Nakshatra, Nakṣatra, Nākṣatra: 37 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Nakṣatra and Nākṣatra can be transliterated into English as Naksatra or Nakshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNakṣatra (नक्षत्र):—
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Nākṣatra (नाक्षत्र):—(von nakṣatra) adj. von den Gestirnen kommend, auf die Gestirne bezüglich, siderisch: jyotis [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 106.] māsa [MĀDHAVA] in [KĀLANIRṆAYAK.] māsānāṃ saurasāvananākṣatracāndrāṇām [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S.2,c] [?(A. Bl.1,b).] ahorātra, dina [Sūryasiddhānta 1, 12. 14, 15.] Sternenjahr heisst ein Jahr von 12 Monaten zu 27 Tagen [LĀṬY. 4, 8, 4. 5.] [NIDĀNA 5, 11, 4. 12, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNakṣatra (नक्षत्र):—n. —
1) Gestirn , Stern ; Sg. die Sonne und die Sterne (coll. Einmal m. als Personification. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā —
2) Mondhaus , deren in der älteren Zeit 27 , später 28 angenommen werden. Personificirt als Töchter Dakṣa’s und Gattinnen des Mondes. —
3) *Perle [Rājan 13,154.] Vgl. nakṣatramālā 3).
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Nākṣatra (नाक्षत्र):——
1) Adj. von den Gestirnen kommend , auf die G. bezüglich , siderisch (Tag , Monat , Jahr). Sternenjahr ist ein Jahr von zwölf Monaten zu 27 Tagen. —
2) m. Sterndeuter [Mahābhārata 12,76,6.]
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