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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: ACHC: Smarta Puja

Haritālikā (हरितालिका) or Haritālikāvrata  refers to a religious rite (pūjā) or observance (vrata) occurring in the month Bhādrapada (August-September).—Haritālikā-vrata for women pūjā of Parvatī and her friend and a śivaliṅga made of mud śukla-tritīyā.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

haritālikā (हरितालिका) [or हरिताली, haritālī].—f (S) Bent grass, Panicum dactylon. 2 An image of dēvī (or of dēvī and of her sakhī) made and worshiped on the third of the waxing moon of Bhadrapad: and hence applied to this day. 3 Yellow orpiment.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Haritālikā (हरितालिका).—

1) the third day of the bright half of Bhādrapada.

2) the Dūrvā plant.

Haritālikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and tālikā (तालिका).

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

Haritālikā (हरितालिका).—f.

(-kā) 1. A sort of grass, (Panicum dactylon, Rox.) 2. The fourth lunar day of the month of Bhadrapada. E. kan added to haritāla, fem. form.

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

1) Haritālikā (हरितालिका):—[from haritālaka > hari] a f. See next.

2) [v.s. ...] b f. Panicum Dactylon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the fourth (or third) day of the light half of the month Bhādra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Haritālikā (हरितालिका):—(kā) 1. f. A sort of grass; 4th lunar day in Bhādra.

context information

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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Haritālikā (हरितालिका):—n. 1. the third of the bright half of the month of Bhadra; 2. the festival in which Hindu women fast and worship Shiva;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Talika, Hari.

Starts with: Haritalikakatha, Haritalikapuja, Haritalikapujana, Haritalikapujavidhi, Haritalikavrata, Haritalikavratakatha, Haritalikavratanirnaya, Haritalikavratapujana, Haritalikavratodyapana, Haritalikavratodyapanavidhi.

Full-text: Haritalikavratakatha, Haritalikavratanirnaya, Haritalikapujana, Haritalikakatha, Haritalikavrata, Haratalaka, Hari.

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