# लोकसंग्रह (lokasaṃgraha)

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लोकसंग्रह (lokasaṃgraha) is a Sanskrit word meaning experience gained from intercourse with people, the propitiation or conciliation of men, the whole of the universe or aggregate of worlds, the welfare of the world, the name of a work, propitiation of men. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Welfare of the World, Interaction with People and Society, The Whole Universe.

- **SLP1:** `lokasaMgraha`  **IAST:** lokasaṃgraha  **Devanagari:** लोकसंग्रह
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/lokasangraha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Welfare of the World (3 definitions)
- the welfare of the world  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the welfare of the world, Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1st edition with marginal notes (Title) [ ID=183438 ]
- 1. The welfare of the world. 2. Propitiation of men. 3. The whole universe.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > लोकसंग्रह (lokasaṃgraha) [Printed book page 630-01 ] लोक - संग्रह (loka-saṃgraha) m. 1. the welfare of the world; 2. propitiation of men; 3. the whole universe. [ ID=32973 ]
- the welfare of the world  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > लोकसंग्रह (lokasaṃgraha) [Printed book page 465 ] लोकसंग्रह (lokasaṃgraha) m. the welfare of the world. [ ID=27738 ]

### Interaction with People and Society (2 definitions)
- experience gained from intercourse with people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 907,1] लोक (loka) — संग्रह (—saṃgraha) m. experience gained from intercourse with men, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=183435 ]
- the propitiation or conciliation of men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the propitiation or conciliation of men, Bhagavad-gītā (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) ( v.l. ), Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=183436 ]

### The Whole Universe (1 definition)
- the whole of the universe or aggregate of worlds  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the whole of the universe, aggregate of worlds, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=183437 ]

### Title of a Work (1 definition)
- the name of a work  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of wk. [ ID=183439 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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