लघु [ laghu ] [ laghú ] m. f. n. ( a later form of [ raghu ] , q.v.) light , quick , swift , active , prompt , nimble Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. (also said of a partic. mode of flying peculiar to birds Lit. Pañcat. ; applied to the Nakshatras Hasta , Aśvinī , and Pushya Lit. VarBṛS.)

light , easy , not heavy or difficult Lit. AV.

light in the stomach , easily digested Lit. Suśr.

easy in mind , light-hearted Lit. Hariv. Lit. Kālid.

causing easiness or relief Lit. Sāṃkhyak.

well , in good health Lit. L.

unimpeded , without attendance or a retinue Lit. MBh. iii , 8449

short (in time , as a suppression of the breath) Lit. MārkP.

(in prosody) short or light ( as a vowel or syllable , opp. to [ guru ] )

(in gram.) easily pronounced or articulated ( said of the pronunciation of [ va ] , as opp. to [ madhyama ] and [ guru ] )

small , minute , slight , little , insignificant Lit. ŚBr.

weak , feeble , wretched , humble , mean , low (said of persons) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

young , younger (see [ -bhrātṛ ] )

clean , pure (see [ -vāsas ] )

soft , gentle (as sound) Lit. Kathās. Lit. BhP.

pleasing , agreeable , handsome , beautiful Lit. MBh. Lit. Kālid.

[ laghu ] m. bdellium Lit. L.

( [ u ] ) f. Trigonella Corniculata Lit. L.

[ laghvī ] f. id. Lit. L.

[ laghu ] m. a light carriage Lit. L.

a slender or delicate woman Lit. W.

n. a partic. measure of time (= 15 Kāshṭhās= 1/15 Nāḍikā) Lit. L.

a partic. species of agallochum Lit. L.

the root of Andropogon Muricatus Lit. L.

[ laghu ] ind. lightly , quickly , easily Lit. Śak. ( [ laghu-√ man ] , to think lightly of. Lit. Śak.) ( ( cf. Gk. 1 ; Lat. (levis) for (le1vis) , (lenhuis) ; Lith. (lengvus) , (lengvas) ; Angl.Sax. (lungre) , " quickly " ; Eng. (lungs) , " lights. " ) )