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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. लेखlekhaA writing, document, written document (of any kind), a letter; लेखोऽयं न ममेति नोत्तर- मिदं मुद्रा मदीया यतः…

    [लिख्-भावे घञ्]

    1. A writing, document, written document (of any kind), a letter; लेखोऽयं न ममेति नोत्तर- मिदं मुद्रा मदीया यतः Mu.5.18; निर्धारितेऽर्थे लेखेन खलूक्त्वा खलु वाचिकम् Śi.2.7; अनङ्गलेख Ku.1.7; मन्मथलेख Ś3.26.
    2. A god, A deity; ईशा दिशां नलभुवं प्रतिपद्य लेखाः Name13.49; रेखा लेखाभिवन्द्याः Viṣṇupāda. S.11.
    3. A scratch; Compare लेखाकीर्ण (a gem covered with scratches) Kau. Atmanepada 2.11.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अक्षरम् writing (Opposite of आलेख्य).

    • -अधिकारिन् Masculine one in charge of writing letters, the secretary (of a king etc.).

    • -अनुजीविन् the servant god; रत्नाकरादिव तुषारमयूखलेखां लेखानुजीविपुरुषा गिरिशोत्तमाङ्गम् (निन्यिरे) Name11.56.

    • -अर्हः a kind of palm tree.

    • -ऋषभः

      1. Name of Indra. पट्टम्, पत्रम्, पत्रिका an epistle, a letter, writing in general.
      2. a deed, documement (legal); कृष्णानिकारगणनालेख्यपट्टं स्तनस्थलम् Bm.2.457.

    • -प्रभुः Indra; लब्धं न लेखप्रभुणापि पातुं पीत्वा मुखेन्दोरधरामृतं ते Name22.118. संदेशः a written message.

    • -हारः हारिन् Masculine a lettercarrier.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. लेखlekha[lekh-a] m. [√likh] stroke, line; writ ten document, letter (sg. & pl.); god, deity (very rare): pl. a certain…

    [lekh-a] masculine [√likh] stroke, line; writ ten document, letter (singular and plural); god, deity (very rare): plural a certain class of gods (Epic, rare): -ka, masculine writer, secretary, copyist; calculation: -m kri, make a calculation, reckon.

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  2. अभिलेखितabhilekhita[abhi-lekhita] n. document.

    [abhi-lekhita] neuter document.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. लेखlekham. (cf. रेख) a line, stroke Ma1nGr2.
    1. masculine gender (confer, compare रेख) a line, stroke Ma1nGr2.
    2. masculine gender (also plural) a writing, letter, manuscript, written document of any kind Hariv. Ka1v. VarBr2S. etc. (confer, compare कूट-ल्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    3. masculine gender a god, deity S3is3.
    4. masculine gender Equivalent to आभोग Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender Name of a man gaRa शिवा*दि
    6. masculine gender of a poet catalogue or catalogues
    7. masculine gender plural Name of a class of gods under Manu मनु Ca1kshusha चाक्षुष Pur.
    8. लेखन, लेखिन् etc. see page and participle901, columns 2, 3.
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  2. अधिकरणलेखकadhikaraṇalekhakam. a clerk at a hall of justice, Ka1d.

    masculine gender a clerk at a hall of justice, Ka1d.

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  3. अनङ्गलेखाanaṅgalekhāf. a love letter
    1. feminine a love letter
    2. feminine Name of a queen of Kashmir.
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  4. अनुपूर्वपाणिलेखanupūrvapāṇilekhamfn. having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in…

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having regular hair, regularly shaped limbs, regular teeth, a regularly shaped navel, regular lines in the hands (all these are epithets given to Buddha बुद्ध, some of them also to Maha1vi1ra महावीर) Buddh. and Jain.

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  5. अभिलेखनabhilekhanan. writing upon, inscribing.

    neuter gender writing upon, inscribing.

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  6. अभिलेखितabhilekhitan. a written document Ya1jn5. ii, 149.

    neuter gender a written document Ya1jn5. ii, 149.

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  7. अमरगणनालेख्यamaragaṇanālekhyan. the list (or number) of the gods, Ragh. viii, 94

    neuter gender the list (or number) of the gods, Ragh. viii, 94

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