Pakshapradosha, Pakṣapradōṣa, Pakṣapradoṣa: 2 definitions

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Pakshapradosha means something in Marathi. 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pakshapradosha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pakṣapradōṣa (पक्षप्रदोष).—A vrata in propitiation of Shiva in the evening of trayōdaśī. pra0 pūjā Evening-worship, vespers. bhaumapra0 A vrata in propitiation of Shiva on the evening of a trayōdaśī occurring on a tuesday. śanipra0 is this worship when trayōdaśī occurs on a saturday.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pakshapradosha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pakṣapradōṣa (ಪಕ್ಷಪ್ರದೋಷ):—[noun] a religious worshipping of Śiva in the night of the thirteenth day of each lunar fortnight, preceded by fasting during the day.

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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.

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