Jeshtashtami, Jēṣṭāṣṭami: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Jēṣṭāṣṭami (ஜேஷ்டாஷ்டமி) noun < idem. +. The eighth titi of the bright fortnight of the month Pāttirapatam, when the moon is in kēṭṭai; கேட்டை நட்சத்திரத்தில் வரும் பாத்திரபத மாதத்துச் சுக்கிலபட்சத்து அஷ்டமி. (பஞ்சாங்கம்) [kettai nadsathirathil varum pathirapatha mathathus sukkilapadsathu ashdami. (panchangam)]

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