Citrakshatra, Citrakṣatra, Citra-kshatra: 4 definitions
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Citrakshatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Citrakshatra has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Citrakṣatra can be transliterated into English as Citraksatra or Citrakshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrakshatra.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCitrakṣatra (चित्रक्षत्र):—(citra + kṣatra) adj. dessen Herrschaft licht ist, von Agni [Ṛgveda 6, 6, 7.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCitrakṣatra (चित्रक्षत्र):—Adj. dessen Herrschaft licht ist [Ṛgveda (roth). ]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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