lākṣā

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[apte] [lakṣyate'nayā lakṣ ac pṛṣoº vṛddhiḥ] A kind of red dye, lac; (largely used by women in ancient times as an article of decoration, es- pecially for the soles of the feet and lips; cf. alakta; it is said to be ob- tained from the cochineal insect and from the resin of a particular tree); niṣṭhyūtaścaraṇopabhogasulabho lākṣārasaḥ ke- nācit (taruṇā) Ś. 4. 4; Rs. 6. 14; [Page0927-a+ 56] Ki. 5. 23. --2 The insect which...

[mw] f. (cf. rākṣā and Un2. iii, 62 Sch.) a species of plant AV. 899,3 182070 f. a kind of red dye, lac (obtained from the cochineal or a similar insect as well as from the resin of a partic. tree) Mn.; MBh. &c 899,3 182071 f. the insect or animal which produces the red dye MW. 116088 899,3 182072 n. = jatu-g (q.v.) Ven2is. 116089 899,3 182073

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[lakṣyate'nayā lakṣ ac pṛṣoº vṛddhiḥ] A kind of red dye, lac; (largely used by women in ancient times as an article of decoration, es- pecially for the soles of the feet and lips;...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

173

Texts Appeared In

44

DCS: name of a Tīrtha | Monier-Williams: the insect or animal which produces the red dye, MW.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 31 17.9%
2. Suśrutasaṃhitā 27 15.6%
3. Rasaratnākara 15 8.7%
4. Ānandakanda 13 7.5%
5. Rasārṇava 11 6.4%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rasārṇava surface: lākṣā

  mañjiṣṭhā kuṅkumaṃ lākṣā khadiraścāsanaṃ tathā

• Rājanighaṇṭu surface: lākṣāyām

  raṅgamātā tu lākṣāyām agnijvālā tu dhātakī

• Rājanighaṇṭu surface: lākṣā

  palāśike śaṭī lākṣā kitavaś corake śaṭhe