Dhanishtha, Dhaniṣṭhā: 18 definitions
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Dhanishtha has 16 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Dhaniṣṭhā can be transliterated into English as Dhanistha or Dhanishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDhaniṣṭha (धनिष्ठ):—1. adj. im superl.; dem Zusammenhange nach überaus rasch von 1. dhan (s. das.) [Ṛgveda 10, 73, 1.]
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Dhaniṣṭha (धनिष्ठ):—2. (von dhana)
1) adj. proparox. überaus reich: dhanyā dhaniṣṭhāḥ (ṛbhavaḥ) [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 8, 20, 4.] —
2) f. ā oxyt. späterer Name für das Nakṣatra Śraviṣṭhā [Śihlana’s Śāntiśataka 1, 20.] pl. [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 1, 26.] [ŚĀNTIKALPA 13.] [Mahābhārata 13, 3280.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 9, 33. 101, 12.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 33, 14.] sg. [Amarakoṣa 1, 1. 2, 24.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 114.] [ŚĀNTIKALPA 5.] [Mahābhārata 13, 4266.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 105, 103] (der ganze Adhyāya fehlt in einer Hdschr.). Im comp. und wo sich die Zahl nicht bestimmen lässt [Mahābhārata 3, 14463.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 3, 1. 7. 2. 8, 27. 9, 20. 23, 6. 31, 16. 32, 18. 102, 5. fg.] [BṚH. 25 (24), 15.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 23, 6.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDhaniṣṭha (धनिष्ठ):—1. Adj. (f. ā) etwa überaus rasch.
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Dhaniṣṭha (धनिष्ठ):—2. —
1) Adj. überaus reich. —
2) f. ā Sg. und Pl. Späterer Name für das Mondhaus Śraviṣṭhā.
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Starts with: Dhanishthanakshatra, Dhanishthapancaka.
Ends with: Gagi Guge Dhanishtha.
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