Etymology

Vishakha

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Today it means: the 14th (later 16th) lunar asterism (figured by a decorated arch and containing four or originally two stars under the regency of a dual divinity, इन्द्र and अग्नि ; it is probably to be connected with the quadrangle of stars ι, α, β, γ Librae. Full definition →

Sanskrit विशाखा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromविशाखा
  2. English todayVishakha

Borrowed from Sanskrit विशाखा (viśākhā).

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