Pakshadvaya, Pakṣadvaya, Paksha-dvaya: 5 definitions
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Pakshadvaya 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.
The Sanskrit term Pakṣadvaya can be transliterated into English as Paksadvaya or Pakshadvaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPakṣadvaya (पक्षद्वय).—
1) both sides of an argument.
2) 'a couple of fortnights', i. e. a month.
Derivable forms: pakṣadvayam (पक्षद्वयम्).
Pakṣadvaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and dvaya (द्वय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPakṣadvaya (पक्षद्वय).—n.
(-yaṃ) 1. A month. 2. Both sides of an argument, &c. E. pakṣa, and dvaya two.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pakṣadvaya (पक्षद्वय):—[=pakṣa-dvaya] [from pakṣa > pakṣ] n. both sides of an argument, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] a month ([literally] 2 half months), [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPakṣadvaya (पक्षद्वय):—[pakṣa-dvaya] (yaṃ) 1. n. Both sides of an argument; a month.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPakṣadvaya (ಪಕ್ಷದ್ವಯ):—
1) [noun] a pair of wings (as of a bird).
2) [noun] the two fortnights of a lunar month; a period of one month.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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