f.Name of the goddess of fortune and beauty (frequently in the later mythology identified with śrī- and regarded as the wife of viṣṇu- or nārāyaṇa-; according to to she sprang with other precious things from the foam of the ocean when churned by the gods and demons for the recovery of the amṛta-q.v;she appeared with a lotus in her hand, whence she is also called padmā-; according to to another legend she appeared at the creation floating over the water on the expanded petals of a lotus-flower, she is also variously regarded as a wife of sūrya-, as a wife of prajā-pati-, as a wife of dharma- and mother of kāma-, as sister or mother of dhātṛ- and vidhātṛ-, as wife of dattatreya-, as one of the 9 śakti-s of viṣṇu-, as a manifestation of prakṛti- etc., as identified with dākṣāyaṇī- in bharatāśrama-, and with sītā-, wife of rāma-, and with other women) (see)
f. "worship of lakṣmī-", Name of a festival on the 15th day in the dark half of the month āśvina- (celebrated in modern times by bankers and traders to propitiate Fortune)
n. the ceremony of worshipping lakṣmī- performed by a bridegroom along with his bride (at the conclusion of the marriage after the bride has been brought to her husband's house)
m. "produced together with lakṣmī-", the moon (supposed to have arisen together with lakṣmī- from the ocean when churned by the gods and asura-sSeelakṣmī-above )
लक्ष्मी f. [लक्ष्-इ मुट् च Uṇ.3.158,16] 1 Fortune, prosperity, wealth; सा लक्ष्मीरुपकुरुते यया परेषाम् Ki.8.13; मातर्लक्ष्मि तव प्रसादवशतो दोषा अमी स्युर्गुणाः Subhāṣ; Bh.3. 64; तृणमिव लघुलक्ष्मीर्नैव तान् संरुणद्धि Bh.2.17. -2 Good fortune, good luck. -3 Success, accomplishment; U.4. 1. -4 Beauty, loveliness, grace, charm, splendour; lustre; श्यामं सदापीच्यवयो$ङ्गलक्ष्म्या स्त्रीणां मनोज्ञं रुचिरस्मितेन Bhāg.1.19.28; मलिनमपि हिमांशोर्लक्ष्म लक्ष्मीं तनोति Ś.1.2; U.6.24; Māl.9.25; लक्ष्मीमुवाह सकलस्य शशाङ्कमूर्तेः Ki. 2.59;5.39,52;9.2; Ku.3.49. -5 The goddess of fortune, prosperity and beauty, regarded as the wife of Viṣṇu. (She is said to have sprung from the ocean along with the other precious things or 'jewels' when it was churned for nectar by the gods and demons.); इयं गेहे लक्ष्मीः U.1.39; प्रत्यब्दं पूजयेल्लक्ष्मीं शुक्लपक्षे गुरोर्दिने । नापराह्ने न रात्रौ च नासिते न त्र्यहस्पृशि ॥ Skanda P. -6 Royal or sovereign power, dominion; (oft. personified as a wife of the king and regarded as a rival of the queen); तामेकभार्यां परिवादभीरोः साध्वीमपि त्यक्तवतो नृपस्य । वक्षस्यसंवट्टसुखं
वसन्ती रेजे सपत्नीरहितेव लक्ष्मीः ॥ R.14.86;12.26. -7 The wife of a hero. -8 A pearl. -9 N. of turmeric. -1 Superhuman power. -11 N. of the eleventh digit of the moon. -Comp. -ईशः 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu. -2 the mango tree. -3 a prosperous or fortunate man. -कल्पः a particular period of time. -कान्तः 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu. -2 a king. -गृहम् the red lotus-flower. -तालः 1 a kind of palm. -2 (in music) a kind of measure. -नाथः an epithet of Viṣṇu. -निकेतनम् the bathing with fragrant myrobalan powder. -निरीक्षित a. favoured by Lakṣmī, rich; लक्ष्मीनिरीक्षिताः क्षिप्रं भजन्ते चक्रवर्तिताम् Bm.1.676. -पतिः 1 an epithet of Viṣṇu. -2 a king; विहाय लक्ष्मीपतिलक्ष्म कार्मुकम् Ki.1.44. -3 the betel-nut tree. -4 the clove tree. -पुत्रः 1 a horse. -2 N. of Kuśa and Lava. -3 N. of Cupid or Kāma. -4 a wealthy man. -पुष्पः a ruby. -पूजनम् the ceremony of worshipping Lakṣmī (performed by the bridegroom in company with his bride after she has been brought home). -पूजा the worship of Lakṣmī performed on the day of newmoon in the month of Āśvina (chiefly by bankers and traders whose commercial or official year closes on that day). -फलः the Bilva tree. -रमणः an epithet of Viṣṇu. -वसतिः f. 'Lakṣmī's abode', the red lotus-flower. -वारः Thursday. -विवर्तः change of fortune. -वेष्टः turpentine. -सखः a favourite of Lakṣmī -सनाथ a. endowed with beauty or fortune. -सहजः, -सहोदरः 1 epithets of the moon. -2 camphor. -3 N. of the horse of Indra. -समाह्वया N. of Sītā; L. D. B.
f. (nm. -s) mark, token (RV.); ± pâpî, bad sign, misfortune (AV.); good sign (in V. gnly. w. púnyâ), (approach ing) good fortune; good genius of a king, royal dignity, glory; wealth; beauty, splendour: personified as goddess of prosperity and beauty (produced at the churning of the ocean, wife of Vishnu): -ka, --°ree; a. id.; -kânta, m. ep. of Vishnu; -tva, n. identity with Laksh mî (of Sîtâ); -dhara, m. N.; -nâtha, m. ep. of Vishnu; -pati, m. king; ep. of Vishnu Krishna; -ramana, m. ep. of Vishnu; -vat, a. possessed of good fortune, lucky; hand some, beautiful; -vasati, f. dwelling of Lakshmî = flower of the red lotus (Nelumbium speciosum); -sakha, m. friend or favourite of fortune; -sena, m. N.
noun (feminine) dravya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ṛddhi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a bad sign (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a good sign (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a mark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular verse or formula (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a pearl (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a white Tulasī Ocimum sanctum Linn. (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beauty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
charm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dominion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
good fortune (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
grace (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Hibiscus Mutabilis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
happiness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impending misfortune (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
loveliness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
lustre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Mimosa Suma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
majesty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a poetess (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of another woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Devī at Siddhavaṭa
name of the eleventh Kalā of the moon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the goddess of fortune and beauty (frequently in the later mythology identified with Śrī and regarded as the wife of Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the wife of king Candrasiṃha of Mithilā and patroness of various authors (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of two kinds of metre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
priyaṅgu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
prosperity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
riches (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
royal power (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sign (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
splendour (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
success (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Good Genius or Fortune of a king personified (and often regarded as a rival of his queen) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the wife of a hero (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
token (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
turmeric (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
vṛddhi (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wealth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a king (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an author (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of another author (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a king or prince (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various authors and other persons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the betel-nut tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the clove tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective beautiful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
handsome (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
lucky prosperous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
possessed of fortune or good luck (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wealthy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of various wks (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
royal behaviour (personified) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular compound (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) (in music) a kind of measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a prosperous man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the mango tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) bad luck (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
distress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
evil fortune (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
poverty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the goddess of misfortune Frequency rank 4757/72933
noun (feminine) a kind of metre (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a girl 13 years old and not arrived at puberty (who represents the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Devī at Karavīra
the great Lakṣmī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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