vailakṣya

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[mw] n. (fr. vi-lakṣa; ifc. f (A).) absence of mark W. 1025,3 207697 n. contrariety, reverse W. 1025,3 207698 n. the reverse of what is usual or natural, unnaturalness, affectation (cf. sa-vailakṣyam) W. 1025,3 207699 n. feeling of shame, embarrassment Hariv.; Ka1v. &c 130695 1025,3 207700

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n. (fr. vi-lakṣa; ifc. f (A).) absence of mark W. 1025,3 207697 n. contrariety, reverse W. 1025,3 207698 n. the reverse of what is usual or natural, unnaturalness, affectation...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

10

Texts Appeared In

6

DCS: tutelary deity | Monier-Williams: feeling of shame, embarrassment, Hariv. ; Kāv. &c.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha 4 40.0%
2. Daśakumāracarita 2 20.0%
3. Āryāsaptaśatī 1 10.0%
4. Bhāratamañjarī 1 10.0%
5. Harṣacarita 1 10.0%

Concordance (Sample)

• Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) surface: vailakṣyaṃ

  rambhātilottamādyāśca vailakṣyaṃ devayoṣitaḥ

• Daśakumāracarita surface: vailakṣya

  mānī mānasāraḥ svasainikāyuṣmattāntarāye samparāye bhavataḥ parājayamanubhūya va

• Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha surface: vailakṣyaḥ

  prāgalbhyān mṛduvailakṣyo mām avandata gomukhaḥ