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Entry लङ्घनम्

लङ्घनम्laṅghanamLeaping, jumping.
[लङ्घ्-ल्युट्]
1. Leaping, jumping.
2. Going by leaps, traversing, passing over, going, motion in general; यूयमेव पथि शीघ्रलङ्घनाः Ghaṭ.8.
3. Mounting, ascending, rising up to (Figurative also); नभोलङ्घना R.16.33; जनोऽयमुच्चैःपदलङ्घनोत्सुकः Ku.5.64 'wishing to attain or aspire to a high position'.
4. Assulting, storming, capturing; as in दुर्गलङ्घनम्.
5. Exceeding, going beyond, overstepping, violating, transgression; आज्ञा- लङ्घनम्, नियमलङ्घनम् etc.
6. Disregarding, despising, treating with contempt, slighting; प्रणिपातलङ्घनं प्रमार्ष्टुकामा V.3; M.3.22.
7. An offence, affront, insult.
8. A harm, an injury; as in आतपलङ्घनम् quod vide, which see
9. Fasting, abstinence; प्रचक्रमे लङ्घनपूर्वकं क्रमः Śi.12.25 (where it menans 'leaping' also).
10. One of the paces of a horse.
11. Sexual union, impregnating.
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