laghutva लघुत्व – agility; lightness
substantive neuter
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AYI dictionary substantive neuter
agility; lightness
Petersburger 1855 substantive neuter
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laghutva (wie eben) n. 1〉 Behendigkeit, Geschicklichkeit: vimokṣādānasaṃdhāne MBH. 1,5245. — 2〉 Leichtigkeit ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 2,13. SUŚR. 1,20,18. SUŚR. 1,118,2. SUŚR. 1,170,1. SUŚR. 1,184,20. laghutvādutsvapnāyate weil er sich leicht fühlt MṚCCH. 49,10. — 3〉 prosodische Kürze Ind. St. 8,223. — 4〉 Leichtsinn, Uebereilung, Unüberlegtheit MBH. 13,6884. — 5〉 Mangel an Würde, geringes Ansehen, Erniedrigung R. 3,35,23. R. 6,36,95. Spr. 1031. VṚDDHA-CĀṆ. 15,14. PRAŚNOTTARAM. 18_in_Monatsber. der Berl. Ak. 1868, S. 110. ŚĀRṄG. PADDH. PRAKĪRṆĀKHY. 17.
Böhtlingk 1879 substantive neuter
Original text · German · substantive neuter
laghutva n. — 1〉 Behendigkeit, Geschicklichkeit. — 2〉 Leichtigkeit. — 3〉 das Gefühl der Leichtigkeit. — 4〉 prosodische Kurze. — 5〉 Leichtsinn, Uebereilung, Unüberlegtheit. — 6〉 Mangel an Würde, geringes Ansehen, Erniedrigung.
Apte 1890 substantive neuter
Original text · English · substantive neuter
laghutā, -tvaṃ 1 Lightness, levity. 2 Smallness, littleness. 3 (a) Insignificance, unimportance, contempt, absence of dignity; iṃdro'pi laghutāṃ yāti svayaṃ prakhyāpitairguṇaiḥ. (b) Obscurity of birth, humbleness of origin. 4 Dishonour, disrespect; Pt. 1. 140, Pt. 1. 353. 5 Activity, quickness. 6 Shortness, brevity. 7 Ease, facility. 8 Thoughtlessness, frivolity. 9 Wantonness.
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