the personification of a portion of Prakriti
the personification of a portion of Prakṛti, Cat. [ID=225376]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
षष्ठीṣaṣṭhī
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) is a Sanskrit word meaning sixth, a man's name, the personification of a portion of Prakriti, a goddess regarded as a form of Durga who protects children, indrasena, the genitive case in grammar. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī or divine feminine aspect, Ordinal 'sixth' or 'a sixth part', The sixth lunar day (Tithi).
- Root
- कृ (kṛ)
- Definitions
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Meanings by context
Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī or divine feminine aspect
5 definitions
a personification of the sixth day after the birth of a child
N. of a personification of the sixth day after the birth of a child (when the chief danger for mother and child is over) [ID=225377]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A goddess regarded as a form of Durga who protects children
N. of a divine mother or goddess often regarded as a form of Durgā (supposed to protect children and worshipped on the sixth day after delivery), NṛsUp.; Saṃskārak. [ID=225378]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Indrasena
= इन्द्र-सेना (indra-senā), NṛsUp.; Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 229. [ID=225379]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
An epithet of Durga in the form of Katyayani, one of the sixteen divine mothers.
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) [Printed book page 1066-a]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)
3 An epithet of Durgā in the form of Kātyāyanī, one of the 16 divine mothers.
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)
3 An epithet of Durgā in the form of Kātyāyanī, one of the 16 divine mothers.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Ordinal 'sixth' or 'a sixth part'
4 definitions
sixth
(H2) [Printed book page 1110,1]
षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha) mf(ई (ī))n. sixth, the sixth (with भाग (bhāga) or अंश (aṃśa) m. ‘a sixth part’; with or scil. काल (kāla) m. ‘the sixth hour of the day, the sixth meal eaten at the end of a fast of three days’; षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)ं (ṣaṣṭhaṃ )√कृ (√kṛ), ‘to eat such a meal’), AV. &c. &c. [ID=225346]
षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha) mf(ई (ī))n. sixth, the sixth (with भाग (bhāga) or अंश (aṃśa) m. ‘a sixth part’; with or scil. काल (kāla) m. ‘the sixth hour of the day, the sixth meal eaten at the end of a fast of three days’; षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)ं (ṣaṣṭhaṃ )√कृ (√kṛ), ‘to eat such a meal’), AV. &c. &c. [ID=225346]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a sixth part
षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha) n. a sixth part, Gaut. [ID=225350]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a particular brick whose length equals the sixth part of a man
N. of a partic. brick the length of which equals the 6th part of a man, Śulbas. [ID=225375]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Sixth as a part. 2. Sixth in rank or number.
षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)ी (ṣṭhī) (ṣaṣṭhī) [Printed book page 738-03]
षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha) a. (f. ष्ठी (ṣṭhī)) 1. Sixth (as a part), षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)े भागे त्वमपि दिवसस्यात्मनश्चंदवर्ती (ṣaṣṭhe bhāge tvamapi divasasyātmanaścaṃdavartī) Vikr. ii.; 2. sixth in rank or number, भूतानां महतां षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)मष्ठमं कुलभूभृताम् (bhūtānāṃ mahatāṃ ṣaṣṭhamaṣṭhamaṃ kulabhūbhṛtām) R. xvii.78. [ID=38893.1]
षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha) a. (f. ष्ठी (ṣṭhī)) 1. Sixth (as a part), षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)े भागे त्वमपि दिवसस्यात्मनश्चंदवर्ती (ṣaṣṭhe bhāge tvamapi divasasyātmanaścaṃdavartī) Vikr. ii.; 2. sixth in rank or number, भूतानां महतां षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha)मष्ठमं कुलभूभृताम् (bhūtānāṃ mahatāṃ ṣaṣṭhamaṣṭhamaṃ kulabhūbhṛtām) R. xvii.78. [ID=38893.1]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The sixth lunar day (Tithi)
3 definitions
the sixth day of a lunar fortnight
(H2) [Printed book page 1110,1]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) b f. the sixth day of a lunar fortnight, MBh.; Hariv. &c. [ID=225372]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) b f. the sixth day of a lunar fortnight, MBh.; Hariv. &c. [ID=225372]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a particular lunar day when homage is offered to the sixth lunar digit
a partic. Tithi when homage is offered to the sixth lunar digit, MW. [ID=225373]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The sixth day of a lunar fortnight
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) [Printed book page 1066-a]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)
1 The sixth day of a lunar fortnight
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)
1 The sixth day of a lunar fortnight
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Multiple meanings of Ṣaṣṭhī (feminine noun)
2 definitions
1. The sixth day of a lunar fortnight. 2. The genitive case in grammar. 3. The personified goddess of the sixth day after a child's birth.
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) [Printed book page 324-2]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) ṣaṣṭh-ī, f. sixth (sc. tithi) day of a
fortnight; sixth (sc. vibhakti) case, genitive;
personification of the sixth day after the
birth of a child (when the main risks are
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over): -jāgara, m. watch on the sixth day
after the birth of a child (a certain ceremony);
-tatpuruṣa, m. genitive Tatpuruṣa
compound (in which the first member has the
sense of a genitive); -samāsa, m. compound
in which the first member has the sense of a
genitive. [ID=18419]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) ṣaṣṭh-ī, f. sixth (sc. tithi) day of a
fortnight; sixth (sc. vibhakti) case, genitive;
personification of the sixth day after the
birth of a child (when the main risks are
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over): -jāgara, m. watch on the sixth day
after the birth of a child (a certain ceremony);
-tatpuruṣa, m. genitive Tatpuruṣa
compound (in which the first member has the
sense of a genitive); -samāsa, m. compound
in which the first member has the sense of a
genitive. [ID=18419]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The sixth day of a lunar fortnight. 2. The sixth or genitive case in grammar. 3. An epithet of Durga.
[Printed book page 738-04]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) f. 1. The sixth day of a lunar fortnight; 2. the sixth or genetive case (in gram.); 3. an epithet of Durgā as one of the sixteen divine mothers. [ID=38898]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) f. 1. The sixth day of a lunar fortnight; 2. the sixth or genetive case (in gram.); 3. an epithet of Durgā as one of the sixteen divine mothers. [ID=38898]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The genitive case (grammar)
2 definitions
the sixth or genitive case
the sixth or genitive case, ŚrS.; Nir. &c. [ID=225374]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The sixth or genitive case in grammar.
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) [Printed book page 1066-a]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)
2 The sixth or genitive case (in gram.).
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī)
2 The sixth or genitive case (in gram.).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A man's name
1 definition
A man's name
N. of a man = -चन्द्र (-candra), Rājat. [ID=225348]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Referential or grammatical form indicator
1 definition
See below
(H2B) [Printed book page 1110,1]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) a (ई (ī)), f. See below [ID=225349]
षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī) a (ई (ī)), f. See below [ID=225349]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The sixth letter (vowel Ī)
1 definition
the sixth letter, the vowel i
षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭha) m. (scil. अक्षर (akṣara)) the sixth letter i.e. the vowel ई (ī), RPrāt. [ID=225347]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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