Pakshabhukti, Pakṣabhukti, Paksha-bhukti: 2 definitions

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Pakshabhukti 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 Pakṣabhukti can be transliterated into English as Paksabhukti or Pakshabhukti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pakṣabhukti (पक्षभुक्ति).—f. the course traversed by the sun in a fortnight.

Pakṣabhukti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pakṣa and bhukti (भुक्ति).

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

Pakṣabhukti (पक्षभुक्ति):—[=pakṣa-bhukti] [from pakṣa > pakṣ] f. the course traversed by the sun in a fortnight, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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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