Sankashti, Saṅkaṣṭī: 2 definitions
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Sankashti 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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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysaṅkaṣṭī (संकष्टी).—f The fourth lunar day of every dark fortnight. It continues until moonrise. Ceremonies are performed on it for the averting of difficulties and troubles. This day is contrad. from vināyakī caturthī or -cautha, and both days are sacred to Gan̤esh.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsaṅkaṣṭī (संकष्टी).—f The fourth lunar day of every dark fortnight.
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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Starts with: Sankashti Cautha, Sankashti-cautha.
Full-text: Sankashti-cautha, Sankashti Cautha.
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