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Lakshmi

Sanskrit origin 10 writing systems 4 approximations

  1. LakṣmīSanskrit
  2. Lakshmi / LakṣmīClassical and Modern Indic (Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, etc.)
  3. LakshmiModern Latin-script spelling

Sanskrit via modern Indic languages (attested as Lakṣmī in Sanskrit, passed into Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, etc.).

Derived from Sanskrit root lakṣ- meaning 'aim, goal' or 'to perceive'; Lakṣmī is the Vedic/ Puranic goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, and auspiciousness.

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Sanskrit