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विशाखा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Compound of वि (, apart, away) +‎ शाखा (śā́khā, branch)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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विशाखा (viśākhā) stemf

  1. (astronomy) 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 ; » नक्षत्र)

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of विशाखा
singular dual plural
nominative विशाखा (viśākhā) विशाखे (viśākhe) विशाखाः (viśākhāḥ)
vocative विशाखे (viśākhe) विशाखे (viśākhe) विशाखाः (viśākhāḥ)
accusative विशाखाम् (viśākhām) विशाखे (viśākhe) विशाखाः (viśākhāḥ)
instrumental विशाखया (viśākhayā)
विशाखा¹ (viśākhā¹)
विशाखाभ्याम् (viśākhābhyām) विशाखाभिः (viśākhābhiḥ)
dative विशाखायै (viśākhāyai) विशाखाभ्याम् (viśākhābhyām) विशाखाभ्यः (viśākhābhyaḥ)
ablative विशाखायाः (viśākhāyāḥ)
विशाखायै² (viśākhāyai²)
विशाखाभ्याम् (viśākhābhyām) विशाखाभ्यः (viśākhābhyaḥ)
genitive विशाखायाः (viśākhāyāḥ)
विशाखायै² (viśākhāyai²)
विशाखयोः (viśākhayoḥ) विशाखानाम् (viśākhānām)
locative विशाखायाम् (viśākhāyām) विशाखयोः (viśākhayoḥ) विशाखासु (viśākhāsu)
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