Naganakshatra, Nāganakṣatra, Naga-nakshatra: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Nāganakṣatra can be transliterated into English as Naganaksatra or Naganakshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNāganakṣatra (नागनक्षत्र).—the constellation called Āśleṣā.
-kaḥ the lord of serpents; अनन्तो वासुकिः पद्मो महापद्मोऽपि नक्षकः । कर्कोटः कुलिकः शङ्ख इत्यष्टौ नागनायकाः (ananto vāsukiḥ padmo mahāpadmo'pi nakṣakaḥ | karkoṭaḥ kulikaḥ śaṅkha ityaṣṭau nāganāyakāḥ) || Trikāṇdaśeṣa.
Derivable forms: nāganakṣatram (नागनक्षत्रम्).
Nāganakṣatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāga and nakṣatra (नक्षत्र). See also (synonyms): nāganāyaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāganakṣatra (नागनक्षत्र):—[=nāga-nakṣatra] [from nāga] n. Name of the lunar mansion Aśleṣā, [Varāha-mihira]
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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: Nakshatra, Naga.
Full-text: Naganayaka.
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