Pithanayika, Pitha-nayika, Pīṭhanāyikā: 5 definitions
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Pīṭhanāyikā (पीठनायिका).—a girl of fourteen (before menstruation) who represents Durgā at the festival of that goddess.
Pīṭhanāyikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pīṭha and nāyikā (नायिका).
Pīṭhanāyikā (पीठनायिका).—f.
(-kā) A girl of fourteen who personates Durga on the occasion of the festival of that goddess.
Pīṭhanāyikā (पीठनायिका):—[=pīṭha-nāyikā] [from pīṭha] f. a girl of four at the festival of that goddess, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Partial matches: Nayika, Pitha.
Full-text: Matangi.
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