(confer, comparerabh-) cl.1 A1. () labhate- (Epic also ti-and lambhate-; perfect tenselebh/e-, Epic also lalābha-; Aoristalabdha-, alapsata-; precedinglapsīya-; futurelabdhā-grammar; lapsyate-, ti- etc.; labhiṣyati-; infinitive moodlabdhum-; ind.p.labdhv/ā- etc.; -labhya-, -lambham- etc.; lābham-), to take, seize, catch ; catch sight of, meet with, find etc. etc. (with antaram-,to find an opportunity, make an impression, be effective;with avakāśam-,to find scope, be appropriate;with kālam-,to find the right time or moment) ; to gain possession of, obtain, receive, conceive, get, receive ("from" ablative;"as" accusative), recover (with garbham-,"to conceive an embryo","become pregnant";with padam-,to obtain a footing) ; to gain the power of (doing anything), succeed in, be permitted or allowed to (infinitive mood or dative caseexempli gratia, 'for example'labhate draṣṭum-,or darśanāya-,"he is able or allowed to see") etc. ; to possess, have ; to perceive, know, understand, learn, find out : Passive voicelabhy/ate- (Epic also ti-; Aoristalābhi-or alambhi-,with preposition only alambhi-; confer, compare), to be taken or caught or met with or found or got or obtained etc. ; to be allowed or permitted (infinitive mood sometimes with pass. sense exempli gratia, 'for example'nādharmo labhyate kartum-,"injustice ought not to be done", confer, compare above) ; to follow, result ; to be comprehended by (ablative) : Causallambhayati-, te- (Aoristalalambhat-), to cause to take or receive or obtain, give, bestow (generally with two accusative;rarely with accusative and instrumental case = to present with;in with two accusative and instrumental case; confer, compare) etc. ; to get, procure (confer, comparelambhita-) ; to find out, discover ; to cause to suffer ; Desiderativel/ipsate- (mc. also ti-līpsate-), to wish to seize or take or catch or obtain or receive (with accusative or genitive case;"from" ablative) : Intensivelālabhyate-, lālambhīti- or lālabdhi-grammar ([ Greek , ; Latin labor; Lithuanian la4bas, l/obis-.])
A1.-labhate-, to take hold of, touch, handle etc. ; to kill, sacrifice etc. ; to commence, undertake ; to reach, obtain ; to conciliate etc.: Causal-lamohayati-, to cause to touch ; to cause to begin : Desiderative-lipsate-, to intend or wish to touch ; to intend to kill or sacrifice
A1.-labhate-, to receive back, recover etc. ; to obtain, gain, partake of (accusative) ; to get back id est get punished ; to learn, understand ; to expect : Passive voice-labhyate-, to be obtained or met with, appear : Causal-lambhayati-, to provide or present with (instrumental case), HParit.
m. (seeśarabha-) a grass-hopper, locust (fabled to be the children of pulastya- or of tārkṣya- and yāminī-), a kind of moth (such as is attracted by a lighted candle?) etc.
A1.-labhate-, to take hold of one another, seize or lay hold of mutually ; to wrestle with (instrumental case) ; to obtain, receive : DesiderativeSeelipsu- below.
A1.-labhate-, to seize, get possession of, acquire, receive, obtain, find etc. ; (with garbham-) to conceive, become pregnant ; to perceive, behold, hear ([ confer, compareGreek ]) , to understand, learn, know, ascertain etc.: CausalP.-lambhayati-, to cause to obtain or take possession ; to cause to hear or learn or know on vArttika 2 on ; to cause to be known or distinguished : Desiderative (parasmE-pada-l/ipsamāna-) to wish to catch or grasp.
m.Name of a celebrated vaiṣṇava- teacher (successor of a less celebrated teacher viṣṇusvāmin-;he was born, it is said, in the forest of campāraṇya- in 1479;at an early age he travelling to propagate his doctrines, and at the court of kṛṣṇadeva-, king of vijaya-nagara-, succeeded so well in his controversies with the śaiva-s that the vaiṣṇava-s chose him as their chief;he then went to other parts of India, and finally settled down at Benares, where he composed seventeen works, the most important of which were a commentary on the vedānta- and mīmāṃsā-sūtra-s and another on the bhāgavata-purāṇa-, on which last the sect rest their doctrines;he left behind eighty-four disciples, of each of whom some story is told, and these stories are often repeated on festive occasions. He taught a non-ascetical view of religion and deprecated all self-mortification as dishonouring the body which contained a portion of the supreme Spirit. His followers in Bombay and Gujarat, and their leaders, are called mahā-rāja-s;they are called the epicureans of India)
m.Name of a poet (the author of the nīti-pradīpa-, and one of the 9 men of letters said to have flourished at the court of vikramāditya-; seenava-ratna-)
A1.-labhate-, to part asunder, separate ; to take away, remove (dung from a stable) ; to procure, bestow, grant, consign, hand over, deliver up etc. ; to choose, elect : Causal-lambhayati-, to cause to receive or fall to the share of (two accusative) : Desiderative-lipsate-, to desire to divide or distribute
A1.-labhate-, to insult, violate, to mock at, take in, cheat, deceive etc. ; to regain, recover (Bombay edition) (Calcutta editionpra-vi-l-,prob. wrong reading for prati-l-): Causal-lambhayati-, to mock, insult, violate
लभ् 1 Ā. (लभते, लेभे, अलब्ध, लप्स्यते, लब्धुम्, लब्ध) 1 To get, obtain, gain, acquire; लभेत सिकतासु तैलमपि यत्नतः पीडयन् Bh.2.5; चिराय याथार्थ्यमलम्भि दिग्गजैः Śi.1. 64. -2 To have, possess, be in possession of. -3 To take, receive. -4 To catch, take or catch hold of; प्रांशु- लभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः R.1.3. -5 To find, meet with; यत्किंचिल्लभते पथि. -6 To recover, regain. -7 To know, learn, perceive, understand; भ्रमणं ..... गमनादेव लभ्यते Bhāsā. P.6; सत्यमलभमानः Kull. on Ms.8.19. -8 To be able or be permitted (to do a thing) (with inf.); मर्तुमपि न लभ्यते; नाधर्मो लभ्यते कर्तुं लोके वैद्याधरे. (The senses of लभ् are modified according to the noun with which it is used; i. e. गर्भं लभ् to conceive, become pregnant; पदं or आस्पदं लभ् to gain a footing, take a hold on; see under पद; अन्तरं लभ् to get a footing, enter into; लेभे$न्तरं चेतसि नोपदेशः R.6.66 'was not impressed on the mind;' चेतनां-संज्ञां लभ् to regain one's consciousness; जन्म लभ् to be born; Ki.5.43; स्वास्थ्यं लभ् to enjoy ease, be at ease; दर्शनं लभ् to get an audience of &c.). -Caus. (लम्भयति-ते) 1 To cause to get or receive, cause to take; मधुरै रवशानि लम्भयन्नपि तिर्यञ्चि शमं निरीक्षितैः Ki.2.55. -2 To give, confer or bestow upon; मोदकशरावं माणवकं लम्भय V.3. -3 To cause to suffer. -4 To obtain, receive. -5 To find out, discover. -Desid. (लिप्सते) To wish to get, long for; अलब्धं चैव लिप्सेत H.2.8.
लभ्य a. [लभ्-कर्मणि यत्] 1 Capable of being acquired or obtained, attainable, obtainable, to be reached; प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः R.1.3;4.88; Ku.5. 18. -2 To be found; मृणालसूत्रान्तरमप्यलभ्यम् Ku.1.4. -3 Fit, suitable, proper. -4 Intelligible. -5 To be furnished or provided with; Mb.13.
आलभ् 1 Ā. 1 To touch; गामालभ्यार्कमीक्ष्य वा Ms.5 7,4.117; Bk.14.91; सत्येनायुधमालभे; सत्येन (सत्यं) आत्मान- मालभे Mb. -2 To get, attain to; अतितरां कान्तिमालप्स्यते ते (वपुः) Me.15 v. l.; Kām.9.63. -3 To kill, immolate (as a victim in sacrifices); प्रातर्वै पशूनालभन्ते Śat. Br.; गर्दभं पशुमालभ्य Y.3.28. -4 To take hold of, seize, grasp, handle. -5 To gain or win over. -Caus. 1 To touch. -2 To commence.
आलभनम् 1 Taking hold of, seizing. -2 Touching. -3 Killing.
आलभ्य ālabhya आल āla (लम् lam) भनीय bhanīya
आलभ्य आल (लम्) भनीय pot. p. To be killed or sacrificed; to be touched or rubbed.
कलभः (भी f.) [कल्-अभच् Uṇ.3.122; करणे शुण्डया भाति; भा-क, रस्य लत्वम् Tv.] 1 A young elephant, cub; ननु कलभेन यूथपतेरनुकृतम् M.5; द्विपेन्द्रभावं कलभः श्रयन्निव R.3.32;11.39;18.38. Bhāg.8.2.23. -2 An elephant 3 years old. -3 A young camel; the young of any other animal. -4 A particular fragrant substance used as an unguent, कलभः करिपोतके । अङ्गलेपन वस्तूनां विशेषे$पि पुमान् भवेत् । Nm.
वलभिः भी f. [वल्यते आच्छाद्यते वल्-अभि वा ङीप्] (Also frequently written वडभिः -भी) 1 The sloping roof, the wooden frame of a thatch; धूपैर्जालविनिःसृतैर्वलभयः संदिग्ध- पारावताः V.3.2; सौधान्यत्यर्थतापाद्वलभिपरिचयद्वेषिपारावतानि M.2.12; Bhāg.9.1.17. -2 The topmost part (of a house); a turret; दृष्ट्वा दृष्ट्वा भवनवलभीतुङ्गवातायनस्था Māl. 1.15; वास्तोष्पतीनां च गृहैर्वलभीभिश्च निर्मितम् Bhāg.1.5. 54; Me.4; Śi.3.53. -3 N. of a town in Saurāṣṭra; अस्ति सौराष्ट्रेषु वलभी नाम नगरी Dk.; Bk.22.35. -Comp. -निवेशः an upper room.
वल्लभ a. [वल्ल-अभच् Uṇ.3.124] 1 Beloved, desired, dear. -2 Supreme. -भः A lover; husband; (खेदः) त्वयि विलसति तुल्यं वल्लभालोकनेन Māl.3.8; Śi.11.33. -2 A favourite; करोति निर्विकल्पं यः स भवेद्राजवल्लभः Pt.1.53. -3 A superintendent, an overseer. -4 A chief herdsman. -5 A good horse (one with auspicious marks); मन्दुरा- परिभ्रष्टवल्लभतुरङ्गमपर्याकुलीकृत ... Ve.2.19/2. -भा A beloved female, mistress, wife; बहुवल्लभा राजानः श्रूयन्ते Ś.3; Mu. 3.9. -Comp. -आचार्यः N. of the celebrated founder of a Vaisnava sect. -गणिः N. of a lexicographer. -जनः a mistress. -पालः a groom; स्तोकेन नाक्रमत वल्लभपालमुच्चैः Śi.5.56.
समालभनम् Unguent.
समालम्भः samālambhḥ समालम्भनम् samālambhanam
समालम्भः समालम्भनम् 1 Taking hold of, seizing. -2 Seizing a victim for sacrifice. -3 Smearing the body with unguents or coloured cosmetics; गोरोचनासमालम्भो वचाहस्तश्च यो भवेत् Mb.13.131.8. मङ्गलसमालम्भनं विरचयावः Ś.4.
a. (--°ree;) obtainable; -ana, n. act of finding or gaining possession; -ya, fp. to be found; obtainable, attainable; compre hensible, intelligible; suitable, fit; to be allowed to (imp. w. ps. mg.); to be provided with (in.).
a. hard to obtain; -find or meet with, rare; dear: -ka, a. dear, -tâ, f., -tva, n. rarity, -vardhana, m. N. of a king of Cashmere: -svâmin, m. N. of a temple built by Durlabhavardhana.
m. (excelling in strength), N. of a divine being, later identi fied with Baladeva; N.; -bhid, m. destroyer of Bala, ep. of Indra; -bhrit, a. strong, powerful; -mukhya, m. leader of an army; -yukta, pp. endowed with strength, powerful; -yuta, pp. id.; -râma, m. Râma the Strong, N. of Krishna's elder brother.
a. beloved, of (g., lc., --°ree;); dearer than (ab.); m. favourite; lover; N.: -gana, m. beloved, mistress; -tâ, f. popu larity with (g., lc., --°ree;); -deva, m. N. of a poet; -sakti, m. N. of a king; -½âkârya, m. N. of a teacher and founder of a Vaishnava sect.
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to catch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to find (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to meet with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to seize (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a slave who became so voluntarily to avoid starvation in a time of scarcity (also spelt annākālabhṛta) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to handle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to lay hold of grasp (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take in the hand or with the hand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to gain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to obtain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to reach (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take or lay hold of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to commence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to conciliate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to handle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to kill (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to obtain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to reach (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to take hold of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to touch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to undertake (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) handling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
killing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacrificing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
touching (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to acquire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to ascertain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to become pregnant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to behold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to conceive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to find (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to get possession of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to hear (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to know (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to learn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to obtain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to perceive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to receive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to seize (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to understand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to censure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to kill (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to lay hold of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to reproach (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to revile (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to scold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to seize (a sacrificial animal in order to kill it) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to slaughter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to touch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a young camel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a young elephant (one thirty years old) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Datura Fastuosa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a species of mango tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spring (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the cinnamon tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective difficult to be obtained or found (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hard (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hard to be (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
rare (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
scarce (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a king's wife (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a queen (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a species of flower (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to expect (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to gain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to get back i.e. get punished (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to learn (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to obtain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to partake of (acc.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to receive back (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to recover (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to understand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to befool (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to cheat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to deceive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to get (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to lay hold of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to obtain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to overreach (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to seize (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a young girl (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Ficus Heterophylla (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
maiden (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a species of Kadamba (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Bos Gavaeus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Ananta
name of a descendant of Bharata (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mountain in Śākadvīpa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Balarāma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various men (esp. teachers and authors) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
powerful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Symplocos Racemosa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
strong (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an hereditary servant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
one whose ancestors were servants before him (opp. to āgantu) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a kind of Āmra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of incense (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of Jujube tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a king's favourite (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various wks. and authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an alchemical preparation Frequency rank 25198/72933
noun (feminine) a kind of alchemical apparatus
a turret or temporary building on the roof of a house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a town in Saurāṣṭra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the ridge of a roof (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
top or pinnacle of a house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
upper room (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a beloved female (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mistress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of two plants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wife (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective a favourite (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beloved above all (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dear to (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dearer than (abl.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
desired (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
superintending (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
supreme (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) favour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
love (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
popularity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
tenderness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the state of being beloved or a favourite (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) agniśikhā (a kind of plant) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
basil (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Echites (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a work (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Lakṣmī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Ocymum Sanctum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a grass-hopper (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of moth (such as is attracted by a lighted candle?) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
locust (fabled to be the children of Pulastya or of Tārkṣya and Yāminī) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Devagandharva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Asura (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a harlot (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of game played in the east of India (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an image or figure made of Śāl wood (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
courtesan (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 1 parasmaipada) to obtain
to receive
to seize or lay hold of mutually
to take hold of one another
to wrestle with (instr.) Frequency rank 40712/72933
adjective advantageous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
common (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
easy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
easy to be obtained (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
feasible (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
fit for (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
trivial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
useful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) Glycine Debilis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Jasminum Sambac (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a female mendicant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a female teacher (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacred basil (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) another plant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Lakṣmī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacred basil (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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