Shashthi, Ṣaṣṭhī, Sāsthi, Sashthi: 13 definitions
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Shashthi has 12 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ṣaṣṭhī can be transliterated into English as Sasthi or Shashthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSāsthi (सास्थि):—(2. sa + a) adj. Knochen habend, subst. ein solches Thier: vadha [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 275.] [Oxforder Handschriften 281], b, 22.
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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Starts with (+6): Sashthidasa, Shashthi-amavasya, Shashthidarpana, Shashthidevi, Shashthihayana, Shashthihrada, Shashthijagara, Shashthijagaraka, Shashthijagaranamaha, Shashthijaya, Shashthika, Shashthimatta, Shashthin, Shashthinirdishta, Shashthipriya, Shashthipuja, Shashthipujana, Shashthipujaprayoga, Shashthipujavidhi, Shashthisamasa.
Ends with (+9): Acaryashashthi, Aranyashashthi, Ashokashashthi, Avayavashashthi, Bhadrashashthi, Brihatishashthi, Caitrashashthi, Campashashthi, Chaitrashashthi, Dvashashthi, Garbhashashthi, Ghabadashashthi, Guhashashthi, Kamalashashthi, Kapilashashthi, Karttikeyashashthi, Lalitashashthi, Mahashashthi, Mandarashashthi, Ratnashashthi.
Full-text (+89): Shashthipujana, Shitalashashthi, Sasthisvanam, Ashokashashthi, Sasthitamrardha, Sasthivadha, Shashthipuja, Sthaneyoga, Campashashthi, Kapilashashthi, Mandarashashthi, Guhashashthi, Shashthitatpurusha, Sutikashashthi, Aranyashashthi, Anadara, Shashthihayana, Skandashashthi, Shashthivratodyapanavidhi, Sashtha.
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Search found 31 books and stories containing Shashthi, Ṣaṣṭhī, Sāsthi, Sashthi, Sasthi, Sāṣṭhī, Ṣaṣṭhi; (plurals include: Shashthis, Ṣaṣṭhīs, Sāsthis, Sashthis, Sasthis, Sāṣṭhīs, Ṣaṣṭhis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 46 - On the anecdote of Ṣaṣṭhī Devī < [Book 9]
Chapter 47 - On Manasā’s story < [Book 9]
Chapter 2 - On cleansing the several parts of the body < [Book 11]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.10.88 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]
Verse 1.15.115 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
Verse 1.4.19 < [Chapter 4 - Name-giving Ceremony, Childhood Pastimes, and Thieves Kidnap the Lord]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 343 - Importance of (Observing the Vow of) Kapilā-Ṣaṣṭhī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 57 - Bhīṣma’s Pilgrimage < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 219 - Kāmya Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.12.46 < [Chapter 12 - Description of Śrī Nanda’s Festival]
Description Of Yogas And Muhurtas < [Astrology In Garuda Purana]
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