Kapilashashthi, Kapilāṣaṣṭhī: 5 definitions

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Kapilashashthi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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 Kapilāṣaṣṭhī can be transliterated into English as Kapilasasthi or Kapilashashthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

[«previous next»] — Kapilashashthi in India history glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kapila-ṣaṣṭhī.—(EI 25), cf. Kapila-caṭṭi (EI 5), name of a tithi. Note: kapila-ṣaṣṭhī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kapilashashthi in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kapilāṣaṣṭhī (कपिलाषष्ठी).—f (S) pop. kapilakhaṭa f A day on which synchronize six particulars,--the day, Tuesday; the month, Bhadrapad; the date, the sixth of the dark fortnight; the Nakshatra, Rohin̤i; the Yog, Wyatipat; the Mahanakshatra, Hasti. This synchronism is of course rare; hence kapilāṣaṣṭhī- cā yōga is applied to any astonishing and unhoped for combination of favorable circumstances.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kapilashashthi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kapilāṣaṣṭhī (कपिलाषष्ठी):—[=kapilā-ṣaṣṭhī] [from kapila > kapi] f. the sixth day in the dark half of the month Bhādrapada.

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Kapilashashthi in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kapilashashthi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kapilāṣaṣṭhi (ಕಪಿಲಾಷಷ್ಠಿ):—[noun] the twentify first day of the sixth month in Hindu Calendar, having the astrological combination of the sun, Rōhiṇī (Aldebaran) star and Hastā (Corvus) star, and the day being Tuesday, (which is supposed to happen once in sixty years).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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