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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry लाभ

  1. लाभlābhagreedy, covetous.
    1. greedy, covetous.
    2. desirous of gain.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • लाभः lābhḥ

      1. लभ्-भावे घञ्
      2. Gaining, obtaining, acquirement, acquisition; शरीरत्यागमात्रेण शुद्धिलाभममन्यत R.12. 1; स्त्रीरत्नलाभम् 7.34;11.92; क्षणमप्यवतिष्ठते श्वसन् यदि जन्तुर्ननु लाभवानसौ R.8.87.
      3. Gain, profit, advantage; सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ Bg.2.38; Y.2.259.
      4. Enjoyment.
      5. Capture, conquest.
      6. Perception, knowledge, apprehension.
      7. Treasure-trove; सप्त वित्ता- गमा धर्म्या दायो लाभः ...... Ms.1.115.
      8. Wealth, riches; मित्रलाभमनु लाभसंपदः Ki.13.52.

    • -कर, -कृत् Adjective profitable, advantageous.

    • -लिप्सा desire of gain, avarice, covetousness.

    • -लिप्सु Adjective

    In the Gita6·22

    यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः ।

    yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ, — That is the greatest of all gains and treasure beside which all lose their value, wherein established he is not disturbed by the fieriest assault of… 6·22
    • लाभम्lābhamaccusative singular of the masculine noun lābha (gains and treasure).
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Headwords under ल

Part 2 of 5 लम्भनीय – लालिकAll parts
  1. ल – लम्भनम्
  2. लम्भनीय – लालिक
  3. लालित – लुस्तम्
  4. लुह् – लोष्ट
  5. लोष्टक – ल्वीन