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loka | m. (connected with roka-;in the oldest texts loka-is generally preceded by u-,which according to to the = the particle 3. u-;but u-may be a prefixed vowel and ulok/a-,a collateral dialectic form of loka-; according to to others u-loka-is abridged from uru--or ava-loka-), free or open space, room, place, scope, free motion (accusative with | ||||||
loka | m. intermediate space | ||||||
loka | m. a tract, region, district, country, province | ||||||
loka | m. the wide space or world (either"the universe"or,"any division of it", especially "the sky or heaven" ; 3 loka-s are commonly enumerated, viz. heaven, earth, and the atmosphere or lower regions; sometimes only the first two; but a fuller classification gives 7 worlds, viz. bhū-loka-, the earth; bhuvar-loka-, the space between the earth and sun inhabited by muni-s, siddha-s etc.; svarloka-, indra-'s heaven above the sun or between it and the polar star; maharloka-, a region above the polar star and inhabited by bhṛgu- and other saints who survive the destruction of the 3 lower worlds; janarloka-, inhabited by brahmā-'s son sanat-kumāra- etc.; tapar-loka-, inhabited by deified vairāgin-s; satya-loka- or brahma-- loka-, abode of brahmā-, translation to which exempts from rebirth; elsewhere these 7 worlds are described as earth, sky, heaven, middle region, place of re-births, mansion of the blest, and abode of truth; sometimes 14 worlds are mentioned, viz. the 7 above, and 7 lower regions called in the order of their descent below the earth --- a-tala-, vi-tala-, su-tala-, rasā-tala-, talā-tala-, mahā-tala-, and pātāla-; see ) etc. | ||||||
loka | m. Name of the number"seven" (see above) | ||||||
loka | m. the earth or world of human beings etc. etc. (ay/aṃ lok/aḥ-,"this world"; as/au-or p/aro lok/aḥ-,"that or the other world"; loke-or iha- loke-,"here on earth", opp. to para-tra-, para-loke-etc.; kṛtsne- loke-,"on the whole earth") | ||||||
loka | m. (also plural) the inhabitants of the world, mankind, folk, people (sometimes opp. to"king") etc. | ||||||
loka | m. (plural) men (as opp. to"women") | ||||||
loka | m. a company, community (of ten in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' to form collectives) etc. | ||||||
loka | m. ordinary life, worldly affairs, common practice or usage etc. (loke-either"in ordinary life","in worldly matters";or,"in common language, in popular speech", as opp. to vede-, chandasi-) | ||||||
loka | m. the faculty of seeing, sight (only in c/akṣur-l- q.v) | ||||||
loka | m. lokānāṃ sāmanī- dual number and lokānāṃ vratāni- plural Name of sāman-s [ confer, compare Latin lu1sus,originally,"a clearing of a forest"; Lithuanian lau4kas,a field.] |
loka | lok-á, m. place, x. 14, 9; world, x. 90, 14 [bright space = rok-á light; cp. Gk. λευκό-ς ‘white’, Lat.lux, lūc-is]. |
loka | m. [orig. probably uloká, which is almost invariably used in RV., and perh. =(a) va-loká: √ ruk] (free) space, room, place (V.); tract, region, country; world, division of the universe (the two worlds=heaven and earth; the three --, = the same and the at mosphere or the lower regions; seven worlds are commonly spoken of); heaven; earth; (sg. & pl.) mankind, folks, people (sts. opp. king); men (pl.: opp. women); community, company (often --°ree; to form collectives); ordin ary life, common usage, worldly affairs (opp. Veda); sight (only --°ree; in kákshur-, seeing with the eye): (urúm) lokám kri, make room for, grant freedom to (d.; V.); ayám lokáh, this world; asaú or páro lokáh, that or the other world; loke, in place of (g.; Br.); in ordin ary life, in popular speech; in the world, on earth; iha loke, here on earth; kritsne loke, in the whole world. |
loka | noun (masculine) (pl.) men (as opp. to "women") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a company (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a tract (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) common practice or usage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) community (often ifc. to form collectives) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) country (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) district (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) folk (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) free motion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) free or open space (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) intermediate space (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) mankind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a Siddha name of the number "seven" (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) ordinary life (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) people (sometimes opp. to "king") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) place (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) province (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) region (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) room (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) scope (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) sight (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the earth or world of human beings (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the faculty of seeing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the inhabitants of the world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the wide space or world (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) worldly affairs (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 44/72933 |
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