लघुlaghuA particular measure of time (= 15 Kāṣthas).
- A particular measure of time (Equivalent to 15 Kāṣthas).
- Agallochum, or a particular variety of it. -Indeclinable
- Lightly, meanly, contemptuously; लघु मन् 'to think lightly of, despise, slight'; प्रथमोपकृतं मरुत्वतः प्रतिपत्त्या लघु मन्यते भवान् Ś.7.1.
- Quickly, swiftly; लघु लघूत्थिता Ś.4 'risen early'. -Commentary
Derived forms and compounds
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-आशिन्, -आहार Adjective eating little, moderate in diet, abstemious.
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-उक्तिः Feminine a brief mode of expression; Kull. on Ms.5.64.
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-उत्थान, -समुत्थान Adjective working actively, doing work rapidly.
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-काय Adjective light-bodied. (-यः) a goat.
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-कोष्ठ
- Adjective
- having a light stomach.
- having little in the stomach.
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-कौमुदी Name of an epitome of the सिद्धान्तकौमुदी by Varada-rāja.
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-क्रम Adjective having a quick step, going quickly.
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-खट्विका a small bedstead.
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-गर्गः a kind of fish.
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-गोधूमः a small kind of wheat.
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-चित्त, -चेतस्, -मनस्, -हृदय
- Adjective
- ill-behaved, low, vile.
- light, frivolous.
- mismanaged, ill-done.
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-वेधिन् Adjective making a clever hit.
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-शेखरः (in music) a kind of measure.
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-सत्त्व Adjective weak or fickle-minded.
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-समुत्थान
- Adjective
- rising quickly.
- swift of foot; अलघुना लघुसमुत्थानेन सैन्यचक्रेणाभ्यसरम् Dk.2.3.
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-सार Adjective worthless, insignificant.
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-हस्त
- Adjective
- pronounced with slight articulation (as a letter).
- indolent, lazy.
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-बदरः, -बदरी Feminine a kind of jujube.
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-भवः humble birth or origin.
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-भावः ease, facility.
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-भोजनम् a light repast.
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-मांसः a kind of partridge.
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-मात्र Adjective having small property.
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-मूलम् the lesser root of an equation.
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-मूलकम् a radish.
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-मेरुः (in music) a kind of measure.
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-लयम् a kind of fragrant root (वीरणमूल).
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-राशि Adjective composed of fewer terms (as the side of an equation) -वासस् Adjective wearing light or pure clothes; Ms.2.7.
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-विक्रम Adjective having a quick step, quick-footed.
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-वृत्ति
- Adjective
- light-minded, low-hearted, little-minded, mean-hearted; अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघुचेतसाम् Mb.
- frivolous.
- fickle, unsteady.
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-चिर्भिटा colocynth.
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-जङ्गलः a kind of quail (लावक).
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-तालः (in music) a kind of measure.
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-दुन्दुभिः a kind of drum.
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-द्राक्षा a small stoneless grape.
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-द्राविन् Adjective melting easily.
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-नामन् Masculine agallochum.
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-नालिका a musket.
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-पत्रिका the Rochanā plant.
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-पर्णी, -कर्णी Name of a plant (Marâthî मोरवेल).
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-पाक, -पाकिन् Adjective easily digested.
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-पाकः digestibility.
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-पुष्पः a kind of Kadamba.
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-प्रमाण Adjective short.
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-प्रयत्न
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- light-handed, clever, dexterous, expert; शिक्षाविशेषलघुहस्ततया निमेषात् तूणीचकार शरपूरितवक्त्ररन्ध्रान् R.9.63.
- active, agile. (-स्तः) an expert or skilful archer.
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लघु laghu, Adjective
- (-घु or घ्वी Feminine) लङ्घेः कुः, नलोपश्च Uṇ.1.29
- Light, not heavy; तृणदपि लघुस्तूलस्तूलादपि च याचकः Subhās.; रिक्तः सर्वो भवति हि लघुः पूर्णता गौरवाय Me.2 (where the word means 'contemptible' also); R.9. 62.
- Little, small, diminutive; धर्मोऽयं गृहमेधिनां निगदितः स्मार्तैर्लघुः स्वर्गदः Pt.1.253; Śi.9.38,78.
- Short, brief, concise; लघुसंदेशपदा सरस्वती R.8.77.
- Trifling, trivial, insignificant, unimportant; कायस्थ इति लघ्वी मात्रा Mu.1.
- Low, mean, despicable, contemptible; Śi.9.23; Pt.1.16; कथं प्रत्याख्यानलघुर्मित्रावसुः पुनरपि मन्त्रयते Nāg.2. 1/11.
- Weak, feeble.
- Wretched, frivolous.
- Active, light, nimble, agile; लघु भवत्युत्थानयोग्यं वपुः Ś.2.5.
- Swift, quick, rapid; किंचित् पश्चाद् व्रज लघुगतिः Me.16; R.5.45.
- Easy, not difficult; महार्णवपरिक्षेपं लङ्कायाः परिखालघुम् (मेने) R.12.66.
- Easy to be digested, light (as food)
- Short (as a vowel in prosody).
- Soft, low, gentle.
- Pleasant, agreeable, desirable; दर्शनेन लघुना यथा तयोः प्रीतिमापुरुभयो- स्तपस्विनः R.11.12,8.
- Lovely, handsome, beautiful.
- Pure, clean.
- Sapless, pithless.
- Young, younger; दीव्यत्युच्चैर्लघुरघुपतिः किं नु वा स्यात् किमन्यत् Mv.6.53.
- Without attendance or retinue; अनोकशायी लघुरल्पप्रचारश्चरन् देशानेकचरः स भिक्षुः Mb.1.91.5. -Masculine Name of the Nakṣatras Hasta, Puṣya, and Aśvinī. -Neuter
