The Sanskrit terms Nākṣatrika and Nakṣatrikā can be transliterated into English as Naksatrika or Nakshatrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Nakṣatrikā (नक्षत्रिका) refers to one of the various Nakṣatras mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Nakṣatrikā).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nākṣatrika (नाक्षत्रिक).—a. (-kī f.) [नक्षत्रादागतः-ठञ् (nakṣatrādāgataḥ-ṭhañ)] Sidereal.

-kaḥ A month of 27 days (each day being the period of the moon's passage through a lunar asterism).

-kī The state (daśā) which a man suffers agreeably to the asterism presiding over his nativity.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nākṣatrika (नाक्षत्रिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Relating or belonging to the lunar asterisms. m.

(-kaḥ) A month of twenty-seven days, each day being the period of the moon’s passage through a luner asterism, f. (-kī) The state or condition to which a person is subjected agreeably to the asterism presiding over his nativity. E. nakṣatra as above, and ṭhañ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nākṣatrika (नाक्षत्रिक).—([feminine] ī) belonging to the stars, sidereal.

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

1) Nākṣatrika (नाक्षत्रिक):—[from nākṣatra] mf(ī)n. = [preceding] mfn., [Jyotiṣa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a month of 27 days (each day being the period of the moon’s passage through a mansion), [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nākṣatrika (नाक्षत्रिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A month of 27 days. f. Astrological influence.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nakshatrika 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nakṣatrika (ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಕ):—[noun] = ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಕ [nakshatraka].

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Nakṣatrīka (ನಕ್ಷತ್ರೀಕ):—[noun] = ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಕ [nakshatraka].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Nakshatrikadashanirnaya.

Full-text: Nakshatriki.

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