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Meaning of "Lalitha"

Word

Lalitha

Sanskrit

ललित

IAST

lalita

In General

1. Elegent, charming, gentle

2. An ancient country. The people of this country were called Lalitthas. They fought on the side of the Kauravas in the great battle. Lalithas boasted that they would kill Arjuna in the big battle. The King of the Lalithas attacked Abhimanyu. Arjuna killed them all in the battle

Reference

MB (Karna Parva 5.47)

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