लिङ्गम्liṅgamA mark, sign, token, an emblem, a badge, symbol, distinguishing mark, characteristic; यतिपार्थिवलिङ्गधारिणौ…
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- 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.
- 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.
- A symptom, mark of disease.
- A means of proof, a proof, evidence.
- (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.
- The sign of gender or sex.
- Sex; गुणाः पूजास्थानं गुणिषु न च लिङ्गं न च वयः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)4.11.
- The male organ of generation.
- Gender (in Grammar)
- The genital organ of Śiva worshipped in the form of a Phallus.
- The image of a god, an idol; धत्तेऽसावात्मनो लिङ्गं मायया विसृजन् गुणान् Bhāg.7.2.22.
- 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.
- (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.
- A spot, stain.
- The nominal base, the crude form of a noun (प्रातिपदिक).
- (In Sāṅ. Philosophy) Pradhāna or Prakṛiti; quod vide, which see
- The effect or product (that which is evolved out of a primary cause and itself becomes a producer).
- Inference, conclusion; अव्यक्तमिति विज्ञेयं लिङ्गग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् Mb.12.189.15.
- Equivalent to उपाधि; योगेन धृत्युद्यमसत्त्वयुक्तो लिङ्गं व्यपोहेत् कुशलोऽहमाख्यम् Bhāg.5.5.13.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अग्रम् the glans penis.
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-अनुशासनम् the laws of grammatical gender.
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-अर्चनम् the worship of Śiva as a liṅga.
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-अर्शस् Neuter a particular disease of the genital organs.
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-आख्यः Name of one of the sub-divisions of the production according to Sāṅkhya; लिङ्गाख्यो भावाख्यः Sān K.52.
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-देहः, -शरीरम् the subtle frame or body; see लिङ्ग (13) above.
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-धारिन् Adjective wearing a badge.
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-नाशः
- loss of the characteristic marks.
- loss of penis.
- loss of vision, a particular disease of the eye.
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-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.
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-पीठम् the pedestal of a शिवलिङ्ग.
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-पुराणम् Name of one of the 18 Purāṇas.
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-प्रतिष्ठा the establishment or consecration of a liṅga.
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-वर्धन Adjective causing erection of the male organ.
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-विपर्ययः change of gender.
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-वृत्ति Adjective hypocritical.
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-वृत्तिः a religious hypocrite.
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-वेदी the base or pedestal of a liṅga.
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-शास्त्रम् a grammatical treatise on gender.
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-शोफः swelling on the penis.
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-स्थः a religious student; न श्रोत्रियो न लिङ्गस्थः (साक्षी कार्यः) Ms.8.65.
