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Entry लिङ्गम्

  1. लिङ्गम्liṅgamloss of the characteristic marks.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नाशः

      1. loss of the characteristic marks.
      2. loss of penis.
      3. loss of vision, a particular disease of the eye.
    • -परामर्शः the finding out or consideration of a sign or characteristic (in logic); (Exempli gratia, for example that smoke is a sign of fire); as वह्निव्याप्यधूमवानयं पर्वतः इति लिङ्गपरामर्शः.

    • -पीठम् the pedestal of a शिवलिङ्ग.

    • -पुराणम् Name of one of the 18 Purāṇas.

    • -प्रतिष्ठा the establishment or consecration of a liṅga.

    • -वर्धन Adjective causing erection of the male organ.

    • -विपर्ययः change of gender.

    • -वृत्ति Adjective hypocritical.

    • -वृत्तिः a religious hypocrite.

    • -वेदी the base or pedestal of a liṅga.

    • -शास्त्रम् a grammatical treatise on gender.

    • -शोफः swelling on the penis.

    • -स्थः a religious student; न श्रोत्रियो न लिङ्गस्थः (साक्षी कार्यः) Ms.8.65.

    • लिङ्गम् liṅgam

      1. लिङ्ग्-अच्
      2. A mark, sign, token, an emblem, a badge, symbol, distinguishing mark, characteristic; यतिपार्थिवलिङ्गधारिणौ R.8.16; अथवा प्रावृषेण्यैरेव लिङ्गै- र्मम राजोपचारः संप्रति V.4; मुनिर्दोहदलिङ्गदर्शी 14.71; Ms.1. 3;8.25,252.
      3. A false or unreal mark, a guise, disguise, a deceptive badge; लिङ्गैर्मुदः संवृतविक्रियास्ते R.7. 3; क्षपणकलिङ्गधारी Mu.1; न लिङ्गं धर्मकारणम् H.4.85. See लिङ्गिन् below.
      4. A symptom, mark of disease.
      5. A means of proof, a proof, evidence.
      6. (In logic) Thehetu or middle term in a syllogism; particularly the assertion of the hetu's being found in the पक्ष or minor term coupled with the statement of the invariable concomitance between this hetu and the major term; it is thus defined: व्याप्तिपक्षधर्मतावल्लिङ्गम् Tarka K.
      7. The sign of gender or sex.
      8. Sex; गुणाः पूजास्थानं गुणिषु न च लिङ्गं न च वयः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.11.
      9. The male organ of generation.
      10. Gender (in Grammar)
      11. The genital organ of Śiva worshipped in the form of a Phallus.
      12. The image of a god, an idol; धत्तेऽसावात्मनो लिङ्गं मायया विसृजन् गुणान् Bhāg.7.2.22.
      13. One of the relations or indications (such as संयोग, वियोग, साहचर्य etc.) which serve to fix the meaning of a word in any particular passage; Exempli gratia, for example in कुपितो मकरध्वजः the word कुपित restricts the meaning of मकरध्वज to 'Kāma'; see K. Parasmaipada2 and commentary ad Locative; तदेव सक्तः सह कर्मणैति लिङ्गं मनो यत्र निषक्तमस्य Bṛi. Up.4.4.6.
      14. (In Vedānta Philosophy). The subtle frame or body, the indestructible original of the gross or visible body; Compare पञ्चकोष; यं योगिनो योग- समाधिना रहो ध्यायन्ति लिङ्गादसुतो ममुक्षया Bhāg.3.19.28.
      15. A spot, stain.
      16. The nominal base, the crude form of a noun (प्रातिपदिक).
      17. (In Sāṅ. Philosophy) Pradhāna or Prakṛiti; quod vide, which see
      18. The effect or product (that which is evolved out of a primary cause and itself becomes a producer).
      19. Inference, conclusion; अव्यक्तमिति विज्ञेयं लिङ्गग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् Mb.12.189.15.
      20. Equivalent to उपाधि; योगेन धृत्युद्यमसत्त्वयुक्तो लिङ्गं व्यपोहेत् कुशलोऽहमाख्यम् Bhāg.5.5.13.
    • -अग्रम् the glans penis.

    • -अनुशासनम् the laws of grammatical gender.

    • -अर्चनम् the worship of Śiva as a liṅga.

    • -अर्शस् Neuter a particular disease of the genital organs.

    • -आख्यः Name of one of the sub-divisions of the production according to Sāṅkhya; लिङ्गाख्यो भावाख्यः Sān K.52.

    • -देहः, -शरीरम् the subtle frame or body; see लिङ्ग (13) above.

    • -धारिन् Adjective wearing a badge.

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Headwords under ल

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