अलघु

{ alaghu }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ALAGHU   A son born to Vasiṣṭha by Ūrjjā. Rāja (Rajas) Gātra, Urdhvabāhu, Savana, Śukra and Sutapas, who were great hermits, were brothers of Alaghu, who has another name ‘Alagha’. [Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 20] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अ-लघु  mfn.  mfn. not light, heavy

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अ लघु

not short, long (as a syllable in prosody)
not quick, slow, [Mṛcch.]
weighty, significant, [Daś.]
serious, solemn
intense, violent.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अलघु [alaghu]   (घु-घ्वी f.)
Not light, heavy, big, weighty (as breasts, hips &c.); आयासादलघुतरस्तनैः [Śi.8.1;] 7.5.
Not short, long (in prosody).
Serious, solemn.
Intense, violent, very great. -Comp.
-उपलः   a rock.
-ऊष्मन्  m. m. intense heat.
-प्रतिज्ञ a.  a. solemnly pledged or promised.

Shabda-Sagara

अलघु  mfn.  ( -घुः-घुः-घ्वी-घु)
1. Heavy, weighty.
2. Serious, solemn.
3. Violent, intense.
E. अ neg. लघु light.

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अ लघु