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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. लोभlobhaCovetousness, avarice, greed, cupidity; लोभश्चेदगुणेन किम् Bh.2.55; परवित्तादिकं दृष्ट्वा नेतुं यो हृदि जायते…

    [लुभ्-भावे घञ्]

    1. Covetousness, avarice, greed, cupidity; लोभश्चेदगुणेन किम् Bh.2.55; परवित्तादिकं दृष्ट्वा नेतुं यो हृदि जायते । अभिलाषो द्विजश्रेष्ठ स लोभः परिकीर्तितः Padma Parasmaipada
    2. Desire for, longing after (with Genitive or in comp.); कङ्कणस्य तु लोभेन H.1.5; आननस्पर्शलोभात् Me.15.
    3. Avarice personified (one of the six enemies of man).
    4. Perplexity, confusion.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अन्वित Adjective covetous, greedy, avaricious.

    • -अभिपातिन् Adjective rushing greedily.

    • -आत्मन् Adjective greedy-minded, avaricious.

    • -मोहित Adjective beguiled by avarice.

    • -विरहः absence of avarice; H.1.

    In the Gita14·1214·1716·21

    लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा ।

    lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā, — Greed, seeking impulsions, initiative of actions, unrest, desire – all this mounts in us when rajas increases. 14·12
    • लोभःlobhaḥnominative singular of the masculine noun lobha (greed).
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  2. अनवलोभनम्anavalobhanamA sort of purificatory ceremony to be performed in the case of a pregnant woman in the third month after…

    [न अवलुप्यते पुमानन्येन, अवलुप्-ल्युट् पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied पस्य भः Tv.]

    A sort of purificatory ceremony to be performed in the case of a pregnant woman in the third month after conception.

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  3. अलोभalobha1 Freedom from covetousness, moderation.
    1. 1 Freedom from covetousness, moderation.
    2. Non-confusion; right process.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. लोभlobha[lobh-a] m. [√lubh] desire of, longing for (g., lc., --˚); impatience (rare); greed, cupidity, avarice; -ana…

    [lobh-a] masculine [√lubh] desire of, longing for (genitive, locative, --˚); impatience (rare); greed, cupidity, avarice; -ana, neuter allurement, en ticement; -anîya, future participle passive alluring, attractive, charming, by or to (--˚).

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  2. अलोभalobha[a-lobha] m. freedom from confusion; lack of cupidity; moderation; a. moderate, contented.

    [a-lobha] masculine freedom from confusion; lack of cupidity; moderation; adjective moderate, contented.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. लोभlobham. perplexity, confusion (see अ-ल्˚)
    1. masculine gender perplexity, confusion (see अ-ल्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    2. masculine gender impatience, eager desire for or longing after (genitive case locative case or compound) Mn. MBh. etc.
    3. masculine gender covetousness, cupidity, avarice (personified as a son of Pusht2i पुष्टि or of Dambha दम्भ and Ma1ya1 माया) ibidem
    4. लोभन etc. see page and participle 905, column 1 .
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  2. अतिलोभatilobhamfn. very greedy or covetous.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very greedy or covetous.
    2. masculine gender excessive greediness or covetousness.
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  3. अतिलोभताatilobhatāf. excessive greediness or covetousness.

    feminine excessive greediness or covetousness.

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  4. अनवलोभनanavalobhanan. (for ˚लोपन, "cutting off" Comm.), N. of a ceremony observed by a pregnant woman to prevent miscarriage…

    neuter gender (for that the rest of a word is to be suppliedलोपन, "cutting off" commentator or commentary), Name of a ceremony observed by a pregnant woman to prevent miscarriage (treated of in an Upanishad उपनिषद्) A1s3vGr2.

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  5. अर्थलोभarthalobham. desire of wealth, avarice.

    masculine gender desire of wealth, avarice.

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