Kapilashashthi, 辱ṣaṣṭī: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 辱ṣaṣṭī can be transliterated into English as Kapilasasthi or Kapilashashthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKapila-ṣaṣṭhī.�(EI 25), cf. Kapila-caṭṭi (EI 5), name of a tithi. Note: 첹辱-ṣaṣṭī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykapilāṣaṣṭhī (कपिलाषष्ठी).—f (S) pop. 첹辱ṭa f A day on which synchronize six particulars,--the day, Tuesday; the month, Bhadrapad; the date, the sixth of the dark fortnight; the Nakshatra, Rohiṇi; the Yog, Wyatipat; the Mahanakshatra, Hasti. This synchronism is of course rare; hence kapilāṣaṣṭhī- cā yōga is applied to any astonishing and unhoped for combination of favorable circumstances.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary辱ṣaṣṭī (कपिलाषष्ठी):—[=첹辱-ṣaṣṭī] [from kapila > kapi] f. the sixth day in the dark half of the month Bhādrapada.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKapilāṣaṣṭhi (ಕಪಿಲಾಷಷ್ಠಿ):—[noun] the twentify first day of the sixth month in Hindu Calendar, having the astrological combination of the sun, Rōhiṇ� (Aldebaran) star and Hastā (Corvus) star, and the day being Tuesday, (which is supposed to happen once in sixty years).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shashthi, Kapila.
Starts with: Kapilashashthica-yoga, Kapilashashthivrata, Kapilashashthivratavidhi, Kapilashashthiyoga.
Full-text: Kapilashashthiyoga, Kapilacatti.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 343 - Importance of (Observing the Vow of) Kapilā-Ṣaṣṭhī < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)