Dharmalib

alakṣmī

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] f. evil fortune, bad luck, distress, poverty 94,1 16550 (mfn.) causing misfortune S3a1n3khGr2. 012098 94,1 16550.1

Root

√ala अल

Gaṇa 1· bhvadi· Parasmaipada · bhūṣaṇaparyāptivāraṇeṣu

to decorate, to satisfy, to fulfill, to get rid of, to complete

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Appears in 38 texts

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f. evil fortune, bad luck, distress, poverty 94,1 16550 (mfn.) causing misfortune S3a1n3khGr2. 012098 94,1 16550.1

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech
NOUN
Total Occurrences
77
Texts Appeared In
32

DCS: one whose ruin is near | Monier-Williams: a-lakzmI ( mfn. ) causing misfortune, ŚāṅkhGṛ.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

  1. Liṅgapurāṇa 11 14.3%
  2. Suśrutasaṃhitā 9 11.7%
  3. Carakasaṃhitā 6 7.8%
  4. Mahābhārata 5 6.5%
  5. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 4 5.2%

Concordance (Sample)

  • Rājanighaṇṭu surface: alakṣmī

    śivaprītikaraḥ svaccho grahālakṣmīvināśakṛt

  • Carakasaṃhitā surface: alakṣmī

    nainat prasahate kṛtyā nālakṣmīrna viṣaṃ na ruk

  • Rāmāyaṇa surface: alakṣmī

    īdṛśīyaṃ mamālakṣmīr nirdahed api pāvakam

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