Shashthipuja, Ṣaṣṭhīpūjā, Shashthi-puja: 4 definitions
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Shashthipuja 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 Ṣaṣṭhīpūjā can be transliterated into English as Sasthipuja or Shashthipuja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢaṣṭhīpūjā (षष्ठीपूजा).—worship of the goddess षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) performed on the sixth day after a woman's delivery.
Ṣaṣṭhīpūjā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣaṣṭhī and pūjā (पूजा). See also (synonyms): ṣaṣṭhīpūjana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaṣṭhīpūjā (षष्ठीपूजा).—f.
(-jā) The worship of the goddess Durga, as one of the sixteen divine mothers, on the sixth day after the delivery of a woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumṢaṣṭhīpūjā (षष्ठीपूजा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Sūtikāṣaṣṭhīpūjā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaṣṭhīpūjā (षष्ठीपूजा):—[=ṣaṣṭhī-pūjā] [from ṣaṣṭhī > ṣaṣ] f. worship of the goddess Ṣaṣṭhī ([especially] performed by a woman on the sixth day after delivery), [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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Partial matches: Shashthi, Puja.
Starts with: Shashthipujana, Shashthipujaprayoga, Shashthipujavidhi.
Ends with: Supaudanashashthipuja, Sutikashashthipuja.
Full-text: Supaudanashashthipuja, Shashthipujavidhi, Sutikashashthipuja, Shashthipujana.
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