Shakashtami, Śākāṣṭamī, Shaka-ashtami: 3 definitions

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Shakashtami 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 Śākāṣṭamī can be transliterated into English as Sakastami or Shakashtami, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shakashtami in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śākāṣṭamī (शाकाष्टमी).—the 8th day of the dark half of फाल्गुन (phālguna) (on which vegetables are offered to pitṛs).

Śākāṣṭamī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śāka and aṣṭamī (अष्टमी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śākāṣṭamī (शाकाष्टमी):—[from śāka] ([Horace H. Wilson]) f. the 8th day of the dark half of the month Phālguna (on which veg° are offered to the Pitṛs).

[Sanskrit to German]

Shakashtami in German

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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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