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Entry लाक्षा
लाक्षाlākṣāA kind of red dye, lac; (largely used by women in ancient times as an article of decoration, especially for…
[लक्ष्यतेऽनया लक्ष् अच् पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवृद्धिः]
A kind of red dye, lac; (largely used by women in ancient times as an article of decoration, especially for the soles of the feet and lips; Compareअलक्त; it is said to be obtained from the cochineal insect and from the resin of a particular tree); निष्ठ्यूतश्चरणोपभोगसुलभो लाक्षारसः केनचित् (तरुणा) Ś. 4.5.; Ṛs.6.14; लाक्षागृहानलविषान्नसभाप्रवेशैः Ve.1.8; Ki.5.23.
The insect which produces the red dye,-Compound
Derived forms and compounds
-तरुःवृक्षःName of a tree, Butea Frondosa.
-प्रसादः, -प्रसादनः the red Lodhra tree (the infusion of its bark is used to fix colour).
