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Entry लघुता

लघुताlaghutāत्वम् [tvam], त्वम् 1 Lightness, levity.
1. त्वम् tvam, त्वम् 1 Lightness, levity.
2. Smallness, littleness.
3. (a) Insignificance, unimportance, contempt, absence of dignity; इन्द्रोऽपि लघुतां याति स्वयं प्रख्यापितै- र्गुणैः. (b) Obscurity of birth, humbleness of origin.
4. Dishonour, disrespect; लघुत्वं याति सर्वतः Pt.1.14; येन स्याल्लघुता ...... तत्कर्म न कुर्यात् कुलसेवकः 353.
5. Activity, quickness.
6. Shortness, brevity.
7. Ease, facility.
8. Thoughtlessness, frivolity.
9. Wantonness.
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