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lokaलोकloká m. (connected with roka; in the oldest texts is generally preceded by u, which accord. to the [Padap.] = the particle 3. u; but u may be a prefixed vowel and uloká, a collateral dialectic form of ; accord. to others u-loka is abridged from uru- or ava-loka), free or open space, room, place, scope, free motion, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Br.]; [ĀśvŚr.] (acc. with √ kṛ or √ dā or anu-√ nī, ‘to make room, grant freedom’; loke with gen. ‘instead of’)
intermediate space, [Kauś.]
a tract, region, district, country, province, [ŚBr.]
the wide space or world (either ‘the universe’ or ‘any division of it’, esp. ‘the sky or heaven’; 3 Lokas are commonly enumerated, viz. heaven, earth, and the atmosphere or lower regions; sometimes only the first two; but a fuller classification gives 7 worlds, viz. Bhūr-l°, the earth; Bhuvar-l°, the space between the earth and sun inhabited by Munis, Siddhas &c.; Svarloka, Indra's heaven above the sun or between it and the polar star; Maharloka, a region above the polar star and inhabited by Bhṛgu and other saints who survive the destruction of the 3 lower worlds; Janarloka, inhabited by Brahmā's son Sanat-kumāra &c.; Tapar-loka, inhabited by deified Vairāgins; Satya-loka or Brahma-l°, abode of Brahmā, translation to which exempts from rebirth ; elsewhere these 7 worlds are described as earth, sky, heaven, middle region, place of re-births, mansion of the blest, and abode of truth; sometimes 14 worlds are mentioned, viz. the 7 above, and 7 lower regions called in the order of their descent below the earth — A-tala, Vi-tala, Su-tala, Rasā-tala, Talā-tala, Mahā-tala, and Pātāla; cf. [RTL. 102 n. 1]; [IW. 420, 1]; [435, 1]), [AV.] &c. &c.
N. of the number ‘seven’ (cf. above), [VarBṛS.], Sch.
the earth or world of human beings &c., [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. (ayáṃ lokáḥ, ‘this world’; asaú or páro lokáḥ, ‘that or the other world’; loke or iha loke, ‘here on earth’, opp. to para-tra, para-loke &c.; kṛtsne loke, ‘on the whole earth’)
(also pl.) the inhabitants of the world, mankind, folk, people (sometimes opp. to ‘king’), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
(pl.) men (as opp. to ‘women’), [Vet.]; [Hit.]
a company, community (often ifc. to form collectives), [Kāv.]; [Vas.]; [Kathās.] &c.
ordinary life, worldly affairs, common practice or usage, [GṛS.]; [Nir.]; [Mn.] &c. (loke either ‘in ordinary life’, ‘in worldly matters’; or ‘in common language, in popular speech’, as opp. to vede, chandasi)
the faculty of seeing, sight (only in cákṣur-l°, q.v.)
lokānāṃ sāmanī du. and lokānāṃ vratāni pl. N. of Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]
[cf. Lat. lūcus, originally, ‘a clearing of a forest’; Lith. laúkas, a field.]
lokanaलोकनn. the act of looking, seeing, viewing, [MW.]
lokapaलोकपloka—pa m. a world-guardian, world-protector (8 in number; see l°-pāla), [MBh.]; [BhP.]
lokatāलोकताloka—tā f. (in tal-lokatā) the being possessed of one's world, [BhP.] ([MBh. vii, 6519], read gantā sa-lokatām).
lokabhājलोकभाज्loka—bhā́j mfn. occupying space, [ŚBr.]
lokajñaलोकज्ञloka—jña mfn. knowing the world, understanding men
lokajitलोकजित्loka—jít mfn. winning or conquering any region, [ŚBr.]
winning Heaven (lokajitáṃ svargám = svarga-loka-jitam), [AV.]; [Mn.]
loka—jít m. conqueror of the world, [W.]
a sage, [ib.]
N. of a Buddha, [L.]
lokakṛtलोककृत्loka—kṛ́t mfn. (also uloka-k°) making or creating free space, setting free, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.] &c.
loka—kṛ́t m. the creator of the world, [MBh.]; [R.]; [MārkP.]
lokasātलोकसात्loka—sāt ind. for the general good, for the sake of the public
lokatasलोकतस्loka—tas ind. by men, from people, from people's talk, [R.]; [Kathās.]
(ifc.) on the part of the people of (jñāti-l°, on the part of the collective body of relations), [VarBṛS.]
as usual or customary in the world, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]
lokavatलोकवत्loka—vat mfn. containing the worlds, [MaitrUp.]
loka—vat ind. as in the ordinary life, [Jaim.]; [TPrāt.] Comm.
lokavidलोकविद्loka—víd mfn. possessing or affording space or freedom, [MaitrS.]
knowing the world, [MBh.]
knowledge or understanding the world (N. of a Buddha), [Buddh.]
lokadhātṛलोकधातृloká—dhātṛ m. creator of the world (N. of Śiva), [MBh.]
lokadhātuलोकधातुloka—dhātu m. f. a region or part of the world, [Buddh.]
N. of a partic. division of the world, [ib.]
lokacaraलोकचरloka—cara mfn. wandering through the world, [MBh.]
lokagāthāलोकगाथाloka—gāthā f. a verse or song (handed down orally) among men, [Sarvad.]
lokagatiलोकगतिloka—gati f. ‘way of the world’, actions of men, [Hariv.]; [R.]
lokaguruलोकगुरुloka—guru m. a teacher of the world, instructor of the people, [R.]; [BhP.]
lokahitaलोकहितloka—hita mfn. beneficial to the world or to mankind, [A.]
loka—hita n. the welfare of the world, [Śak.]; [BhP.]
lokakāmaलोककामloka—kāma mfn. longing for a partic. world, [MBh.]
lokakāraलोककारloka—kāra m. creator of the world (N. of Śiva), [Śivag.]
lokakathāलोककथाloka—kathā f. a popular legend or fable, [ib.]
lokakṣitलोकक्षित्loka—kṣit mfn. inhabiting heaven, [ChUp.]
lokalekhaलोकलेखloka—lekha m. an ordinary letter, [Cat.]
lokamātṛलोकमातृloka—mātṛ f. the mother of the world, [Sāh.]; [BhP.]
N. of Lakṣmi, [BhP.]
of Gaurī, [Kāv.]
lokamayaलोकमयloka—máya mf(I)n. containing space or room, spacious, [ŚBr.]
containing the worlds or the universe, [Hariv.]; [BhP.]
lokanāthaलोकनाथloka—nātha m. ‘lord of worlds’, N. of Brahmā, [Cat.]
of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.]; [BhP.]
of Śiva, [Kum.]
of the gods in general, [BhP.]
of the sun, [Cat.]
a protector or guardian of the people, king, sovereign, [R.]; [BhP.] &c.
a Buddha, [L.]
N. of a Buddha, [Rājat.]
of Avalokiteśvara, [ib.]; [Inscr.]
of various authors, [Cat.]
a partic. mixture, [Rasendrac.]
loka—nātha mfn. being under the guardianship of mankind, [Kāv.]
lokanīyaलोकनीयmfn. to be seen or perceived, visible, worthy of being looked at, [W.]
lokanetṛलोकनेतृloka—netṛ m. guide of the world (N. of Śiva), [Śivag.]
lokapālaलोकपालloka—pālá m. a world-protector, guardian of the world, regent of a quarter of the world (the Loka-pālas are sometimes regarded as the guardian deities of different orders of beings, but more commonly of the four cardinal and four intermediate points of the world, viz. accord. to [Mn. v, 96], 1. Indra, of the East; 2. Agni, of South-east; 3. Yama, of South; 4. Sūrya, of South-west; 5. Varuṇa, of West; 6. Pavana or Vāyu, of North-west; 7. Kubera, of North; 8. Soma or Candra of North-east; others substitute Nir-ṛti for 4 and Īśānī or Pṛthivī for 8; according to [Dharmas.] the Buddhists enumerate 4 or 8 or 10 or 14 Loka-pālas), [ŚBr.] &c. &c.
a protector or ruler of the people, king, prince, [Ragh.]; [Rājat.]
N. of various kings, [Bhadrab.]; [Col.]
of Avalokiteśvara, [MWB. 198]
protection of the people (?), [R.]
lokapathaलोकपथloka—patha m. way of the world, general or usual way or manner, [MBh.]
lokapatiलोकपतिloka—pati m. ‘lord of the world’, N. of Brahmā, [VarBṛS.]
of Viṣṇu, [BhP.]
a lord or ruler of people, king, sovereign, [R.]; [BhP.]
lokaravaलोकरवloka—rava m. the talk of the world, popular report, [MBh.]
lokasaniलोकसनिloka—sáni mfn. causing room or space, effecting a free course, [VS.]; [Vait.]
lokasmṛtलोकस्मृत्loka—smṛt mfn. v.l. for prec. (accord. to Comm. = pṛthivī-lokasya smartā), [MaitrUp.]
lokaspṛtलोकस्पृत्loka—spṛ́t mfn. = -sáni above, [TS.]
lokavādaलोकवादloka—vāda m. the talk of the world, public rumour, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
lokavīraलोकवीरloka—vīra m. pl. the world's heroes, [BhP.]
lokavidhiलोकविधिloka—vidhi m. the creator of the world, disposer of the universe, [MBh.]
order or mode of proceeding prevalent in the world, [BhP.]
lokabhāvinलोकभाविन्loka—bhāvana ([MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [BhP.]) or loka—bhā°vin ([R.]), mfn. promoting the welfare of the world or of men; world-creating, [MW.]
lokabhartṛलोकभर्तृloka—bhartṛ m. supporter of the people, [R.]
lokadhātrīलोकधात्रीloka—dhātrī (trī), f. N. of the earth (?), [Caṇḍ.] (perhaps for -dhartrī; cf. next).
lokadharmaलोकधर्मloka—dharma m. a worldly matter, [Lalit.]
worldly condition (eight with Buddhists), [Dharmas. 61.]
lokaśabdaलोकशब्दloka—śabda m. the noise of the world, bustle of the day, [Dhūrtan.]
lokaśrutiलोकश्रुतिloka—śruti f. world-wide fame, universal notoriety, [R.]
a popular report, [A.]
lokabāhyaलोकबाह्यloka—bāhya mfn. excluded from the world, excluded from society, excommunicated, [L.]
differing from the world, singular, eccentric, [MW.]
loka—bāhya m. an outcast, [ib.]
lokabandhuलोकबन्धुloka—bandhu m. ‘universal friend, friend of all’, N. of Śiva, [Śivag.]
of the sun, [L.]
lokacārinलोकचारिन्loka—cārin mfn. = -cara, q.v., [MBh.]
lokadvāraलोकद्वारloka—dvāra n. the door or gate of heaven, [ChUp.]
lokadvayaलोकद्वयloka—dvaya n. both world (heaven and earth), [Kām.]; [Rājat.]
lokahāsyaलोकहास्यloka—hāsya mfn. world-derided, universally ridiculous, any object of general ridicule
lokajñatāलोकज्ञताloka—jña—tā f. knowledge of the world, knowledge of mankind, [Prasaṅg.]
lokakāmyāलोककाम्याloka—kāmyā f. love towards, men, [ib.]
lokakāntāलोककान्ताloka—kāntā (ā), f. a kind of medicinal herb, [L.]
lokakāntaलोककान्तloka—kānta mfn. world-loved, liked by every one, pleasing to all, [MBh.]; [R.]
lokakalpaलोककल्पloka—kalpa mfn. resembling or appearing like the world, becoming manifested in the form of the world, [BhP.]
regarded by the world, considered by men as (nom.), [ib.]
loka—kalpa m. a period or age of the world, [ib.]
lokakartṛलोककर्तृloka—kartṛ m. ‘world-creator’ (N. applied to Viṣṇu and Śiva as well as to Brahmā), [MBh.]; [R.]
lokakṛtnuलोककृत्नुloka—kṛtnú mfn. creating space, [RV.] (prob. uloka-k°).
lokamārgaलोकमार्गloka—mārga m. general or universal way, prevalent custom, [Pañcat.]
lokampṛṇāलोकम्पृणाloka—m-pṛṇā́ (ā́), f. (scil. iṣṭakā), N. of the bricks used for building the sacrificial altar (set up with the formula lokám pṛna &c., those which have a peculiar formula being called yajuṣ-matī, q.v.), [ŚBr.]; [TS.]; [ĀpŚr.]; [Jaim.]
loka—m-pṛṇā́ f. (scil. ṛc), N. of the formula lokám pṛṇa &c., [ŚBr.]; [TS.]; [KātyŚr.]
lokampṛṇaलोकम्पृणloka—m-pṛṇa mfn. filling the world, penetrating everywhere, [Bhām.]
lokapāryaलोकपार्यloka—pārya m. N. of a man, [Inscr.]
lokapaktiलोकपक्तिloka—paktí f. the mental evolution of the world, [ŚBr.]
worldly reward or esteem, [Jātakam.]
lokapuṇyaलोकपुण्यloka—puṇya N. of a place, [Rājat.]
lokarakṣaलोकरक्षloka—rakṣa m. ‘protector of the people’, a king, sovereign (°kṣādhirāja m. a king supreme over all rulers), [R.]
lokasākṣiलोकसाक्षिloka—sākṣi (= sākṣin), [R.]
lokasāmanलोकसामन्loka—sāman n. N. of a Sāman, [Lāṭy.]
lokasthalaलोकस्थलloka—sthala n. an incident of ordinary life, common or ordinary occurrence, [L.]
lokasthitiलोकस्थितिloka—sthiti f. duration or existence of the world, [Kāv.]
a universal law, generally established rule, [Śaṃk.] on [BṛĀrUp.]
lokasiddhaलोकसिद्धloka—siddha mfn. world-established, current among the people, usual, common, [Sarvad.]
universally admitted, generally received, [MW.]
lokatrayaलोकत्रयloka—traya n. ([MBh.]; [Ragh.]) or f(I). ([Kuval.]) ‘world-triad’, the three worlds (heaven, earth and atmosphere, or heaven, earth and lower regions).
lokavādhinलोकवाधिन्loka—vādhin mfn. occupying space, [Śulbas.]
lokavṛttaलोकवृत्तloka—vṛtta n. a universal custom, [Mn.]; [Śak.]
the conduct of the common people or of the public, [MBh.]
worldly intercourse, idle conversation, [W.]
lokavinduलोकविन्दुloka—vindu mfn. possessing or creating or affording space or freedom, [TāṇḍyaBr.]
lokavrataलोकव्रतloka—vrata n. general practice or way of proceeding, general mode of life, [BhP.]
N. of several Sāmans, [ĀrṣBr.]
lokayātrāलोकयात्राloka—yātrā f. the business and traffic of men, worldly affairs, conduct of men, ordinary actions, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
worldly existence, career in life, [Mālav.]
support of life, [Hit.]
lokabhāvanaलोकभावनloka—bhāvana ([MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [BhP.]) or loka—bhā°vin ([R.]), mfn. promoting the welfare of the world or of men; world-creating, [MW.]
lokadhāriṇīलोकधारिणीloka—dhāriṇī f. N. of the earth, [TĀr.]
lokaśreṣṭhaलोकश्रेष्ठloka—śreṣṭha mfn. best in the world, [Mālatīm.]
lokacakṣusलोकचक्षुस्loka—cakṣus n. ‘eye of the world’, the sun, [L.] (accord. to some m.)
pl. the eyes of men, Sah.
lokadūṣaṇaलोकदूषणloka—dūṣaṇa mfn. damaging mankind, [R.]
lokajananīलोकजननीloka—jananī f. ‘mother of the world’, N. of Lakṣmī, [Cat.]
lokajyeṣṭhaलोकज्येष्ठloka—jyeṣṭha m. ‘the most distinguished or excellent among men’, N. of Buddha, Buddha.
a monk of a partic. order, [ib.]
lokalocanaलोकलोचनloka—locana n. (accord. to some m.), ‘eye of the world’, the sun, [Vās.]; [BhP.]
pl. the eyes of men, [Kathās.]
lokamātṛkāलोकमातृकाloka—mātṛkā f. (pl.) the mother of the world, [Hcat.]
lokanāyakaलोकनायकloka—nāyaka m. leader of the worlds (the sun), [Hcat.]
lokapālakaलोकपालकloka—pālaka m. a world-protector, [BhP.]
a king, sovereign, [ib.]
lokapālatāलोकपालताloka—pāla-tā, f. ([MārkP.]) or loka—pāla-tva, n. ([Hariv.]; [R.]) the being a guardian of the world
lokapālinīलोकपालिनीloka—pālinī f. ‘world-protectress’, N. of Durgā, [Kautukar.]
lokapūjitaलोकपूजितloka—pūjita mfn. honoured by the world, universally worshipped, [L.]
loka—pūjita m. N. of a man, [Lalit.]
lokapaṅktiलोकपङ्क्तिloka—paṅkti f. w.r. for prec., [Sāṃkhyak.], Sch.
lokapuruṣaलोकपुरुषloka—puruṣa m. ‘world-man’, the World personified, [L.]
lokasādhakaलोकसाधकloka—sādhaka mfn. creating worlds, [Cat.]
lokasāgaraलोकसागरloka—sāgara m. N. of wk.
lokasākṣinलोकसाक्षिन्loka—sākṣin m. witness of the world, universal witness (said of Brahman, of Fire &c.), [R.]; [Cat.]
loka—sākṣin mfn. = -sākṣika above, [Hariv.]
lokatantraलोकतन्त्रloka—tantra n. the system or course of the world, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Śak.]; [Pur.]
lokatattvaलोकतत्त्वloka—tattva n. ‘world-truth’, knowledge of the world, knowledge of mankind, [R.]
lokatuṣāraलोकतुषारloka—tuṣāra m. ‘earth's dew’, camphor, [L.]
lokavārttāलोकवार्त्ताloka—vārttā f. the world's news, popular report or rumour, [Cat.]
lokavacanaलोकवचनloka—vacana n. people's talk public rumour, [Pañcat.]