : (f.) lac; sealing wax.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryL膩kh膩, (f.) (cp. Sk. d膩k峁Ｄ�) lac; lac-dye; enumerated with other colourings at M. I, 127=S. II, 101=A. III, 230.鈥擲nA 577; Vism. 261 (as colour of blood).
鈥斈乧ariya expert in lac-dyeing SnA 577.鈥攇u岣穉ka a ball of lac SnA 80.鈥攇o岣穉ka id. SnA 577.鈥攖amba copper coloured with lac Th. 2, 440 (=l膩kh膩-rasarattehi viya tambehi lomehi samann膩gata ThA. 270).鈥攔asa essence of lac, used for dyeing; lac-colouring J. V, 215 (掳ratta-succhavi); VI, 269 (id.); KhA 62, 63; ThA. 270. (Page 582)
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary濒腻办丑补 (啶侧ぞ啶�).鈥攆 脓 (濒腻办峁Ｄ� S) A red dye, or the insect (Coccus lucca) which, when dried and prepared, forms it, lac. The nest is formed of a resinous substance which is used as sealing-wax. 2 Applied to the gum of certain trees (e.g. pimpa岣穉, pimpar墨, b艒ra, va岣峚).
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濒腻办丑补 (啶侧ぞ啶�).鈥攎 (濒补办峁) One hundred-thousand, a lakh. Pr. 濒腻办丑补 nas膩v膩 pa峁嘺 s膩kha as膩v墨 I care not for riches but I care for credit. l膩kh膩帽c膩 p膩岣穉峁嘺v膩l膩 (Feeder or supporter of hundreds of thousands.) A descriptive name for kings, munificent grandees, or great philanthropists. Pr. 濒腻办丑补 mar膩v脓 l膩kh膩帽c膩 p膩岣穉峁嘺v膩l膩 maru峁� nay脓. l膩kh膩c膩 m膩峁嚺玸a An uncommon person (for virtue, learning, talent); "one of a million." l膩kh膩cy膩 峁環ik膩峁嚹箖 As good as a lakh. Said of a small sum given at a juncture of great need; or said hyperbolically or in adulation of any insignificant gift. 濒腻办丑腻谤耻辫补测腻帽肠腻 Exceedingly valuable or excellent.
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l膩kh膩 (啶侧ぞ啶栢ぞ).鈥攎 Mildew.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English濒腻办丑补 (啶侧ぞ啶�).鈥�f Lac; a sealing-wax. n. A lakh. l膩峁卥h膩c膩 p膩岣穉峁嘺v膩l膩 A descriptive name for kings, munificent grandees l膩峁卥h膩cy膩 峁環ik膩峁嚹箖 As good as a lakh.
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l膩kh膩 (啶侧ぞ啶栢ぞ).鈥�m Mildew.
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
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) L膩kha (啶侧ぞ啶�) [Also spelled lakh]:鈥�(nf) lac; sealing lac; shellac; (nm) the number one lac; (a) a hundred thousand, lac; a large number; ~[辫补迟颈/辫补迟墨] a millionaire, a very rich man; —[办补丑补苍腻] to say a million times, to impress (upon somebody) again and again; —[峁璦ke/rupaye k墨 b膩ta] a very remarkable utterance, invaluable remark; —[se l墨kha hon膩] to lose all one鈥檚 wealth, to fall from plenty into pauperdom; —[l膩kho峁� me峁� khelan膩] to have tons of money, to have millions to spend and squander.
2) L膩kh膩 (啶侧ぞ啶栢ぞ):鈥�(nm) colour made from lac; ~[驳峁沨补] a house made of lac; an inflammable house; —[谤补峁僩补] lac-colour.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusL膩kha (嗖侧簿嗖�):鈥擺adjective] amounting to one hundred thousand; lakh.
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L膩kha (嗖侧簿嗖�):鈥擺noun] the number one hundred thousand; 1,00,000.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Lakha (啶侧):鈥攏. 1. estimation; guess; conjecture; prediction; speculation; surmise; 2. the mark (啷�) placed on the top of a letter;
2) L膩kha (啶侧ぞ啶�):鈥攏. num. one hundred thousand; 100,000; adj. 1. one hundred thousand; 2. very much; plenty;
3) L膩kh膩 (啶侧ぞ啶栢ぞ):鈥攏. 1. a kind of sweetmeat offered by the bridegroom to the family of bride popular in Newar community of Nepal 2 a type of bread;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+24): Lakha-katnu, Lakha-rupiyamko-jiu, Lakha-rupiyamko-vacana, Lakhabandhak, Lakhabandhaka, Lakhabisi, Lakhacariya, Lakhadana, Lakhadi, Lakhagolaka, Lakhagula, Lakhagulaka, Lakhagulamatta, Lakhai, Lakhajati, Lakhajohara, Lakhakana, Lakhakano, Lakhakara, Lakhaki.
Full-text (+33): Hingali Lakha, Lakha-rupiyamko-jiu, Pakkalakha, Lakha-rupiyamko-vacana, Kittimalomalakha, Lakh, Lakha-katnu, Laksha, Avanka, Lakhalabha, Lakhanem, Lakhadi, Lakhem, Lakhata, Lakhomlakha, Lakhavana, Nilankha, Lakh-katnu, Lakhatanem, Lakh-rupianko-jiu.
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The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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