Lakshmikalpa, Lakshmi-kalpa, Lakṣmīkalpa: 5 definitions
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Lakshmikalpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Lakṣmīkalpa can be transliterated into English as Laksmikalpa or Lakshmikalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexLakṣmīkalpa (लक्ष्मीकल्प).—In the kūrma purāṇa;1 the 23rd kalpa.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLakṣmīkalpa (लक्ष्मीकल्प).—a particular period of time.
Derivable forms: lakṣmīkalpaḥ (लक्ष्मीकल्पः).
Lakṣmīkalpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lakṣmī and kalpa (कल्प).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumLakṣmīkalpa (लक्ष्मीकल्प) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] Bd. 968. Peters. 6, 512.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLakṣmīkalpa (लक्ष्मीकल्प):—[=lakṣmī-kalpa] [from lakṣmī > lakṣ] m. a [particular] period of time, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Lakshmi, Kalpa.
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Full-text: Mahalakshmikalpa, Kurmapurana.
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