लक्ष्मणlakṣmaṇa

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning having marks or characteristics, endowed with auspicious marks or fortunate, Siberian crane, name of a Vasishtha group, name of various authors and other persons, a goose. Its 38 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Adjective: Fortunate, Prosperous, or Lucky, Noun (Fauna): A Type of Bird (Crane or Goose), Adjective: Possessing Marks or Signs.

Etymology: E. लक्ष् to mark or see, Unādi aff. न, and मुट् augment. also
Definitions: 38

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Meanings by context

Adjective: Fortunate, Prosperous, or Lucky

7 definitions

endowed with auspicious marks or fortunate

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

fortunate and lucky

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Prosperous, thriving

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Prosperous or fortunate. 2. The younger brother of Ramachandra. 3. The Indian crane. 4. A mark, spot, or sign. 5. A name or appellation.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Happy or fortunate. 2. The son of Dasaratha by Sumitra, or an Indian crane. 3. A mark or name. 4. A crane or a drug.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Having good marks or lucky signs. 2. Wealthy.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Prosperous or fortunate. 2. The half-brother of Ramachandra. 3. The Indian crane. 4. A mark, spot, or sign. 5. A name or appellation. 6. The female Indian crane. 7. A kind of drug.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Noun (Fauna): A Type of Bird (Crane or Goose)

6 definitions

Siberian crane

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the female Siberian crane

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a goose

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The crane

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A goose.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The Indian crane. 2. Name of a son of Dasharatha.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adjective: Possessing Marks or Signs

5 definitions

having marks or characteristics

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Having marks

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Having marks. 2. A crane. 3. The younger brother of Rama and son of Dasharatha. 4. A mark or token.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Having marks or signs. 2. The Indian crane and the name of Rama's brother. 3. Name of several plants and a woman's name. 4. A mark or sign.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Having marks or signs. 2. Fortunate or prosperous. 3. The Indian crane. 4. A son of Dasharatha and younger brother of Rama. 5. A female crane or a goose. 6. A mark, sign, or token.

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) [Printed book page 0857-c]
Lakṣmaṇa, as, ā, am (fr. lakṣman), having

marks or signs, furnished with tokens or character-

istics; possessed of lucky signs or marks, lucky,

fortunate, prosperous, thriving; (as), m. the Indian

crane, Ardea Sibirica; N. of a Vāsiṣṭha; of a son of

Daśa-ratha by his wife Su-mitrā, (he was younger

brother and companion of Rāma during his travels

and adventures; Lakṣmaṇa and Śatru-ghna were

both sons of Su-mitrā, but Lakṣmaṇa alone is usually

called Saumitri; he so attached himself to Rāma as

to be called Rāma's second self; whereas Śatru-

ghna attached himself to Bharata); N. of various

other persons; (ā), f. the female of the Ardea

Sibirica; a goose; N. of various plants (= oṣadhi,

pṛśni-parṇī, putra-kandā, śveta-kaṇṭakārī);

N. of a wife of Kṛṣṇa; of a daughter of Duryo-

dhana (carried off by Śāmba, son of Kṛṣṇa); of

an Apsaras; of the mother of the eighth Arhat of

the present Avasarpiṇī; (am), n. = lakṣaṇa, a

mark, sign, token, spot; a name. —Lakṣmaṇa-

kavaca, am, n., N. of a hymn in praise of Lakṣ-

maṇa. —Lakṣmaṇa-kuṇḍaka, am, n., N. of a

place. —Lakṣmaṇa-khaṇḍa-praśasti, is, f., N. of

a work. —Lakṣmaṇa-candra, as, m., N. of a king.
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—Lakṣmaṇa-deva, as, m. a proper N. —Lakṣ-

maṇa-prasū, ūs, f. the mother of Lakṣmaṇa,

i. e. Su-mitrā, one of three wives of Daśa-ratha,

(she was also the mother of Śatru-ghna.) —Lakṣ-

maṇa-bhaṭṭa, as, m., N. of the author of the

Gīta-govinda-ṭīkā. —Lakṣmaṇa-rāja-deva, as, m.,

N. of a king. —Lakṣmaṇa-sena, as, m. a proper

N. —Lakṣmaṇa-svāmin, ī, m., N. of a statue of

Lakṣmaṇa. —Lakṣmaṇā-kanda = putra-kandā.

—Lakṣmaṇācārya (°ṇa-āc°), as, m. a proper N.

—Lakṣmaṇānucara (°ṇa-an°), as, ā, am, accom-

panied by Lakṣmaṇa. —Lakṣmaṇoru (°ṇa-ūru),

us, ūs, u, see lakṣaṇoru (Vopa-deva IV. 30). [ID=40032]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Proper Noun: Lakṣmaṇa (Rāma's brother)

5 definitions

the son of Dasharatha by Sumitra, and younger brother and companion of Rama

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A son of Dasharatha by Sumitra and younger brother of Rama. 2. Husband of Urmila.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The son of Dasharatha and Sumitra. 2. The Indian crane. 3. A mark or spot. 4. A name.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

son of Dasharatha and Sumitra and brother of Rama

लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa) [Printed book page 444-2]
Lakṣmaṇa¹, son of Daśaratha and Sumitrā and brother of

Rāma. § 267 (Yamasabhāv.): II, 8, 329 (in the palace of

Yama).—§ 323 (Dvaitavanapr.): III, 25, †953 (accompanied

Rāma to the forest, cf. § 527).—§ 525 (Rāmopākhyānap.):

III, 274, 15878 (son of Daśaratha), 15879 (Sumitrā was

the mother of L. and Śatrughna).—§ 527 (do.): III, 277,

15945 (Rāma-L°au), 15973 (when Rāma was banished by

his father, L. accompanied him), 15976 (Rāma-L°au), 15982.—

§ 528 (Sītāharaṇa): III, 278, 16019, 16023, 16024, 16025,

16029, 16031 (L. was sent by Sītā to rescue Rāma, then

Sītā was ravished by Rāvaṇa).—§ 530 (Viśvāvasumokṣaṇa):

III, 279, 16057 (C. has by error Lakṣa°), 16060 (do.),

16061, 16063, 16064 (Rāma-L°au), 16074, 16079, 16083,

16092 (Rāma-L°au, L. was seized by Kabandha, who was

slain by Rāma).—§ 531 (Rāmopakhyānap.): III, 280,

16099, 16100 (Rāma-L°au), 16114 (the meeting with

Sugrīva, etc.).—§ 532 (Sītāsāntvana): III, 280, 16149

(Rāmo L°ānugataḥ), 16161.—§ 534 (Hanūmatpratyāg.): III,

282, 16200, 16201, 16204, 16208, 16212, 16213, 16217

(sent by Rāma to Sugrīva), 16227 (Rāma-L°sannidhau),

16229, 16259 (Rāma-L°au).—§ 535 (Setubandhana): III,

283, 16317 (Vibhīṣaṇa was made the friend of L.).—§ 536

(Laṅkāpraveśa): III, 284, 16346 (attacked the southern

gate of the city of Laṅkā).—§ 537 (Rāma-Rāvaṇayuddha):

III, 285β, 16371, 16376 (fought with Indrajit, the son of

Rāvaṇa).—§ 539 (Kumbhakarṇādivadha): III, 287, 16421

(slew Kumbhakarṇa with the Brahmāstra), 16431 (fought

with Pramāthin and Vajravega).—§ 540 (Indrajidyuddha):

III, 288, 16439, 16442 (Rāma-L°-Sugrīvāḥ), 16446 (śubha-

lakṣmaṇaṃ), 16447, 16453, 16459 (fought with Indrajit),

16460 (Rāma-L°au), 16463 (do.).—§ 541 (Indrajidvadha):

III, 289, 16465 (Rāma-L°au), 16476, 16481, 16484 (slew

Indrajit).—§ 542 (Rāvaṇavadha): III, 290, 16505.—§ 543

(Rāmābhiṣekap.): III, 291, 16546 (C. has by error

Lakṣa°).—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 108, 4065

(°ṃ Rāvaṇir—i.e. Indrajit—yathā, sc. yodhayām āsa); 142,

5888 (yathā Rāmānujenājau Rāvaṇir—i.e. Indrajit—L°ena,

sc. nihataḥ, all. to § 541).—§ 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 74,

3617 (Rāma Dāśarathi imparted Brahmán's discourse on kine

to L., who while living in the forest imparted it to the ṛṣis).

Cf. also the following synonyms:—

Ikṣvākunandana: III, 16507.

Kākutstha: III, 16207.

Rāghava: III, 16285 (°au = Rāma and L.).

Rāmānuja: VII, 5888 (L°).

Saumitri (“the son of Sumitrā”): III, 16071, 16074,

16082, 16095, 16114, 16129, 16153, 16197, 16211, 16260,

16284, 16300, 16362, 16376, 16410, 16420, 16423, 16425,

16426, 16429, 16430, 16433, 16450, 16480, 16483, 16484,

16485, 16507, 16531, 16581, 16589, 16594.

[ID=6423]

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Dasharatha, younger brother of Rama, and father of Angada and Citraketu.

— The Purana Index

Proper Noun: Lakṣmaṇā (Female Figures)

5 definitions

a wife of Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a daughter of Duryodhana carried off by Samba, son of Krishna

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an Apsaras

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Buddhist Devi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the mother of the eighth Arhat of the present Avasarpini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Noun: A Mark, Sign, Token, or Name

4 definitions

1. A mark, sign, or token. 2. A name.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A name or appellation

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A mark, sign, or token.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A name. 2. A sign, mark, or token.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Noun: Other Lakṣmaṇas (Male)

3 definitions

Name of a Vasishtha group

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of various authors and other persons

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a composer of mantras

— The Purana Index

Noun (Flora): A Type of Plant, Potherb, or Drug

2 definitions

a kind of potherb

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

various other plants

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Noun: Lakṣmaṇa (Duryodhana's son)

1 definition

1. The son of Duryodhana. 2. A grandson of Dhritarashtra.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.