Prakshinacandra, Prakṣīṇacandra, Prakshina-candra: 2 definitions
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Prakshinacandra 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 Prakṣīṇacandra can be transliterated into English as Praksinacandra or Prakshinacandra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Prakshinachandra.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrakṣīṇacandra (प्रक्षीणचन्द्र).—the waning moon.
Derivable forms: prakṣīṇacandraḥ (प्रक्षीणचन्द्रः).
Prakṣīṇacandra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prakṣīṇa and candra (चन्द्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrakṣīṇacandra (प्रक्षीणचन्द्र):—[=pra-kṣīṇa-candra] [from pra-kṣīṇa > pra-kṣi] m., the waning moon, [Varāha-mihira]
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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