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Lunt, Luṇṭ: 7 definitions

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Lunt means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Kavya (poetry)

: OpenEdition books: վ󲹳īٳ󲹰첹貹� (Kāvya)

Luṇṭ (लुण्ट्) in Sanskrit refers to “steal, plunder�, as is mentioned in the վ󲹳īٳ󲹰첹貹 by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (īٳ󲹲).�(CDIAL 11078; JOIB XV p. 451; ST p. 33, 89, 194; Balbir 1982 p. 69).

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Kavya (काव्�, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Luṇṭ (लुण्ट्).—I. 1 P. (ṇṭپ)

1) To go.

2) To steal, rob, plunder.

3) To be lame or crippled.

4) To be idle or lazy. -II. 1 P., 1 U. (ṇṭⲹپ-ٱ)

1) To rob, plunder, steal; कटकं लुण्टयामास � कृष्णो भास्करात्मजः (kaṭaka� luṇṭayāmāsa sa kṛṣṇo bhāskarātmaja�) ʲṇāl.5.16.

2) To disregard, despise.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Luṇṭ (लुण्ट्).—i. 1 and 10, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To plunder. 2. � To disregard. 3. To peel (cf. my transl. of the [ʲñٲԳٰ] n. 790).

� With the prep. ud ud, ptcple. of the pf. pass. ܱṇṭٲ, Sacked, [ʲñٲԳٰ] rec. orn. Ms. Berol. 121, a. Cf. 2. .

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

Luṇṭ (लुण्ट्):�(cf.ṇṭ and ṇḍ) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha ix, 42]) ṇṭپ, to rob, plunder, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan];—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] ṇṭⲹپ idem, [Dhātupāṭha xxxii, 27] ([Vopadeva] ‘to despise�).

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

Luṇṭ (लुण्ट्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃṭ, ṭṭ.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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