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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for षष्ठी

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  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.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. षष्ठीṣaṣṭhīf. see below
    1. feminine see below
    2. feminine the sixth day of a lunar fortnight MBh. Hariv. etc.
    3. feminine a particular Tithi तिथि when homage is offered to the sixth lunar digit MW.
    4. feminine the sixth or genitive case, S3rS. Nir. etc.
    5. feminine Name of a particular brick the length of which equals the 6th part of a man S3ulbas.
    6. feminine the personification of a portion of Prakr2iti प्रकृति catalogue or catalogues
    7. feminine Name of a personification of the sixth day after the birth of a child (when the chief danger for mother and child is over)
    8. feminine Name of a divine mother or goddess often regarded as a form of Durga1 दुर्गा (supposed to protect children and worshipped on the sixth day after delivery) Nr2isUp. Sam2ska1rak.
    9. feminine Equivalent to इन्द्र-सेना Nr2isUp. RTL. 229.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. षष्ठीṣaṣṭhī[shashth-î] f. sixth (sc. tithi) day of a fortnight; sixth (sc. vibhakti) case, genitive; personification of…

    [shashth-î] feminine; also equal for sixth (scilicet, that is to say, supply tithi) day of a fortnight; sixth (scilicet, that is to say, supply vibhakti) case, genitive; personification of the sixth day after the birth of a child (when the main risks are over): -gâgara, masculine watch on the sixth day after the birth of a child (a certain ceremony); -tatpurusha, masculine genitive Tatpurusha compound (in which the first member has the sense of a genitive); -samâsa, masculine compound in which the first member has the sense of a genitive.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · षष्ठी

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