लेश (leza)

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शब्दसागरः

English

 लेश Adj. Masc. only. (-शः) Small,  little. Subst.
	 1. Smallness,  littleness.
2. A little.
	 3. A particular measure of time equal to two Kalās.
4. Name of a figure of speech,  (in rhetoric.)
 E.
  लिश् to be small, 
aff.
   घञ्. Some authorities vary the gender of the attribute.

Capeller Eng

English

 लेश m.
  particle,  atom,  drop,  bit of (gen.   or —°)
 a cert.
  
figure of speech ((rh. )) °—,  instr.
  ,  & adv.
  in तस् slightly,  very
little.

Yates

English

 लेश (शः) 1.
m.
  Small,  little,  smallness.

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	 smallportion
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  smallness
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  atom
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  little bit or slight trace of
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  figure of speech
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  littleness
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  figure of speech in which a statement is made indirectly
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  particular division or short space of time
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  particle
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  kind of song
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  small part or portion
लेश 	-	 leza 	-	 m.
  	-	  leSTavya

लेश 	-	  leza 	-	 m.
  	-	 leSTavya

Wilson

English

 लेश adj. masc. only. (-शः) Small,  little. subst.
1 Smallness,  littleness.
2 A little.
E.
  लिश to be small,  aff.
   घञ्,  some authorities vary the gender of
the attribute.

Apte

English

लेशः [lēśḥ],  [लिश्-घञ्]

A small bit or portion,  a particle,  an atom,  a very small quantity
 क्लेश (v. l.  स्वेद)- लेशैरभिन्नम् Ś.*
  2.4
 श्रमवारिलेशैः Ku.*
  3.38
 so भक्ति˚,  गुण˚ &c.
 

Smallness,  littleness.

A measure of time (equal to two kalās).

(In Rhet.
 ) A figure of speech which consists in representing what is usually considered as an advantage to be a disadvantage andvice versa.  It is thus defined in R. G.: गुणस्यानिष्टसाधन- तया दोषत्वेन दोषस्येष्टसाधनतया गुणत्वेन च वर्णनं लेशः
 for examples see ad loc.
  (Mammaṭa appears to include this figure under विषेश. See K. P.*
   1 under विशेष and commentary.) cf.
   Ve.*
  2.4. Comp.
   -उक्त a.
  only suggested,  or hinted at,  insinuated.

Apte 1890

English

 लेशः [लिश्-घञ्] 1 A small bit or portion,  a particle,  an atom,  a very small quantity
 क्लेश (v. l. स्वेद) लेशैरभिन्नं Ś. 2. 4
 श्चमबारिलेशैः Ku. 3. 38
 so भाक्ति°,  गुण° &c. 
2 Smallness,  littleness. 
3 A measure of time (equal to two kalās). 
4 (In Rhet.) A figure of speech which consists in representing what is usually considered as an advantage to be a disadvantage and vice versa. It is thus defined in R. G.: 
गुणस्यानिष्टसाधनतया दोषत्वेन दोषस्येष्टसाधनतया गुणत्वेन च वर्णनं लेशः
 for examples see ad loc. (Mammaṭa appears to include this figure under विशेष,  see K. P. 10 under विशेष and commentary). 
Comp. 
उक्त a. only suggested,  or hinted at,  insinuated. 

Monier Williams Cologne

English

 लेश a m.
  a small part or portion,  particle,  atom,  little bit or slight trace of (gen.   or comp. 
 -तस् and एन,  Ind. =
  very slightly or briefly
 लेश-शस्,  in small pieces,  R.
 ),  Prāt.
 
 ChUp.
   
 MBh.
   &c.
  

 smallness,  littleness,  W.
 

 a partic.  division or short space of time (=  2 or 12 Kalās),  L.
 

 a kind of song,  L.
 

 (in rhet.) a figure of speech in which a statement is made indirectly (e.g. Veṇīs. ii,  4),  Sāh.
 

 a figure of speech (in which what is usually considered as an advantage is represented as a disadvantage and vice versa),  Kuval.
 

 N.
  of a prince (a son of Su-hotra),  VP.
  

 लेश b लेश्य,  लेष्टव्य &c.
   See p.
  903,  col. 1.

Monier Williams 1872

English

 लेश,  अस्,  m. smallness,  littleness
 a small part or
portion,  particle,  atom,  bit,  little bit,  slight trace,  small
quantity,  little (frequently at the end of comps.,  cf.
दण्ड-ल्°,  स्वेद-ल्°)
 a particular division or short
space of time (= 2 Kalās)
 epithet of a particular
modulation of sound or melody
 (in rhetoric) a par-
ticular figure of speech,  employment of a comparison
instead of a direct statement
 representing as a dis-
advantage what is otherwise regarded as an advantage
and vice versa
 N. of a king (a son of Su-hotra).
—लेशोक्त (°श-उक्°),  अस्,  आ,  अम्,  briefly said,  only
hinted or insinuated.

 लेश लेश। See p. 868,  col. 1.

Macdonell

English

 लेश leś-a,  m.
  [√ liś = √ riś] particle,  atom,  🞄drop,  little bit,  small amount of (g.,  —°
 very 🞄common —° = very little or slight,  insignificant
 🞄°—,  in. ,  or -tas,  very slightly or briefly)
 🞄a rhetorical figure in which a statement is 🞄made indirectly (e. g. ‘the boast of the Pāṇḍavas 🞄on slaying Bhīṣma under the leadership 🞄of Śikhaṇḍin will be ours’)
 a rhetorical 🞄figure in which what is usually considered 🞄as an advantage is represented as a disadvantage 🞄and vice versā.

Benfey

English

 लेश लेश,  i. e. लिश् + अ,  m.
 
 1. Small-
ness.
 2. When latter part of compound
words,  often A little bit,  little
 e. g.
Pañc. i. 353
 MBh. 3,  1268
 Śāk. d.
37.
 -- Comp.
 
अश्रु-,  m.
  drops of tears, 
Megh. 105.
प्रालेय-,  m.
  hailstone, 
Pañc. i. d. 353.
सुख-,  m.
  insigni-
ficant pleasure,  Bhāg. P. 6,  9,  38
 Pañc.
i. d. 203.
स-,  adj.
  entire,  Kirāt. 14,  2.

Hindi

थोड़ा - थोड़ा बिट, 

Apte Hindi

Hindi

लेशः
पुं*
  - लिश्+घञ्
"थोड़ा सा टुकड़ा,  अंश,  कण,  अणु,  अत्यन्त तुच्छ मात्रा,  क्लेश"

लेशः
पुं*
  - लिश्+घञ्
समय की माप

लेशः
पुं*
  - लिश्+घञ्
एक प्रकार का अलंकार जिस में इष्ट का अनिष्ट के रूप में तथा अनिष्ट का इष्ट के रूप में वर्णन विद्यमान होता है

L R Vaidya

English

 leSa {% m. %} 1. A particle,  an atom,  a bit,  a small quantity,  गीतांतरेषु श्रमवारिलेशैः K.S.iii.38,  M.viii.51
 2. a particular measure of time equal to two kalās
 3. name of a figure of speech in rhetoric
 in it,  what is generally regarded as an advantage is represented as a disadvantage and vice versa (गुणस्यानिष्टसाधनतया दोषत्वेन दोषस्येष्टसाधनतया गुणत्वेन च वर्णनं लेशः R.G.). For instances,  See Bh.V.i.88,  121.

Bopp

Latin

 लेश m. (r. लिश् s. अ) particula,  res minuta,  parva. AM.
(= लव q. v.) in fine compp. MEGH. 105.: अश्रुलेशाः.
(V. लिश्.)

Abhyankara Grammar

English

लेश  such a slow or indistinct utter- ance or pronunciation of the letter य् or व् preceded by अ,  as shows that it is almost dropped. This indistinct or slurr- ed utterance of य् or व,  which is described as advocated by the Prātiśākhyakāra Vātsapra,  corres- ponds to the utterance of य् or व् with a very low tone as mentioned by Pāņini in the rule व्योर्लघुप्रयत्नतरः शाकटायनस्य
 e.g. अाप उन्दन्तु
 या जाता ओषधयः etc.
 cf. लेशो वात्सप्रस्य एतयोः T.Pr. 10.23
 cf. also लेशेन प्रयत्नशैथिल्येन ब्यञ्जनानां वचनमुच्चारणं क्रियते Uvvața on R.Pr. XIV.5.

Sanskrit Tibetan

Tibetan

cha
१) अंश २) कण ३) कला ४) खण्ड ५) गण्ड / गण्डक ६) भक्त ७) भाग ८) भागीय ९) युग १०) लेश ११)

cha tsam
१) अंशáवयव २) अवयव ३) लेश

अभिधानचिन्तामणिः

Sanskrit

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कला तैः पञ्चदशभिर्लेशस्तद्द्वितयेन च ॥ १३६ ॥
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कला (स्त्री),  लेश (पुं)

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त्रुटौ मात्रा लवो लेशः कणो ह्रस्वं पुनर्लघु ॥ १४२७ ॥
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त्रुटि (स्त्री),  मात्रा (स्त्री),  लव (पुं),  लेश (पुं),  कण (पुंस्त्री),  ह्रस्व (क्ली),  लघु (क्ली)

अभिधानरत्नमाला

Sanskrit

सूक्ष्म
सूक्ष्म,  लेश,  लव,  श्लक्ष्ण,  क्षुद्र,  दभ्र,  कण,  अणु,  किञ्चित्,  मात्र,  तनु,  स्तोक,  ह्रस्व,  अल्प,  त्रुटि
सूक्ष्मलेशलवश्लक्ष्णक्षुद्रदभ्रकणाणवः ।
किञ्चिन्मात्रतनुस्तोकह्रस्वाल्पत्रुटयः समाः ॥ ६८८ ॥
verse 4.1.1.688
page 0079

गन्ध
गन्ध,  लेश
गन्धो लेशेऽप्युक्तः करुणाप्रतिपादने तपस्वी च ।
मणिबन्धकनिष्ठकयोर्मध्यविभागेऽपि करभः स्यात् ॥ ७९३ ॥
verse 5.1.1.793
page 0092

नाममाला

Sanskrit

शकल,  विकल,  खण्ड,  शल्क,  लेश,  लव
शकलं विकलं खण्डं शल्कं लेशं लवं विदुः ॥ १८७ ॥
verse 0.1.1.187
page 0089

वैजयन्तीकोषः

Sanskrit

Word: लेशः
Root: लेश
Gender: पुं
Number: all
अर्थः ⇒ द्वादश कलाः
Meaning(s):
⇒ Space of twelve kalas
Shloka(s):
2|1|54|1 ► लेशो लेशाः पञ्चदश क्षणो नाडी तु षट् क्षणाः। (अन्तरिक्षकाण्डः/ज्योतिरध्यायः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 2|1|54|1 ⇢ लेशः (लेश) (पुं) ⇒ Space of twelve kalas ⇒ द्वादश कलाः
Related word(s):
अवयव_अवयवीसंबन्धः ➡ कला
जातिः ➡ कालः
    

शब्दकल्पद्रुमः

Sanskrit

 लेशः,  पुं,
   (लिश् + घञ् ।) कणा । इत्यमरः ॥
(यथा,  महाभारते । १२ । ५८ । २४ ।“एष ते राजधर्म्माणां लेशः समनुवर्णितः ॥
”)

वाचस्पत्यम्

Sanskrit

 लेश पु०
  लिश अल्पीभावे घञ् । १ अल्पे २ लवे अमरः । ३ अल्पत्वे च ।

Capeller

German

 लेश m.
  ein Teilchen,  Bischen,  eine Wenigkeit
von (Gen.  o. —°). °—,  Instr. u. लेशतस् Adv. in ganz geringem Maße, 
schwach,  kaum. 

Burnouf

French

 लेश लेश m.
  (लिश्) diminution
		 relâchement de
l'effort dans l'acte de la prononciation,  tg.
		 Parcelle,  petite
quantité
		 peu,  un peu [à la fin des compos.].
लेशयामि
 pqp. अलिलिशम्
 c. de लिश्।

Stchoupak

French

 लेश-
 m.
  petit morceau,  particule,  atome 
 -एन -तस् très
brièvement 
 -शस् en particules.

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