Nakshatreshvara, Nakṣatreśvara, Nakshatra-ishvara: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Nakṣatreśvara can be transliterated into English as Naksatresvara or Nakshatreshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNakṣatreśvara (नक्षत्रेश्वर).—the moon; R.6.66.
Derivable forms: nakṣatreśvaraḥ (नक्षत्रेश्वरः).
Nakṣatreśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nakṣatra and īśvara (ईश्वर). See also (synonyms): nakṣatreśa, nakṣatranātha, nakṣatrapa, nakṣatrapati, nakṣatrarāja.
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, Ishvara.
Full-text: Nakshatrapati, Nakshatresha, Nakshatrapa, Nakshatraraja, Nakshatranatha.
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