Sukharatrika, Sukharātrikā, Sukha-ratrika: 2 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySukharātrikā (सुखरात्रिका).—Lakṣmī.
Sukharātrikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sukha and rātrikā (रात्रिका). See also (synonyms): sukharātri.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sukharātrikā (सुखरात्रिका):—[=sukha-rātrikā] [from sukha > sukh] f. a [particular] night of new moon (when there is a festival in honour of Lakṣmi, celebrated with lighted lamps), [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] a night when a wife may be legally approached (cf. [Manu-smṛti iii, 47]), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] a quiet or comfortable night (cf. saurātrika).
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: Ratrika, Sukha.
Full-text: Sukharatri.
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