As a deity name
Name 361 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
possessed of fortune or good luck, lucky prosperous, wealthy, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member vAn unglossed)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "lakṣmīvān" is the nominative of "lakṣmīvat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "lakṣmīvat" is derived from "lakṣmī" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
lakṣmī f. (nom. īs, rarely ī; also ifc. as mf., but n(i). ; cf. lakṣmīka) a mark, sign, token, RV. x, 71, 2; Nir. iv, 10
(with or without pāpī) a bad sign, impending misfortune, AV.; ĀpŚr.
lakṣmī—vat mfn. possessed of fortune or good luck, lucky prosperous, wealthy, MBh.; R. &c.
handsome, beautiful, Hariv.; R. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
lakṣmī—vat mfn. possessed of fortune or good luck, lucky prosperous, wealthy, MBh.; R. &c.
handsome, beautiful, Hariv.; R. &c.
lakṣmī f. (nom. īs, rarely ī; also ifc. as mf., but n(i). ; cf. lakṣmīka) a mark, sign, token, RV. x, 71, 2; Nir. iv, 10
(with or without pāpī) a bad sign, impending misfortune, AV.; ĀpŚr.
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