Shashthannakala, ṢaṣṭԲԲ: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ṢaṣṭԲԲ can be transliterated into English as Sasthannakala or Shashthannakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaṣṭԲԲ (षष्ठान्नका�).—n.
(-�) The taking of food once in three days, as an act of penance. E. ṣaṣṭԲԲ, and time; also with kan added, ṣaṣṭhānnaka� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaṣṭԲԲ (षष्ठान्नका�).—[adjective] = 2 ṣaṣṭٲ; [abstract] [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṢaṣṭԲԲ (षष्ठान्नका�):—[=ṣaṣṭhānna-] [from ṣaṣṭhānna > ṣaṣṭha > ṣa�] mfn. = ṻ-ٲ above
2) [v.s. ...] n. eating only at the time of the sixth meal (id est. on the evening of every third day)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaṣṭԲԲ (षष्ठान्नका�):—[ṣaṣṭhā+nna-] < [ṣaṣṭhānna-] (�) 1. n. Idem.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shashthanna, Kala.
Starts with: Shashthannakalaka, Shashthannakalata.
Full-text: Shashthannakalata, Shashthannakalika, Kala.
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