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शतभिषाśatabhiṣā

शतभिषा (śatabhiṣā) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a constellation, the twenty-fourth lunar mansion, a lunar mansion. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Identification as a Nakṣatra with Textual Mentions, Detailed Characteristics and Associated Lore of Śatabhiṣā.

Etymology
E. शत a hundred, भिषज् to cure, aff. ड; requiring many physicians; as the Hindus say DHANVANTARI himself cannot cure any person affected with disease, whilst the moon is in this asterism
Definitions
7
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Meanings by context

Identification as a Nakṣatra with Textual Mentions

4 definitions
the name of a constellation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The twenty-fourth lunar mansion.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a lunar mansion

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a constellation

— The Purana Index

Detailed Characteristics and Associated Lore of Śatabhiṣā

3 definitions
The twenty-fifth lunar mansion, containing one hundred stars.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

name of the twenty-fourth constellation, containing one hundred stars

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The twenty-fifth of the lunar mansions containing a hundred stars.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.