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धनिष्ठाdhaniṣṭhā

धनिष्ठा (dhaniṣṭhā) is a Sanskrit word meaning very swift, very rich, the twenty-fourth lunar mansion, the 24th lunar mansion consisting of four stars, the name of a lunar mansion, a particular lunar mansion. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Nakṣatra Dhaniṣṭhā: Identity & Characteristics, Adjective: Very Rich, Nakṣatra Dhaniṣṭhā: Cultural & Ritualistic Roles.

Root
2. धन् (2. dhan)
Etymology
E. धन to produce, (as corn,) affix अच् and मतुप् added, धनवत् again, इष्ठन् added, and मतुप् rejected, fem. affix टाप्
Definitions
12
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Meanings by context

The Nakṣatra Dhaniṣṭhā: Identity & Characteristics

7 definitions
the twenty-fourth lunar mansion

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The twenty-fourth lunar mansion, comprising four stars in Delphinus and figured by a drum

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The 24th lunar mansion consisting of four stars.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of the twenty-third lunar mansion consisting of four stars.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The twenty-fourth lunar mansion or constellation, comprising four stars and figured by a drum.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The name of a lunar mansion

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the later name of the lunar mansion Shravishtha

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Adjective: Very Rich

2 definitions
very rich

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Very rich

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nakṣatra Dhaniṣṭhā: Cultural & Ritualistic Roles

2 definitions
a particular lunar mansion

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. The constellation on the Shimshumara in the Dhruva mandala. 2. Good for shraddha offerings. 3. Inauspicious for house-building.

— The Purana Index

Adjective: Very Swift

1 definition
very swift

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.