लाघव

Sanskrit edit

लाघव • (lāghava) stem, n

swiftness, rapidity, speed MBh. R.
alacrity, versatility, dexterity, skill MBh. Kāv. &c.
lightness (also of heart), ease, relief Mn. Yājñ. Suṡr.
levity, thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, rashness R. Kathās.
insignificance, unimportance, smallness R. Mālav. MārkP.
(prosody) shortness of a vowel or syllable (opp. to गौरव), Piṅg.
shortness of expression, brevity, conciseness Sarvad. Kāty. Sch.
lack of weight or consequence, derogation of dignity, slight, disrespect MBh. Kāv. &c.

Monier Williams (1899) “लाघव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0899.