English Explanatory Dictionary

nakshatra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lunar mansion in Hindu astrology; one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic.

Word forms

nakshatra nakshatras

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nákṣatra).

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