The Sanskrit term Skandaṣaṣṭhī can be transliterated into English as Skandasasthi or Skandashashthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: South Indian Festivities (hinduism)

The festival going by the name of Skanda Sashti is observed on the sixth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Arpisi corresponding to the English month October-November. The observance is to propitiate Lord Subramanyam, the second son of Siva, in his aspect of Kameswara for having overcome and destroyed the asura called ‘Surapadma’ and his followers.

There are many temples dedicated to Subramanyam in southern India. The specially important places for the worship of Subramanyam are Tiruchendur as the place were he was first worshipped for having destroyed the asura Surapadma. Tirupparankunram near Madura where he is said to have married a damsel by name Devasenai, Palni near Dindigal where he appeared to Idumban in the guise of a youth, and Swamimalai near Kumbakonam where he is said to have initiated Iswara himself in the mysteries of Pranava.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Skandaṣaṣṭhī (स्कन्दषष्ठी).—

1) a festival in honour of Kārtikeya on the sixth day of Chaitra.

2) The 6th day of the light half of the कार्तिक (kārtika) month.

Skandaṣaṣṭhī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms skanda and ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Skandaṣaṣṭhī (स्कन्दषष्ठी).—f. (-ṣṭhī) A festival in honour of Kartikeya held on the sixth day of Chaitra.

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

1) Skandaṣaṣṭhī (स्कन्दषष्ठी):—[=skanda-ṣaṣṭhī] [from skanda > skand] f. the 6th day of the light half of the month Kārttika, [Catalogue(s)]

2) [v.s. ...] a festival in honour of Kārttikeya on the 6th day of the month Caitra, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Skandashashthi in German

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shashthi, Skanda, Shashti, Skandha.

Starts with: Skandashashthivrata.

Full-text: Skandashashthivrata, Kantatti.

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 71 - Installation of Skanda’s Śakti < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]

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