# अलक्ष्मी (alakṣmī)

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अलक्ष्मी (alakṣmī) is a Sanskrit word meaning evil fortune, bad luck, distress, poverty, causing misfortune, misfortune, poverty, evil destiny. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Alakṣmī as Misfortune (Noun), Alakṣmī as Causing Misfortune (Adjective).

- **Etymology:** E. अ priv. and लक्ष्मी fortune — E. a priv. and lakṣmī fortune
- **SLP1:** `alakzmI`  **IAST:** alakṣmī  **Devanagari:** अलक्ष्मी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alakshmi
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/alakshmi/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Alakṣmī as Misfortune (Noun) (6 definitions)
- evil fortune, bad luck, distress, poverty  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 94,1] अ - लक्ष्मी (a-lakṣmī) f. evil fortune, bad luck, distress, poverty [ ID=16550 ]
- evil destiny  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अलक्ष्मी (alakṣmī) [Printed book page 028-3 ] अलक्ष्मी (alakṣmī) a-lakṣmī, f. evil destiny; a. calamitous; -ka, a. unfortunate. [ ID=2690 ]
- Misfortune, poverty  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) (alakṣmī) [Printed book page 073 ] अ (a) लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) (alakṣmī) f. ( - क्ष्मीः (-kṣmīḥ) ) Misfortune, poverty. E. अ (a) priv. and लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) fortune. [ ID=3464 ]
- Misfortune  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अलक्ष्मी (alakṣmī) [Printed book page 056-b ] अ - लक्ष्मी (a-lakṣmī) ( क्ष्मी ) ((kṣmī)) 3. f. Misfortune. [ ID=2910 ]
- Misfortune, poverty  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अ (a) लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) (alakṣmī) [Printed book page 060-a ] अ (a) लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) (alakṣmī) f. ( - क्ष्मीः (-kṣmīḥ) ) Misfortune, poverty. E. अ (a) priv. and लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) fortune. [ ID=3462 ]
- evil fortune, bad luck, distress, poverty  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > अलक्ष्मी (alakṣmī) [Printed book page 0085-c ] अलक्ष्मी (alakṣmī) a-lakṣmī, īs, f. evil fortune, bad luck, distress, poverty. [ ID=5988 ]

### Alakṣmī as Causing Misfortune (Adjective) (1 definition)
- causing misfortune  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > अ - लक्ष्मी (a-lakṣmī) ( mfn. ) causing misfortune, ŚāṅkhGṛ. [ ID=16550.1 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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