विशाखा

Sanskrit

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

विशाखा • (viśākhā) stem, f

(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)

Feminine ā-stem declension of विशाखा (viśākhā)
	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 / विशाखा¹ viśākhayā / viśākhā¹	विशाखाभ्याम् viśākhābhyām	विशाखाभिः viśākhābhiḥ
Dative	विशाखायै viśākhāyai	विशाखाभ्याम् viśākhābhyām	विशाखाभ्यः viśākhābhyaḥ
Ablative	विशाखायाः / विशाखायै² viśākhāyāḥ / viśākhāyai²	विशाखाभ्याम् viśākhābhyām	विशाखाभ्यः viśākhābhyaḥ
Genitive	विशाखायाः / विशाखायै² viśākhāyāḥ / viśākhāyai²	विशाखयोः viśākhayoḥ	विशाखानाम् viśākhānām
Locative	विशाखायाम् viśākhāyām	विशाखयोः viśākhayoḥ	विशाखासु viśākhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas