Samakshetra, Samakṣetra, Sama-kshetra: 3 definitions
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Samakshetra 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 Samakṣetra can be transliterated into English as Samaksetra or Samakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamakṣetra (समक्षेत्र).—(in astr.) an epithet of a particular arrangement of the Nakṣatras.
Derivable forms: samakṣetram (समक्षेत्रम्).
Samakṣetra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sama and kṣetra (क्षेत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySamakṣetra (समक्षेत्र).—n.
(-traṃ) An epithet of a particular division of the Nakshatras, in astronomy.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamakṣetra (समक्षेत्र):—[=sama-kṣetra] [from sama] n. (in [astronomy]) ‘having an even or complete figure’, Name of a [particular] division or arrangement of the Nakṣatras, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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