Shashti

S1H4A1S1H4T1I1

proper noun

The sixth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar.

OriginSanskrit षष्ठी →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismThe sixth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar.

Origin

  1. Sanskritषष्ठी“sixth day in a lunar fortnight”
  2. EnglishShashti

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

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