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Dictionary
| S.No. | Word - L | Sound | Description | Key Word |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laghavam | Lightness (see laghu) | Lightness (see laghu) | l |
| 2 | lakshanam | Characteristic mark; sign; symptom; definition; scope; sort; type | Lakṣaṇa refers to a characteristic mark, i.e. a mark that can be used to distinguish one object from another. In this sense, it can mean ‘sign’. It can also mean ‘symptom’ (of a disease or condition) when referring to the body. Lakṣaṇa also means ‘goal’ or ‘definition’ (i.e. that which distinguishes one object from another). It can also mean ‘sort’ or ‘type’, i.e. something with a given definition. | l |
| 3 | lakshya | Goal; object indicated by a lakṣaṇa (q.v.) | Goal; object indicated by a lakṣaṇa (q.v.) | l |
| 4 | linga | Mark; spot; sign; characteristic; cause; Prakṛti | Liṅga has two major meanings: one one hand, it means ‘mark’, ‘spot’ or ‘sign’, esp. one that distinguishes objects (see lakṣaṇa). One the other hand, it means ‘cause’. In Sāṅkhya, it refers to Prakṛti which is the cause of all objects (except puruṣa) (see Prakṛti). | l |
| 5 | lingi | Having a mark or cause; objects descended from Prakṛti (see liṅga) | Having a mark or cause; objects descended from Prakṛti (see liṅga) | l |
| 6 | lobha | Greed | Lobha refers to ‘greed’. It is one of the qualities that arises from tamas (q.v.) and along with moha, is one of the representative qualities of tamas. A yogī must avoid lobha, as is enshrined in the yama, aparigraha (q.v.). | l |
| 7 | loka | Person; world; realm | Loka has two meaning. Firstly, it can mean ‘person’. Secondly and more commonly, it can mean ‘world’. Here, the derived adjectives laukika (worldly) and vaidika (Vedic) are often contrasted with each other, where the former refers to practical or general purposes, while the latter refers to ritualistic or similar purposes. In some cases, three worlds are enumerated –earth, sky and heaven. In other cases, seven upper realms (with the earth as first) and seven lower realms are enumerated, with the former being called heavens and the latter being called hells. When connected with the name of a deity, loka refers to a special place of residence of that deity which is pictured as a separate ‘world’ or ‘realm’, e.g. Viṣṇuloka refers to Vaikuṇṭha, the place of residence of Viṣṇu. | l |