# शतभिषा (śatabhiṣā)

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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 — E. śata a hundred, bhiṣaj to cure, aff. ḍa; requiring many physicians; as the Hindus say DHANVANTARI himself cannot cure any person affected with disease, whilst the moon is in this asterism
- **SLP1:** `SataBizA`  **IAST:** śatabhiṣā  **Devanagari:** शतभिषा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatabhisha
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/shatabhisha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** शातभिष (śātabhiṣa), शतभिष (śatabhiṣa)

## Meanings by context

### Identification as a Nakṣatra with Textual Mentions (4 definitions)
- the name of a constellation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1049,3] शत (śata) — भिषा (—bhiṣā) f. = शत (śata) भिषज् (śatabhiṣaj) N. of a Nakṣatra, Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title) &c. [ ID=212074 ]
- 1. The twenty-fourth lunar mansion.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शतभिषा (śatabhiṣā) [Printed book page 745-b ] शत - भिषा (śata-bhiṣā) ( षा ) ((ṣā)) 1. f. Idem. [ ID=37244 ]
- a lunar mansion  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > शतभिषा (śatabhiṣā) [Printed book page 197-1 ] Śatabhiṣā, a nakṣatra (v. Su. Si.). § 746 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 64, 3281 ( °yoge, the result of making gifts under the constellation Ś.).—§ 759 (do.): XIII, 110, 5394 (descrip- tion of the candravrata ). [ ID=2511 ]
- a constellation  
  *The Purana Index*
  > शतभिषा (śatabhiṣā) [Printed book page 3-374 ] Śatabhiṣā — a constellation. Bhā. V. 23. 6. [ ID=14045 ]

### Detailed Characteristics and Associated Lore of Śatabhiṣā (3 definitions)
- The twenty-fifth lunar mansion, containing one hundred stars.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शत (śata) भिषा (śatabhiṣā) [Printed book page 828 ] शत (śata) भिषा (śatabhiṣā) f. ( - षा (-ṣā) ) The twenty-fifth of the Nakṣatras or lunar mansions, containing 100 stars, one of which is λ Aquarii. E. शत (śata) a hundred, भिषज् (bhiṣaj) to cure, aff. ड (ḍa); requiring many physicians; as the Hindus say DHANVANTARI himself cannot cure any person affected with disease, whilst the moon is in this asterism. [ ID=37608 ]
- name of the twenty-fourth constellation, containing one hundred stars  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शतभिषा (śatabhiṣā) [Printed book page 706-16 ] शत - भिषा (śata-bhiṣā) f. name of the 24th constellation containing one hundred stars. [ ID=36982.3 ]
- The twenty-fifth of the lunar mansions containing a hundred stars.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शत (śata) भिषा (śatabhiṣā) [Printed book page 705-b ] शत (śata) भिषा (śatabhiṣā) f. ( - षा (-ṣā) ) The twenty-fifth of the Nakshatras or lunar mansions, containing 100 stars, one of which is Aquarii. E. शत (śata) a hundred, भिषज् (bhiṣaj) to cure, aff. ड; (ḍa;) requiring many physicians; as the Hindus say DHANWANTARI himself can not cure any person affected with disease, whilst the moon is in this asterism. [ ID=39395 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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