लक्ष्मी lakṣhmī
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
(Hinduism) The goddess of wealth and spouse of Lord Vishṉū.
Prosperity, fortune.
Used deferentially for a woman as symbolising prosperity.
(Bābā) The goddess empress of the Golden Age and wife of the god emperor Nārāyaṇ. The couple is symbolized by Vishṉū who sustains the world through the cycle, especially in the golden and silver ages.
Usual translation
- Lakshmi
Origin of the definition
लक्ष्मी lakṣmī lakshmī: (nf) the goddess of wealth and spouse of Lord Vishṉū; prosperity, fortune; used deferentially for a woman as symbolising prosperity; ~कांत/नाथ/पति/रमण/वल्लभ an epithet of Lord Vishṉū; ~पूजा the worship of लक्ष्मी on the day of दीपावली; ~वान wealthy; prosperous; —का वाहन lit. vehicle of Lakhsmi, viz. the owl—in India a symbol of foolishness, a fool.
लक्ष्मी lakṣmī [S.], f. mythol. 1. the goddess Lakṣmī (wife of Viṣṇu and goddess of good fortune and wealth). 2. good fortune, prosperity; wealth. 3. beauty. — घर में आना, or उतरना, fortune to come to the house (of): to prosper; to have a run of good luck. – लक्ष्मीपति, m. husband or lord of Lakṣmī: a title of Viṣṇu; a wealthy man. लक्ष्मी-पूजा, f. name of a festival held on the fifteenth day of the dark half of the month Kārttik, at the end of the Dīvālī festival; worship of Lakṣmī by the bridegroom and bride after the bride has been brought to her father-in-law's house. लक्ष्मी-नारायण करना, reg. to make an offering to Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇ before eating; to begin to eat.
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