नक्षत्रnakṣatran. (m. only RV. vi, 67, 6; prob. fr. √नक्ष् cf. नक्ष् द्याम्, i, 33, 14 &c.) a star or any heavenly body
- neuter gender (masculine gender only fg-veda vi, 67, 6; probably from √नक्ष् confer, compare नक्ष् द्याम्, i, 33, 14 etc.) a star or any heavenly body
- neuter gender also applied to the sun
- neuter gender sg. sometimes collectively "the stars" exempli gratia, 'for example' vii. 86, 1 fg-veda etc.
- neuter gender an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes, a lunar mansion AV. etc. etc. (27, later 28, viz. S3ravisht2ha1 श्रविष्ठा or Dhanisht2ha1 धनिष्ठा, S3ata-bhishaj शत-भिषज्, Pu1rva-bhadrapada1 पूर्व-भद्रपदा, Uttara उत्तर - bh bhadrapada1 भद्रपदा, Revati1 रेवती, As3vini1 अश्विनी, Bharan2i1 भरणी, Kr2ittika1 कृत्तिका, Rohin2i1 रोहिणी or Bra1hmi1 ब्राह्मी, Mr2iga-s3iras मृग-शिरस् or A1graha1yan2i1 आग्रहायणी, A1rdra1 आर्द्रा, Punarvasu1 पुनर्वसू or Ya1makau यामकौ, Pushya पुष्य or Sidhya सिध्य, A1s3lesha1 आश्लेषा, Magha1 मघा, Pu1rva-phalguni1 पूर्व-फल्गुनी, Uttara उत्तर - ph phalguni1 फल्गुनी, Hasta हस्त, Citra1 चित्रा, Sva1ti1 स्वाती, Vis3a1kha1 विशाखा or Ra1dha1 राधा, Anura1dha1 अनुराधा, Jyesht2ha ज्येष्ठ, Mu1la मूल, Pu1rva7sha1d2ha1 पूर्वा*षाढा, Uttara7sh Uttara7sha1d2ha1 उत्तराषाढा, Abhijit अभिजित्, S3ravan2a श्रवण; according to VarBr2S. Revati1 रेवती, Uttara-phalguni1 उत्तर-फल्गुनी, Uttara-bha1drapada1 उत्तर-भाद्रपदा and Uttara7sha1d2ha1 उत्तराषाढा are called ध्रुवाणि, fixed; in the Vedas वेद p the Nakshatras नक्षत्र s are considered as abodes of the gods or of pious persons after death Sa1y. on fg-veda i, 50, 2; later as wives of the moon and daughters of Daksha दक्ष MBh. Hariv. etc.; according to Jainas जैन s the sun, moon, Grahas ग्रह s, Nakshatras नक्षत्र s and Ta1ra1s तारा s form the Jyotishkas ज्योतिष्क s)
- neuter gender a pearl Lexicographers
- (in compound)
Source: Monier-Williams
