Sanskrit

Adjective

लग्न • ‎(lagna)

1. adhered, adhering or clinging to, attached to, sticking or remaining in, fixed on, intent on, clasping, touching, following closely (with gen. or ifc.) MBh. Kāv. &c. (with पृष्ठे, पृष्ठ-तस् ; or पृष्ठ ibc., following on a person's heels ; with मार्गे, sticking to i.e. following the road ; with हृदये, one who has penetrated the heart)
2. one who has entered on a course of action, one who has begun to (inf.) Pañcat.
3. meeting, intersecting, cutting (said of lines) Gol.
4. immediately ensuing Pañcat.
5. passed (as days) Vet.
6. consumed by, spent in (instr.) Kull. on Mn. vii, 127
7. auspicious (» comp.)
8. furious through being in rut (an elephant) L.

Noun

लग्न • ‎(lagna) n, m

1. the point of contact or intersection (of two lines), the point where the horizon intersects the ecliptic or path of the planets Sūryas. VarBṛS.

Noun

लग्न • ‎(lagna) m

1. the point or arc of the equator which corresponds to a given point or arc of the ecliptic ib.
2. the division of the equator which rises in succession with each sign in an oblique sphere ib.
3. the point of the ecliptic which at a given time is upon the meridian or at the horizon ( क्षितिजे, लग्नम्, horizon लग्न ; मध्य-लग्नम्, meridian लग्न) ib.
4. the moment of the sun's entrance into a zodiacal sign ib.
5. the rising of the sun or of the planets ib.
6. (astrology) a scheme or figure of the 12 houses or zodiacal signs (used as a horoscope)
7. the whole of the first astrological house
8. (also with शुभ, शोभन, अनुकूल &c.) an auspicious moment or time fixed upon as lucky for beginning to perform anything Rājat. Kathās. Hit.
9. the decisive moment or time for action, decisive measure

Descendants

• Telugu: లగ్నము ‎(lagnamu)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0893