Etymology

Shashti

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Today it means: The sixth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar. Full definition →

Sanskrit षष्ठी
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromषष्ठी“sixth day in a lunar fortnight”
  2. English todayShashti

From Sanskrit षष्ठी (ṣaṣṭhī, “sixth day in a lunar fortnight”).

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