Maitranakshatra, Maitranakṣatra, Maitra-nakshatra: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Maitranakṣatra can be transliterated into English as Maitranaksatra or Maitranakshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaitranakṣatra (मैत्रनक्षत्र).—the अनुराधा (anurādhā) constellation.
Derivable forms: maitranakṣatram (मैत्रनक्षत्रम्).
Maitranakṣatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maitra and nakṣatra (नक्षत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaitranakṣatra (मैत्रनक्षत्र):—[=maitra-nakṣatra] [from maitra] n. the Nakṣatra Anurādhā (presided over by Mitra), [Mahābhārata]
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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