Vadyapaksha, Vadyapakṣa, Vadya-paksha: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Vadyapaksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Vadyapakṣa can be transliterated into English as Vadyapaksa or Vadyapaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

[«previous next»] — Vadyapaksha in Hinduism glossary
Source: ACHC: Smarta Puja

Vadyapakṣa (वद्यपक्ष) or Kṛṣṇapakṣa refers to the dark half of a month.—A month is divided into a bright half (śukla-pakṣa) when the moon waxes and a dark half (kṛṣṇa/vadya-pakṣa) when the moon wanes. Either half consists of fifteen lunar days (tithi) of which the full moon day (paurṇimā) and the new moon day (amavāsya) are very important.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vadyapaksha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vadyapakṣa (वद्यपक्ष).—m (S) The dark fortnight of the lunar month; the fortnight in which the moon is waning.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vadyapakṣa (वद्यपक्ष).—m The dark fortnight of the lunar month.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vadyapaksha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vadyapakṣa (वद्यपक्ष):—[=vadya-pakṣa] [from vadya > vad] m. the dark fortnight of the lunar month (in which the moon is waning), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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.

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