लासक

{ lāsaka }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

लासक  mfn.  mfn. moving hither and thither, playing, gamboling, [L.]
लासक  m.  m. a dancer, actor (with नर्तक, among the names of शिव), [R.]
a peacock, [L.]
N. of a dancer, [Kathās.]
वेष्ट   embracing, surrounding (), [L.]
लासक  n.  m. or n. a kind of weapon, [Kād.]
लासक  n.  n. a turret, tower, room on the top of a building (= अट्ट), [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

लासक [lāsaka] a.  a. (-सिका f.) [लस्-ण्वुल्]
Playing, frolicking, sporting.
Moving hither and thither.
Causing to dance; लासकः पादपानां ... नभस्वान् [Ṛs.2.26] (the commentator Amarakīrti, however, says, "लासकः संसर्गवान्").
कः A dancer.
A peacock.
Embracing.
 N. N. of Śiva.
-कम्   A room on the top of a building, turret.

Shabda-Sagara

लासक  m.  ( -कः)
1. A dancer, an actor, a mime.
2. A peacock.
3. Em- bracing, enfolding, surrounding.
4. One who sports or gambols. n. ( -कं) A turret, a room on the top of a building. f. ( लासिका or लासकी)
1. A female dancer, a Nāutch-girl.
2. A wanton, a harlot.
E. लस् to embrace, to be skilful, (in the art of dancing,) aff. ण्वुल् .

ROOTS:

लस् ण्वुल् .