Vidhukshaya, Vidhukṣaya, Vidhu-kshaya: 5 definitions
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Vidhukshaya 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 Vidhukṣaya can be transliterated into English as Vidhuksaya or Vidhukshaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVidhukṣaya (विधुक्षय).—waning of the moon, the period of the dark fortnight of a month; प्रथिता प्रेतकृत्यैषा पित्र्यं नाम विधुक्षये (prathitā pretakṛtyaiṣā pitryaṃ nāma vidhukṣaye) Manusmṛti 3.127.
Derivable forms: vidhukṣayaḥ (विधुक्षयः).
Vidhukṣaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidhu and kṣaya (क्षय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhukṣaya (विधुक्षय).—m.
(-yaḥ) The wane of the moon. E. vidhu and kṣaya decay.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhukṣaya (विधुक्षय).—[masculine] the wane of the moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhukṣaya (विधुक्षय):—[=vidhu-kṣaya] [from vidhu] m. the wane of the moon, the dark nights of the month, [Manu-smṛti iii, 127.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhukṣaya (विधुक्षय):—[vidhu-kṣaya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Wane of the moon.
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