lākṣā

[apte] [lakṣyate'nayā lakṣ ac pṛṣoº vṛddhiḥ] A kind of red dye, lac; (largely used by women in ancient times as an article of decoration, es- pecially for the soles of the feet and lips; cf. alakta; it is said to be ob- tained from the cochineal insect and from the resin of a particular tree); niṣṭhyūtaścaraṇopabhogasulabho lākṣārasaḥ ke- nācit (taruṇā) Ś. 4. 4; Rs. 6. 14; [Page0927-a+ 56] Ki. 5. 23. --2 The insect which...

[mw] f. (cf. rākṣā and Un2. iii, 62 Sch.) a species of plant AV. 899,3 182070 f. a kind of red dye, lac (obtained from the cochineal or a similar insect as well as from the resin of a partic. tree) Mn.; MBh. &c 899,3 182071 f. the insect or animal which produces the red dye MW. 116088 899,3 182072 n. = jatu-g (q.v.) Ven2is. 116089 899,3 182073