lakṣmī लक्ष्मी lakṣmī́ f. (nom. ī́s, rarely ī́; also ifc. as mf., but n(i). ; cf. lakṣmīka) a mark, sign, token, [RV. x, 71, 2]; [Nir. iv, 10] (with or without pāpī́) a bad sign, impending misfortune, [AV.]; [ĀpŚr.] (but in the older language more usually with púṇyā) a good sign, good fortune, prosperity, success, happiness (also pl.), [AV.] &c. &c. wealth, riches, [Kāv.]; [Rājat.] beauty, loveliness, grace, charm, splendour, lustre, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. N. of the goddess of fortune and beauty (frequently in the later mythology identified with Śrī and regarded as the wife of Viṣṇu or Nārāyaṇa; accord. to [R. i, 45, 40]-[43] she sprang with other precious things from the foam of the ocean when churned by the gods and demons for the recovery of the Amṛta q.v.; she appeared with a lotus in her hand, whence she is also called Padmā; accord. to another legend she appeared at the creation floating over the water on the expanded petals of a lotus-flower, she is also variously regarded as a wife of Sūrya, as a wife of Prajā-pati, as a wife of Dharma and mother of Kāma, as sister or mother of Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ, as wife of Dattátreya, as one of the 9 Śaktis of Viṣṇu, as a manifestation of Prakṛti &c., as identified with Dākṣāyaṇī in Bharatāśrama, and with Sītā, wife of Rāma, and with other women), [ib.] (cf. [RTL. 103]; [108] &c.) the Good Genius or Fortune of a king personified (and often regarded as a rival of his queen), royal power, dominion, majesty, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] a partic. verse or formula, [NṛsUp.] N. of various plants (Hibiscus Mutabilis; Mimosa Suma; turmeric; a white Tulasī; = ṛddhi, vṛddhi, priyaṅgu, and phalinī), [L.] of the eleventh Kalā of the moon, [Cat.] of two kinds of metre, [Col.] the wife of a hero, [L.] = dravya, [L.] a pearl, [L.] N. of the wife of king Candra-siṃha of Mithilā and patroness of various authors (also called lakhamā, laṣamā, lakhimā or lachimā), [Cat.] of a poetess, [ib.] of another woman, [Śukas.] lakṣmīśa लक्ष्मीश lakṣmī°śa m. (°mīśa) ‘lord of L°’, N. of Viṣṇu, [Vop.] a prosperous man, [W.] the mango tree, [L.] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] (with sūri) N. of a man, [Cat.] lakṣmīka लक्ष्मीक (ifc.) = lakṣmī, g. uraḥ-prabhṛti (cf. gata-, pūrna-l° &c.) lakṣmītva लक्ष्मीत्व lakṣmī—tva n. the being L° (of Sītā), [R.], Sch. lakṣmīvat लक्ष्मीवत् lakṣmī—vat mfn. possessed of fortune or good luck, lucky prosperous, wealthy, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. handsome, beautiful, [Hariv.]; [R.] &c. lakṣmī—vat m. Artocarpus Integrifolia, [L.] Andersonia Rohitaka, [L.] lakṣmīdhara लक्ष्मीधर lakṣmī—dhara m. (also with ācārya, kavi, dīkṣita, deśika, bhaṭṭa, sūri) N. of various authors and other persons, [Kathās.]; [Cat.] &c. lakṣmī—dhara n. (prob.) a partic. metre, [Col.] lakṣmī—dhara m. or n. (?) N. of a commentary lakṣmīphala लक्ष्मीफल lakṣmī—phala m. Aegle Marmelos, [L.] lakṣmīdāsa लक्ष्मीदास lakṣmī—dāsa m. N. of various men, [ib.]; [Col.] lakṣmīdevī लक्ष्मीदेवी lakṣmī—devī f. N. of a learned woman, [Cat.] lakṣmīdeva लक्ष्मीदेव lakṣmī—deva m. N. of a man, [Śrīkaṇṭh.] lakṣmīgṛha लक्ष्मीगृह lakṣmī—gṛha n. ‘abode of Lakṣmī’, a mint, [Gal.] a red lotus-flower, [L.] lakṣmīnātha लक्ष्मीनाथ lakṣmī—nātha m. ‘lord of Lakṣmī’, N. of Viṣṇu, [BhP.] (also with bhaṭṭa, miśra, śarman) of various authors, [Cat.] lakṣmīpūjā लक्ष्मीपूजा lakṣmī—pūjā f. ‘worship of L°’, N. of a festival on the 15th day in the dark half of the month Āśvina (celebrated in modern times by bankers and traders to propitiate Fortune), [Col.] N. of wk. lakṣmīpati लक्ष्मीपति lakṣmī—pati m. ‘husband or lord of L°’, a king or prince, [Kir.] N. of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [Viṣṇ.] the betel-nut tree, [L.] the clove tree, [L.] (also with śarman) N. of various authors and other persons, [Cat.] lakṣmīpura लक्ष्मीपुर lakṣmī—pura n. N. of various towns, [Campak.]; [Cat.] lakṣmīsakha लक्ष्मीसख lakṣmī—sakha m. a friend or favourite of the goddess of fortune, [Rājat.] lakṣmīsena लक्ष्मीसेन lakṣmī—sena m. N. of a man, [Kathās.] lakṣmītāla लक्ष्मीताल lakṣmī—tāla m. a tree resembling the vine-palm, [L.] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] lakṣmīvāra लक्ष्मीवार lakṣmī—vāra m. ‘L°'s day’, Thursday, [MW.] lakṣmīvatī लक्ष्मीवती lakṣmī—vatī f. N. of a woman, [HPariś.] lakṣmīkhaṇḍa लक्ष्मीखण्ड lakṣmī—khaṇḍa m. N. of wk. lakṣmīṃdadā लक्ष्मींददा lakṣmī—ṃ-dadā f. N. of a Kiṃnarī, [Kāraṇḍ.] lakṣmīdatta लक्ष्मीदत्त lakṣmī—datta m. (also with ācārya) N. of various authors, [Cat.] lakṣmīkānta लक्ष्मीकान्त lakṣmī—kānta m. ‘beloved of Lakṣmī’, N. of Viṣṇu, [ib.] (cf. kallāleśo lakṣmī-k°) a king, [A.] N. of an author, [Cat.] (with nyāya-bhūṣaṇa bhaṭṭācārya) of another author, [ib.] lakṣmīkalpa लक्ष्मीकल्प lakṣmī—kalpa m. a partic. period of time, [Hcat.] lakṣmīputra लक्ष्मीपुत्र lakṣmī—putra m. ‘son of L°’, N. of Kāma, [L.] of Kuśa and Lava (the sons of Rāma), [L.] a horse, [Śiś.], Sch. a wealthy man, [L.] lakṣmīpuṣpa लक्ष्मीपुष्प lakṣmī—puṣpa n. ‘L°'s flower’ a clove, [Gal.] a ruby, [L.] lakṣmīsūkta लक्ष्मीसूक्त lakṣmī—sūkta n. a partic. hymn addressed to L°, [Cat.] lakṣmīstava लक्ष्मीस्तव lakṣmī—stava m. N. of wk. lakṣmīstuti लक्ष्मीस्तुति lakṣmī—stuti f. N. of wk. lakṣmīvākya लक्ष्मीवाक्य lakṣmī—vākya n. N. of wk. lakṣmīveṣṭa लक्ष्मीवेष्ट lakṣmī—veṣṭa m. the resin of Pinus Longifolia, [L.] lakṣmīyajus लक्ष्मीयजुस् lakṣmī—yajus n. N. of a partic. sacred text (more correctly lakṣmī and yajus as N. of two sacred texts), [NṛsUp.] lakṣmīśreṣṭhā लक्ष्मीश्रेष्ठा lakṣmī—śreṣṭhā f. Hibiscus Mutabilis, [L.] lakṣmīhṛdaya लक्ष्मीहृदय lakṣmī—hṛdaya n. N. of wk. lakṣmīkavaca लक्ष्मीकवच lakṣmī—kavaca n. N. of various Kavacas, [Cat.] lakṣmīlahari लक्ष्मीलहरि lakṣmī—lahari f. N. of wk. lakṣmīmantra लक्ष्मीमन्त्र lakṣmī—mantra m. N. of wk. lakṣmīnivāsa लक्ष्मीनिवास lakṣmī—nivāsa m. the abode of the goddess of fortune, [Cat.] N. of a commentator, [ib.] lakṣmīpūjana लक्ष्मीपूजन lakṣmī—pūjana n. the ceremony of worshipping L° performed by a bridegroom along with his bride (at the conclusion of the marriage after the bride has been brought to her husband's house), [MW.] lakṣmīramaṇa लक्ष्मीरमण lakṣmī—ramaṇa m. the husband of L° i.e. Viṣṇu, [Kāv.] lakṣmīsahaja लक्ष्मीसहज lakṣmī—saha-ja m. ‘produced together with L°’, the moon (supposed to have arisen together with L° from the ocean when churned by the gods and Asuras See lakṣmī above), [L.] lakṣmīsanātha लक्ष्मीसनाथ lakṣmī—sanātha mfn. endowed with beauty or fortune, [MW.] lakṣmīstotra लक्ष्मीस्तोत्र lakṣmī—stotra n. praise of L°, [W.] N. of various Stotras. lakṣmītantra लक्ष्मीतन्त्र lakṣmī—tantra n. N. of wk. lakṣmīvasati लक्ष्मीवसति lakṣmī—vasati f. ‘abode of L°’, N. of the lotus-flower (Nelumbium Speciosum), [ŚārṅgP.] lakṣmīvilāsa लक्ष्मीविलास lakṣmī—vilāsa m. a partic. compound, [Rasendrac.] N. of various works. pl. royal behaviour (personified), [Uttarar.] lakṣmīvinaya लक्ष्मीविनय lakṣmī—vinaya m. du. good fortune and modest conduct, [Kathās.] lakṣmīcaritra लक्ष्मीचरित्र lakṣmī—caritra n. N. of wk. lakṣmīmandira लक्ष्मीमन्दिर lakṣmī—mandira n. a fictitious N. of a town, [Caurap.] lakṣmīnṛsiṃha लक्ष्मीनृसिंह lakṣmī—nṛ-siṃha n. sg. L° and Viṣṇu as the man-lion, [BrahmaP.] lakṣmī—nṛ-siṃha m. N. of a king, [Cat.] (also with kavi or bhaṭṭa) of various authors and other men, [ib.] lakṣmīsaṃhitā लक्ष्मीसंहिता lakṣmī—saṃhitā f. N. of wk. of ch. in the Nārada-pañca-rātra of ch. in the Vāyu-purāṇa. lakṣmīvallabha लक्ष्मीवल्लभ lakṣmī—vallabha m. ‘favourite of L°’, N. of an author, [Cat.] lakṣmīvivarta लक्ष्मीविवर्त lakṣmī—vivarta m. change of fortune, [Dhūrtas.] lakṣmīdharasena लक्ष्मीधरसेन lakṣmī—dhara—sena m. N. of a man, [Cat.] lakṣmīnāmāmṛta लक्ष्मीनामामृत lakṣmī—nāmāmṛta n. N. of a Stotra. lakṣmīnārāyaṇa लक्ष्मीनारायण lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa m. du. or n. sg. L° and Nārāyaṇa, [Hcat.] (cf. [RTL. 151]; [184]) lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa m. N. of a prince, [Inscr.] (also with nyāyālaṃkāra, paṇḍita, yati) of various authors and other men, [Cat.] lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa mfn. belonging to L° and Nārāyaṇa, [Hcat.] lakṣmīniketana लक्ष्मीनिकेतन lakṣmī—niketana n. the bathing with fragrant myrobalan powder, [L.] lakṣmīpañcāśat लक्ष्मीपञ्चाशत् lakṣmī—pañcāśat f. N. of wk. lakṣmīpraṇayin लक्ष्मीप्रणयिन् lakṣmī—praṇayin mfn. dear to L°, a favourite of fortune, [Rājat.] lakṣmīsahodara लक्ष्मीसहोदर lakṣmī—sahodara m. = -saha-ja (q.v.), [A.] lakṣmīdharakāvya लक्ष्मीधरकाव्य lakṣmī—dhara—kāvya n. N. of wk. lakṣmībahiṣkṛta लक्ष्मीबहिष्कृत lakṣmī—bahiṣ-kṛta mfn. excluded from fortune, destitute of wealth, [Rājat.] lakṣmījanārdana लक्ष्मीजनार्दन lakṣmī—janārdana n. sg. L° and Janārdana, [BrahmaP.] lakṣmīkulārṇava लक्ष्मीकुलार्णव lakṣmī—kulārṇava m. N. of wk. lakṣmīnarasiṃha लक्ष्मीनरसिंह lakṣmī—nara-siṃha m. N. of a king, [Inscr.] of various authors, [Cat.] lakṣmīsamāhvayā लक्ष्मीसमाह्वया lakṣmī—samāhvayā f. ‘having the name of Lakṣmī’, N. of Sītā, [L.] lakṣmīsarasvatī लक्ष्मीसरस्वती lakṣmī—sarasvatī f. du. L° and Sarasvatī, [Kathās.] N. of wk. lakṣmīvarmadeva लक्ष्मीवर्मदेव lakṣmī—varma-deva m. N. of a king, [Col.]; [Inscr.] lakṣmīvratapūjā लक्ष्मीव्रतपूजा lakṣmī—vrata-pūjā f. N. of wk. lakṣmīśvarasiṃha लक्ष्मीश्वरसिंह lakṣmī°śvara-siṃha (°mīś°) m. N. of a king, [Cat.] lakṣmīkāntaśikṣā लक्ष्मीकान्तशिक्षा lakṣmī—kānta—śikṣā f. N. of wk. lakṣmīkulatantra लक्ष्मीकुलतन्त्र lakṣmī—kula-tantra n. N. of wk. lakṣmīpūjāviveka लक्ष्मीपूजाविवेक lakṣmī—pūjā—viveka m. N. of wk. lakṣmīpuruṣakāra लक्ष्मीपुरुषकार lakṣmī—puruṣa-kāra m. N. of wk. lakṣmīcandramiśra लक्ष्मीचन्द्रमिश्र lakṣmī—candra-miśra m. N. of an author, [Cat.] lakṣmīsaparyāsāra लक्ष्मीसपर्यासार lakṣmī—saparyā-sāra N. of wk. lakṣmīhṛdayastotra लक्ष्मीहृदयस्तोत्र lakṣmī—hṛda°ya-stotra n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnivāsābhidhāna लक्ष्मीनिवासाभिधान lakṣmī—nivā°sābhidhāna n. N. of wk. lakṣmīpuramāhātmya लक्ष्मीपुरमाहात्म्य lakṣmī—pura—māhātmya n. N. of ch. in the Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa. lakṣmīsahasranāman लक्ष्मीसहस्रनामन् lakṣmī—sahasranāman n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇastava लक्ष्मीनारायणस्तव lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—stava m. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇavrata लक्ष्मीनारायणव्रत lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—vrata n. a partic. religious observance, [Cat.] lakṣmīnṛsiṃhakavaca लक्ष्मीनृसिंहकवच lakṣmī—nṛ-siṃha—kavaca n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnṛsiṃhastotra लक्ष्मीनृसिंहस्तोत्र lakṣmī—nṛ-siṃha—stotra n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇahṛdaya लक्ष्मीनारायणहृदय lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—hṛdaya n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇastotra लक्ष्मीनारायणस्तोत्र lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—stotra n. N. of wk. lakṣmīkumāratātācārya लक्ष्मीकुमारताताचार्य lakṣmī—kumāra-tātācārya m. N. of an author, [Cat.] lakṣmīnārāyaṇasaṃvāda लक्ष्मीनारायणसंवाद lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—saṃvāda m. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇapañcāṅga लक्ष्मीनारायणपञ्चाङ्ग lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—pañcāṅga n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnṛsiṃhastavarāja लक्ष्मीनृसिंहस्तवराज lakṣmī—nṛ-siṃha—stava-rāja m. N. of wk. lakṣmīsarasvatīsaṃvāda लक्ष्मीसरस्वतीसंवाद lakṣmī-sarasvatī-saṃvāda m. N. of wk. lakṣmīsvayaṃvaranāṭaka लक्ष्मीस्वयंवरनाटक lakṣmī—svayaṃvara-nāṭaka n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇārcākaumudī लक्ष्मीनारायणार्चाकौमुदी lakṣmī—nārāya°ṇārcā-kaumudī f. N. of wk. lakṣmīsahasranāmastotra लक्ष्मीसहस्रनामस्तोत्र lakṣmī—sahasranā°ma-stotra n. N. of wk. lakṣmīdvādaśanāmamahiman लक्ष्मीद्वादशनाममहिमन् lakṣmī—dvādaśa-nāma-mahiman m. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇapūjāvidhāna लक्ष्मीनारायणपूजाविधान lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—pūjā-vidhāna n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnārāyaṇavratakalpa लक्ष्मीनारायणव्रतकल्प lakṣmī—nārāyaṇa—vrata-kalpa m. N. of wk. lakṣmīnṛsiṃhamahāṣṭottara लक्ष्मीनृसिंहमहाष्टोत्तर lakṣmī—nṛ-siṃha—mahāṣṭottara n. N. of wk. lakṣmīnṛsiṃhasahasranāman लक्ष्मीनृसिंहसहस्रनामन् lakṣmī—nṛ-siṃha—sahasra-nāman n. N. of wk.