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Entry षष्ठी

  1. षष्ठीṣaṣṭhī1 The sixth day of a lunar fortnight.
    1. 1 The sixth day of a lunar fortnight.
    2. The sixth or genitive case (in Grammar)
    3. An epithet of Durgā in the form of Kātyāyanī, one of the 16 divine mothers.
    4. A goddess worshipped on the sixth day of child-birth (Marâthî सटवाई); गणेशं जन्मदां षष्ठीं देवीं जीवन्तिकामपि Śiva B.6.48.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तत्पुरुषः the genitive Tatpuruṣa compound, one in which, when dissolved, the first member usually stands in the genitive case.

    • -पूजनम्, -पूजा worship of the goddess षष्ठी performed on the sixth day after a woman's delivery.

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