लक्षणlakṣaṇa

लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning indicating or expressing indirectly, siberian crane, name of a man, see the main entry, a mark, sign, or symbol, a characteristic, attribute, or quality. Its 31 recorded definitions are grouped into 14 contexts, among them Mark, Sign, or Characteristic, Named Entity (Person, Animal, etc.), Definition, Record, or Standard.

Root: लक्ष (lakṣa)
Etymology: E. लक्ष् to see, to mark, aff. ल्युट्; or लक्ष् as before, Unādi aff. न and अट् augment; also
Definitions: 31

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Meanings by context

Mark, Sign, or Characteristic

12 definitions

1. A mark, sign, or symbol. 2. A characteristic, attribute, or quality.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a stroke or line, especially one drawn on the sacrificial ground

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Indicating or expressing indirectly. 2. A mark, sign, or characteristic. 3. A stroke or ritual catchword. 4. An auspicious mark or symptom. 5. A sexual organ. 6. A description, definition, designation, or name. 7. A species or kind. 8. An aim, scope, effect, influence, occasion, or opportunity.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mark, spot, name, or appellation. 2. Sight or seeing. 3. An indication, predicate, or defining characteristic. 4. A disease symptom. 5. The younger brother of Rama. 6. The Indian crane. 7. A female Indian crane or goose. 8. An ellipsis. 9. The force or application of a word or phrase.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mark, sign, name, or sight. 2. The younger brother of Rama. 3. A crane or goose. 4. An ellipsis.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mark, sign, characteristic, or indication. 2. An attribute or quality. 3. An accurate definition. 4. A mark of good or bad fortune. 5. A symptom of disease. 6. A fixed rate. 7. A designation or appellation. 8. A subject, head, or topic. 9. A cause or occasion. 10. An effect or operation. 11. Excellence, qualification, virtue, or merit. 12. An auspicious mark on the body.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Neuter: A mark or spot, a name, sight, an indication or distinguishing feature, and a disease symptom. 2. Masculine: The younger brother of Rama, and the Indian crane. 3. Feminine: The female Indian crane, a goose, an ellipsis, and the force or application of a word or phrase.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Seeing or sight. 2. A characteristic, holy, or lucky mark or spot. 3. Form. 4. A name. 5. An indication or definition. 6. Settlement. 7. A symptom of actual disease. 8. The Indian crane. 9. Metonymy. 10. A goose.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Aim or goal. 2. A mark, sign, characteristic, or attribute. 3. A favorable mark or the genitals. 4. An accurate description, definition, name, or kind. 5. Intention or direction. 6. Cause or occasion.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A mark, token, characteristic, attribute, or mark of excellence. 2. A name or designation. 3. A form or kind.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. A mark, sign, symbol, or characteristic. 2. Character, attribute, or quality. 3. A stroke, line, or spot. 4. A favourable sign or lucky mark. 5. A symptom of disease. 6. A definition or accurate description. 7. A fixed tariff or settled rate. 8. A name, designation, or appellation. 9. An aim, intention, scope, or object. 10. Form or kind. 11. An indirect indication, hint, metonymy, or ellipsis.

लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) [Printed book page 0857-b]
Lakṣaṇa, am, n. a mark, distinctive mark, sign,

symbol, token, indication, characteristic (often at the

end of comps., e. g. puruṣa-l°, the mark or organ

of virility; at the end of adj. comps. the fem. is in

ā and rarely in ī); character, attribute, quality;

stroke, line, spot; a lucky mark, favourable sign;

a symptom or indication of disease; an accurate

mark, accurate description, definition; settled rate,

fixed tariff (Manu VIII. 406); a designation, appel-

lation, name, (sometimes at the end of comps.,

e. g. Ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-lakṣaṇa, named Ṛg, Yajur,
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and Sāma); aiming at, aim, intention, scope, object,

signification; form, kind; subject, head, term, pro-

vince; effect, operation influence; cause, occasion;

observation, sight, seeing; (as), m. the Indian

crane, Ardea Sibirica; a proper N.; = lakṣmaṇa,

the brother of Rāma; (ā), f. aim, object, view; an

indirect indication or hint, elliptical mode of expres-

sion, ellipsis, a word or phrase understood though

not expressed, metonymy; indirect application of a

word (as distinguished from its literal meaning); =

lakṣmaṇā, the female of the Ardea Sibirica; a

goose; N. of an Apsaras. —Lakṣaṇa-jña, as, ā,

am, sign-knowing, understanding marks (especially

those on the body), able to interpret or explain

them. —Lakṣaṇa-tva, am, n. the being a mark

or definition. —Lakṣaṇa-bhraṣṭa, as, ā, am,

deprived of good marks, fallen into misfortune, un-

lucky. —Lakṣaṇa-lakṣaṇā, f., N. of a particular

mode of expression by ellipsis or by metonymy.

—Lakṣaṇa-vat, ān, atī, at, possessing marks or

signs, marked, distinguished, characterized, (triṃśal-

lakṣaṇa-vat, having thirty marks or character-

istics.) —Lakṣaṇa-vāda-rahasya, am, n., N. of

a short philosophical treatise. —Lakṣaṇa-saṅgra-

ha, as, m., N. of a work. —Lakṣaṇa-sannipāta,

as, m. the impressing or fixing of a mark, branding,

stigmatizing. —Lakṣaṇa-samuccaya, as, m., N.

of a work. —Lakṣaṇānvita (°ṇa-an°), as, ā, am,

endowed with good marks, lucky. —Lakṣaṇoru

(°ṇa-ūru), us, ūs, u, having good marks on the

thighs? (Pāṇ. IV. 1, 70). [ID=40020]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A mark made on cattle by branding to distinguish ownership

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Named Entity (Person, Animal, etc.)

4 definitions

Siberian crane

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a man

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the Indian crane

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An elephant, son of Anjana.

— The Purana Index

Definition, Record, or Standard

3 definitions

An accurate description, definition, or illustration

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

settled rate or fixed tariff

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Reference or quotation.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Indirect or Figurative Meaning

2 definitions

indicating or expressing indirectly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See the main entry

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Spoon

1 definition

a spoon

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Aim, Goal, or Object

1 definition

The act of aiming, aim, goal, scope, or object.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Auspicious Mark/Sign

1 definition

A lucky mark or favourable sign

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Cause or Occasion

1 definition

cause, occasion, opportunity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Effect or Influence

1 definition

effect, operation, or influence

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Form, Species, or Kind

1 definition

a form, species, or kind

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name or Designation

1 definition

A designation, appellation, or name.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Sexual Organ

1 definition

A sexual organ.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Sight or Observation

1 definition

sight, seeing

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Symptom of Disease

1 definition

a symptom or indication of disease

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.