संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

संस्‍कृत-हिन्दी-आंग्ल शब्दकोश


नक्षत्र

तारा अश्विनी आदि नक्षत्र जिसमें चन्द्रमा आता है

star, heavenly body, constellation, lunar manison

शब्द-भेद : नपुं.
हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

नक्षत्र — constellation of stars (noun)

नक्षत्र — lamp (Noun)

नक्षत्र — star (Noun)

Monier–Williams

नक्षत्र — {nákṣatra} n. (m. only vi, 67, 6##prob. fr. √{nakṣ}, cf. {nakṣ dyām}, i, 33, 14 &c.) a star or any heavenly body##also applied to the sun##n. sg. sometimes collectively 'the stars', e.g. vii. 86, 1 &c. &c##an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes, a lunar mansion &c. &c. (27, later 28, viz. Śravishṭhā or Dhanishṭhā, Śata-bhishaj, Pūrva-bhādrapāda, Uttara-bhṭbhādrapāda, Revatī, Aśvinī, Bharaṇī, Kṛittikā, Rohiṇī or Brāhmī, Mṛiga-śiras or Āgrahāyaṇī, Ārdrā, Punarvasū or Yāmakau, Pushya or Sidhya, Āśleshā, Maghā, Pūrva-phalgunī, Uttara-phṭphalgunī, Hasta, Citrā, Svātī, Viśākhā or Rādhā, Anurādhā, Jyeshṭha, Mūla, Pūrvâshāḍhā, Uttarâshṭāḍhā, Abhijit, Śravaṇa##according to Revatī, Uttara-phalgunī, Uttara-bhādrapāda and Uttarâshāḍha are called {dhruvāṇi}, fixed##in the Vedas the Nakshatras are considered as abodes of the gods or of pious persons after death on i, 50, 2##later as wives of the moon and daughters of Daksha &c##according to Jainas the sun, moon, Grahas, Nakshatras and Tārās form the Jyotishkas)##a pearl

इन्हें भी देखें : अग्निनक्षत्र; अवनक्षत्र; इन्द्रनक्षत्र; उपनक्षत्र; एकनक्षत्र; कुलनक्षत्र; क्षुरनक्षत्र; क्षौरनक्षत्र; नक्षत्रम्; वाननिरीक्षणी, दूरदर्शनयन्त्रम्; तारामण्डलम्, नक्षत्रमण्डलम्; कनिष्ठा, कनिष्ठ-गौरी;

These Also : ill starred; condition of a star is unfavorable for marriage.; constellation; constellation of stars; lamp; nova; revolution; star;