लाक्षा
See also: लक्षं, लक्ष, and लक्ष्
Sanskrit
Noun
लाक्षा • (lākṣā) f
- (botany) a species of plant
- a kind of red dye, lac (obtained from the cochineal or a similar insect as well as from the resin of a particular tree)
- the insect or animal which produces the red dye
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of लाक्षा | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | लाक्षा (lākṣā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | लाक्षायाः (lākṣāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | लाक्षा (lākṣā) | लाक्षे (lākṣe) | लाक्षाः (lākṣāḥ) |
| Vocative | लाक्षे (lākṣe) | लाक्षे (lākṣe) | लाक्षाः (lākṣāḥ) |
| Accusative | लाक्षाम् (lākṣām) | लाक्षे (lākṣe) | लाक्षाः (lākṣāḥ) |
| Instrumental | लाक्षया (lākṣayā) | लाक्षाभ्याम् (lākṣābhyām) | लाक्षाभिः (lākṣābhiḥ) |
| Dative | लाक्षायै (lākṣāyai) | लाक्षाभ्याम् (lākṣābhyām) | लाक्षाभ्यः (lākṣābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | लाक्षायाः (lākṣāyāḥ) | लाक्षाभ्याम् (lākṣābhyām) | लाक्षाभ्यः (lākṣābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | लाक्षायाः (lākṣāyāḥ) | लाक्षयोः (lākṣayoḥ) | लाक्षाणाम् (lākṣāṇām) |
| Locative | लाक्षायाम् (lākṣāyām) | लाक्षयोः (lākṣayoḥ) | लाक्षासु (lākṣāsu) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “लाक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0899.