Nakshatrapatha, Nakṣatrapatha, Nakshatra-patha: 4 definitions

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Nakshatrapatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Nakṣatrapatha can be transliterated into English as Naksatrapatha or Nakshatrapatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nakṣatrapatha (नक्षत्रपथ).—the starry sky.

Derivable forms: nakṣatrapathaḥ (नक्षत्रपथः).

Nakṣatrapatha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nakṣatra and patha (पथ).

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

Nakṣatrapatha (नक्षत्रपथ):—[=nakṣatra-patha] [from nakṣatra > nakṣ] m. ‘star-path’, the starry sky, [Harṣacarita]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nakshatrapatha 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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