Candrakshaya, Candrakṣaya, Candra-kshaya: 4 definitions
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Candrakshaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Candrakṣaya can be transliterated into English as Candraksaya or Candrakshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandrakshaya.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCandrakṣaya (चन्द्रक्षय).—the new-moon-day or the last day of a lunar month (amā) when the moon is not visible.
Derivable forms: candrakṣayaḥ (चन्द्रक्षयः).
Candrakṣaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and kṣaya (क्षय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrakṣaya (चन्द्रक्षय).—[masculine] new-moon (lit. end of the moon).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandrakṣaya (चन्द्रक्षय):—[=candra-kṣaya] [from candra > cand] m. ‘waning of the moon’, new moon, [Manu-smṛti iii, 122.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Kshaya, Candra.
Full-text: Kshaya.
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