n. (for lopana-,"cutting off"commentator or commentary), Name of a ceremony observed by a pregnant woman to prevent miscarriage (treated of in an upaniṣad-)
n. (in dramatic language) flattery, praise, commendation (exempli gratia, 'for example',the stanzas containing the king's description of śakuntalā-'s beauty)
लोभः [लुभ्-भावे घञ्] 1 Covetousness, avarice, greed, cupidity; लोभश्चेदगुणेन किम् Bh.2.55; परवित्तादिकं दृष्ट्वा नेतुं यो हृदि जायते । अभिलाषो द्विजश्रेष्ठ स लोभः परिकीर्तितः Padma P. -2 Desire for, longing after (with gen. or in comp.); कङ्कणस्य तु लोभेन H.1.5; आननस्पर्शलोभात् Me.15. -3 Avarice personified (one of the six enemies of man). -4 Perplexity, confusion. -Comp. -अन्वित a. covetous,
greedy, avaricious. -अभिपातिन् a. rushing greedily. -आत्मन् a. greedy-minded, avaricious. -मोहित a. beguiled by avarice. -विरहः absence of avarice; H.1.
अनवलोभनम् [न अवलुप्यते पुमानन्येन, अवलुप्-ल्युट् पृषो˚ पस्य भः Tv.] A sort of purificatory ceremony to be performed in the case of a pregnant woman in the third month after conception.
m. [√ lubh] desire of, longing for (g., lc., --°ree;); impatience (rare); greed, cupidity, avarice; -ana, n. allurement, en ticement; -anîya, fp. alluring, attractive, charming, by or to (--°ree;).
noun (masculine) avarice (personified as a son of Puṣṭi or of Dambha and Māyā) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
confusion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
covetousness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cupidity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
eager desire for or longing after (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
impatience (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
perplexity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) allurement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
enticement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
temptation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 10 ātmanepada) to allure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to attract (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to bewilder (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to cause to desire or long for (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to confound (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to derange (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to efface (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to entice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to excite lust (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to perplex (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) absence of cupidity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
moderation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
steadiness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 10 parasmaipada) to allure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to attract (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to illude (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to infatuate (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) allurement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cupidity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
desire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
seduction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a lure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
allurement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bait (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
inducement (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
seduction
that which allures (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 10 ātmanepada) to allure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to divert the attention of any one by (instr.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to entice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
to seduce (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) (in dram.) flattery (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
beguiling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
commendation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
perplexing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
praise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
seduction (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
temptation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the act of leading astray (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
verb (class 10 parasmaipada) to allure
to amuse
to confuse
to delight
to divert
to entice
to lead astray
to perplex
to tempt Frequency rank 12216/72933
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