Shashthika, Ṣaṣṭhikā: 3 definitions
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Shashthika 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 Ṣaṣṭhikā can be transliterated into English as Sasthika or Shashthika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Ṣaṣṭhika (षष्ठिक) in Sanskrit (or Saṭṭhiataṃdula in Prakrit) refers to a “kind of rice of rapid growth”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(JOIB XV p. 454; ST p. 95).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣaṣṭhikā (षष्ठिका):—[from ṣaṣṭhaka > ṣaṣ] f. the sixth day after a child’s birth personified, [Saṃskārakaustubha; Tithyāditya]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the divine mothers (See ṣaṣṭhī), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) Ṣāṣṭhika (षाष्ठिक):—[from ṣāṣṭha] mfn. belonging to the sixth, explained in the sixth (Adhyāya), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) [v.s. ...] n. taking food with milk every sixth day (a four-monthly fast), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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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Ends with: Aranyashashthika.
Full-text: Kshirashashtika, Aranyashashthika.
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