Alternative spellings of this word include Chandradara.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Candradārā (चन्द्रदारा).—(m. pl.) 'the wives of the moon', the 27 lunar mansions mythologically regarded as so many daughters of Dakṣa and married to the moon.

Derivable forms: candradārāḥ (चन्द्रदाराः).

Candradārā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and dārā (दारा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Candradāra (चन्द्रदार).—plu. m.

(-rāḥ) The twenty-seven lunar mansions, which in mythology, are so many nymphs, daughters of Daksha, and wedded to Chandra, or the moon. E. candra and dāra a wife.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Candradāra (चन्द्रदार):—[=candra-dāra] [from candra > cand] m. [plural] ‘moon-wives’, the 27 lunar mansions, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Candradāra (चन्द्रदार):—[candra-dāra] (rāḥ) 1. m. The 29 lunar mansions or moon’s wives.

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Partial matches: Dara, Candra.

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