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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry षष्

  1. षष्ṣaṣ(ष़डशीतिः) eighty-six.
    1. (ष़डशीतिः) eighty-six.
    2. Name of the four passages of the sun from one zodiacal sign to the other; Latin D. B.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अष्टकम् (in Astronomy) a particular Yoga.

    • -अहः (ष़डहः) a period of six days.

    • -आननः, -वक्त्रः, -वदनः (षडाननः, षड्वक्त्रः, षड्वदनः) epithets of Kārtikeya; षडाननापीतपयोधरासु नेता चमूनामिव कृत्तिकासु R.14.22.

    • -आम्नायः (षडाम्नायः) the six-fold Tantra.

    • -ऊर्मिः the six waves of existence.

    • -ऊषणम् (ष़डूषणम्) six spices taken collectively; पञ्चकोलं समरिचं षडूषणमुदाहृतम्.

    • -ऋतुः Masculine Plural the six seasons (id est, that is वसन्त, ग्रीष्म, वर्षा, शरद्, हेमन्त and शिशिर).

    • -कर्ण Adjective (-षट्कर्ण) heard by six ears; id est, that is by a third person other than the speaker and the person spoken to; told to more than one listener (as a counsel, secret etc.); षट्कर्णो भिद्यते मन्त्रः Pt.1.99. (-र्णः) a kind of lute.

    • -कर्मन्

      1. Neuter
      2. a Brāhmaṇa skilled in the above six acts.
      3. one well-versed in the Tantra magical rites.

    • -कोण Adjective (-षट्कोण) hexangular. (-णम्)

    • -गवम्

      1. (षड्गवम् a team or yoke of six oxen.
      2. a yoke of six (sometimes after the names of other animals); id est, that is हस्तिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, अश्वdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied 'six elephants, horses etc.'.

    • -गवीय Adjective drawn by six oxen; न यद्वहेच्छकटं षड्गवीयम् Mb.8.76.17.

    • -गुण

      1. Adjective
      2. a hexagon.
      3. the thunderbolt of Indra.
      4. a diamond.

    • -गया the sixfold gayā; गयागजो गयादित्यो गायत्री च गदाधरः । गया गयासुरश्चैव षड्गया मुक्तिदायकाः ॥

    • षष् ṣaṣ, Numeral adjective

      1. (used in Plural, nom. षट्; Genitive षण्णाम्) Six; तेषां त्ववयवान् सूक्ष्मान् षण्णामप्यमितौजसाम् Ms.1.16;8.43.-Compound -अंशः (ष़डंशः) a sixth part. -अक्षीणः (षडक्षीणः) a fish. अङ्गम् (ष़डङ्गम्) (a) six parts of the body taken collectively: जङ्घे बाहू शिरो मध्यं षडङ्गमिदमुच्यते । (b) The other six parts of the body are 'हृदयशिरःशिखा- नेत्रकवचास्त्राणि' as in Māl.5.2 (नित्यं न्यस्तषडङगचक्रनिहितं हृत्पद्यमध्योदितम्); Compare com. on the verse.
      2. the six works auxiliary to the Veda; शिक्षा कल्पो व्याकरणं निरुक्तं छन्दसां चितिः । ज्योतिषामयनं चैव षडङ्गो वेद उच्यते ॥ see वेदाङ्ग also. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedविद् knowing the six वेदाङ्गs; Ms.3.145.
      3. six auspicious things, id est, that is the six things obtained from a cow; गोमूत्रं गोमयं क्षीरं सर्पिर्दधि च रोचना । षडङ्गमेतन्माङ्गल्यं पठितं सर्वदा गवाम् ॥
      4. any set of six articles. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedजत् Masculine Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -अङ्घ्रिः (षडङ्घ्रिः) a bee; किमिह बहु षडङ्घ्रे गायसि त्वम् Bhāg.1.47.14.; Śi.1.4.

    • -अधिक Adjective (-षडधिक) exceeded by six; षडधिकदशनाडीचक्रमध्यस्थितात्मा Māl.5.1.

    • -अभिज्ञः (षडभिज्ञः) a Buddhist deified saint.

    • -अशीत (षडशीत) eighty-sixth.

    • -अशीतिः

      1. Feminine
      2. (षड्गुण) sixfold.
      3. having six attributes.
      4. (षट्कर्मन्) the six acts or duties enjoined on a Brāhmaṇa; they are अध्यापनमध्ययनं यजनं याजनं तथा । दानं प्रतिग्रहश्चैव षट्कर्माण्यग्र- जन्मनः ॥ Ms.1.75.
      5. the six acts allowable to a Brāhmaṇa for his subsistence: उच्छं प्रतिग्रहो भिक्षा वाणिज्यं पशुपालनम् । कृषिकर्म तथा चेति षट्कर्माण्यग्रजन्मनः ॥.
      6. the six acts that may be performed by means of magic: शान्ति, वशीकरण, स्तम्भन, विद्वेष, उच्चाटन and मरण.
      7. the six acts belonging to the practice of Yoga: धौतिर्वस्ती तथा नेती नौलिकी (नौलिकः) त्राटकस्तथा । कपालभाती चैतानि षट्कर्माणि समाचरेत् ॥ (-Masculine)
      8. the mango tree.
      9. the Champaka tree. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआनन्दवर्धनः the Aśoka or Kiṅkirāta tree. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedज्य Adjective having bees for the bow-string (as the bow of Cupid); प्रायश्चापं न वहति भयान्मन्मथः षट्पदज्यम् Me.75. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रियः the tree called नाग- केशर.

    • -पदः

      1. (षट्पदः) a bee; न पङ्कजं तद्यदलीनषट्पदं न षट्पदोऽसौ न जुगुञ्ज यः कलम् Bk.2.19; Ku.5.9; R.6.69.
      2. a louse.
      3. a verse consisting of six padas. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअथितिः

    • -पदी

      1. (षट्पदी) a stanza consisting of six lines.
      2. a female bee.
      3. a louse.
      4. the six states ('योऽशनायापिपासे शोकं मोहं जरां मृत्युमत्येति' इति श्रुत्युक्ताः Mb. 3.314.9 Commentary): hunger, thrist, sorrow, disordered intellect, old age and death; other version is: कामक्रोधौ लोभमोहौ मदमानौ च षट्पदी ।.

    • -पादः

      1. (षट्पादः) a bee.
      2. (षड्भुज) six-armed.
      3. six-sided, hexagonal. (-जः) a hexagon. प्रज्ञः, (षट्प्रज्ञः) one who is well acquainted with six subjects id est, that is the four Puruṣārthas or objects of human existence, the nature of the world, and the nature of the Supreme Sprit; धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु लोक- तत्त्वार्थयोरपि । षट्सु प्रज्ञा तु यस्यासौ षट्प्रज्ञः परिकीर्तितः ॥
      4. a lustful or licentious man.
      5. a good-hearted neighbour.

    • -बिन्दुः (षड्बिन्दुः ) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

    • -भागः (षड्भागः) a sixth part, one-sixth; तपःषड्भागमक्षय्यं ददत्यारण्यका हि नः Ś.2.14; Ms.7.131;8.33.

    • -भाववादिन् a maintainer of the theory of the six भावs (id est, that is द्रव्य, गुण, कर्मन्, सामान्य, विशेष and समवाय).

    • -भुज

      1. Adjective
      2. (णम्) an assemblage of six qualities.
      3. the six expedients to be used by a king in foreign politics; see under गुण (21); Compare षाड्गुण्य also.

    • -ग्रन्थः a kind of Karañja tree.

    • -ग्रन्थि Neuter (-षड्ग्रन्थि) the root of long pepper.

    • -ग्रन्थिका (षड्- ग्रन्थिका) zedoary (शठी).

    • -चक्रम् (षट्चक्रम्) the six mystical circles of the body, id est, that is मूलाधार, स्वाधिष्ठान, मणिपूर, अनाहत, विशुद्ध and आज्ञाख्य.

    • -चत्वारिंशत्

      1. (षट्चत्वारिंशत्) forty-six. चरणः (षट्चरणः) a bee.
      2. a locust.
      3. a louse.

    • -जः (ष़ड्जः) the fourth (or first according to some) of the seven primary notes of the Indian gamut; so called because it is derived from the six organs: नासां कण्ठमुरस्तालु जिह्वां दताञ्श्च संस्पृशन् । षड्जः सञ्जायते (षढ्भ्यः संञ्जायते) यस्मात्तस्मात् षड्ज इति स्मृतः ॥ it is said to resemble the note of peacocks; षड्जं रौति मयूरस्तु Nārada; षड्जसंवादिनीः केकाः द्विधा भिन्नाः शिखण्डिभिः R.1.39.

    • -तन्त्री Name of the six philosophical systems.

    • -त्रिंशत् Feminine (-षट्त्रिंशत्) thirty-six; (-षट्रत्रिंश Adjective thirtysixth).

    • -तिलिन् Masculine one performing six acts with sesamum seeds; तिलोद्वतीं तिलस्नायी तिलहोमी तिलप्रदः । तिलभुक् तिलवापी च षट्तिली नावसीदति ॥ -दर्शनम् (षड्दर्शनम्) the six principal systems of Hindu philosophy; they are: सांख्य, योग, न्याय, वैशेषिक, मीमांसा and वेदान्त. (-नः) one conversant with the above six systems.

    • -दीर्घः the six long vowels: आ, ई, ऊ, ऐ, औ.

    • -दुर्गम् (षड्दुर्गम्) the six kinds of forts taken collectivelly; धन्वदुर्गं महीदुर्गं गिरिदुर्गं तथैव च । मनुष्यदुर्गं मृद्दुर्गं वनदुर्गमिति क्रमात् ॥ -नवतिः Feminine (-षण्णवतिः) ninety-six.

    • -पञ्चाशत्

      1. Feminine (-षट्पञ्चाशत्) fifty-six.
      2. (जा) an epithet of Durgā.
      3. the watermelon.

    • -मतस्थापकः (षण्मतस्थापकः) Name of Śaṁkarāchārya.

    • -मासः (षण्मासः) a period of six months. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनिचय Adjective one who has a store (of food) sufficient for six months; Ms.6.18.

    • -मासिक Adjective (-षण्मासिक) half-yearly, occurring every six months.

    • -मुखः (षण्मुखः) an epithet of Kārtikeya; स गुणानां बलानां च षण्णां षण्मुख- विक्रमः R.17.67; Mv.1.33. (खा) a water-melon.

    • -रसम्, -रसाः (Masculine Plural) (-षड्रसम् etc.) the six flavours taken collectively; see under रस.

    • -रात्रम् (षड्रात्रम्) a period of six nights.

    • -रेखा (षड्रेखा) a water-melon.

    • -वर्गः

      1. (षड्वर्गः) an aggregate of six things.
      2. especially, the six enemies of mankind; (also called षड्रिपु); कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभो मदमोहौ च मत्सरः; कृतारिषड्वर्गजयेन Ki.1 9; व्यजेष्ठ षड्वर्गम् Bk.1.2.
      3. the five senses and Manas.

    • -र्विशम् Name of a Brāhmaṇa belonging to the Sāma Veda.

    • -विंशतिः Feminine (-षड्विंशतिः)twenty-six; (-षड्विंश twentysixth).

    • -विध (षड्विध) Adjective of six kinds, sixfold; षड्विधं बलमादाय प्रतस्थे दिग्जिगीषया R.4.26.

    • -शास्त्रिन् Masculine one conversant with the six Śāstras or darśanas.

    • -षष्टिः Feminine (-षट्षष्टिः) sixty-six.

    • -सप्ततिः (षट्सप्ततिः) seventy-six.

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