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लङ्काlaṅkā

लङ्का (laṅkā) is a Sanskrit word meaning a man's name, the chief town or island of Ceylon, name of a lake, an epithet of a Yogini, pertaining to a shakini or evil spirit, an unchaste woman. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them The Island/City/Kingdom of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa's realm), A Spirit or Supernatural Female (Yoginī/Śākinī), Other Proper Names (Man, Lake).

Etymology
E. लक् to obtain, (happiness, in which,) aff. अच्, and नुम् irr. augment
Definitions
17
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Meanings by context

The Island/City/Kingdom of Laṅkā (Rāvaṇa's realm)

9 definitions
The chief town or island of Ceylon

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The capital of Ceylon, or Ceylon itself.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The capital of Ravana in Ceylon or the island itself. 2. A goddess or evil spirit, one of the Shakinis. 3. An unchaste woman. 4. A branch.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The capital of Ravana in Ceylon. 2. An evil spirit. 3. An unchaste woman. 4. A branch.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The capital of Ravana in Ceylon or the island of Ceylon. 2. A goddess or evil spirit. 3. An unchaste woman. 4. A branch. 5. A kind of grain.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The capital of Ceylon. 2. Ceylon. 3. The name of a female evil spirit. 4. An unchaste woman. 5. A branch.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The island of Ceylon and its chief town

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the city of Ravana, formerly belonging to Kubera

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. An island division of Jambudvipa. 2. Ravana's capital city located in Trikuta.

— The Purana Index

A Spirit or Supernatural Female (Yoginī/Śākinī)

2 definitions
an epithet of a Yogini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

pertaining to a shakini or evil spirit

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Other Proper Names (Man, Lake)

2 definitions
a man's name

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a lake

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Branch

1 definition
a branch

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Kind of Grain

1 definition
a kind of grain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An Unchaste Woman

1 definition
an unchaste woman

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Referential Entry

1 definition
See below

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.