mf(ī-)n. (fr. loka-) worldly, terrestrial, belonging to or occurring in ordinary life, common, usual, customary, temporal, not sacred (as opp. to vaidika-, ārṣa-, śāstrīya-; laukikeṣulaukikeṣu-ind.equalsloke-"in ordinary or popular speech", opp. to vaidikeṣu-) etc.
a. (î) relating or belonging to or occurring in every-day life, common, usual, ordinary, current (opp. Vedic or learned); belonging to the world of (--°ree;); m. pl. ordinary people (opp. scholars, adepts); men of the world; people; n. affairs of the world, general custom: -gña, a. knowing the ways of the world; -tva, n. usualness, ordinariness.
adjective belonging to or occurring in ordinary life (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
belonging to the world of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
common (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
customary (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
not sacred (as opp. to vaidika) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
temporal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
terrestrial (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
usual (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
worldly (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a person's ordinary occupation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
anything occurring in the world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
general custom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Tīrtha
usage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) common or ordinary men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mankind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
men familiar with the ways of the world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
men in general (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
men of the world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
people (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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