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"descendants": [
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"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Dardic:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ks",
"2": "نێچھَتُر",
"3": "نێچھۆتُ"
},
"expansion": "Kashmiri: نێچھَتُر (nechatur), نێچھۆتُ (nechotu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Kashmiri: نێچھَتُر (nechatur), نێچھۆتُ (nechotu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pgd",
"2": "𐨣𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨿𐨪"
},
"expansion": "Gandhari: 𐨣𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨿𐨪 (nakṣatra)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gandhari: 𐨣𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨿𐨪 (nakṣatra)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "nakkhatta"
},
"expansion": "Pali: nakkhatta",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: nakkhatta"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-pra",
"2": "𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ṇakkhatta)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ṇakkhatta)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Central:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-ard"
},
"expansion": "Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "awa",
"2": "नखत"
},
"expansion": "Awadhi: नखत (nakhat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Awadhi: नखत (nakhat)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-sau"
},
"expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sauraseni Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [],
"text": "Hindustani: nakhat"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "नखत",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: नखत",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: नखत"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "نَکھَت"
},
"expansion": "Urdu: نَکھَت (nakhat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Urdu: نَکھَت (nakhat)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Eastern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-mag"
},
"expansion": "Magadhi Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Magadhi Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bh",
"2": "नखत",
"tr": "nakhat"
},
"expansion": "Bihari: नखत (nakhat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Bihari: नखत (nakhat)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Northwestern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-pai"
},
"expansion": "Paisaci Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Paisaci Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-tak"
},
"expansion": "Takka Apabhramsa:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Takka Apabhramsa:"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "",
"alt": "nakhattar"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi: nakhattar",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: nakhattar"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਨਖੱਤਰ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਨਖੱਤਰ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਨਖੱਤਰ"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "نَکھَتَّر",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: نَکھَتَّر",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: نَکھَتَّر"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-vra"
},
"expansion": "Vracada Apabhramsa:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Vracada Apabhramsa:"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "",
"alt": "nakhaṭru"
},
"expansion": "Sindhi: nakhaṭru",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sindhi: nakhaṭru"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "نَکَٽرُ",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Arabic script: نَکَٽرُ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Arabic script: نَکَٽرُ"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "नखट्रु",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Devanagari script: नखट्रु",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Devanagari script: नखट्रु"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Southern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-hel"
},
"expansion": "Helu Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Helu Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "dv",
"2": "ނަކަތް"
},
"expansion": "Dhivehi: ނަކަތް (nakat̊)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Dhivehi: ނަކަތް (nakat̊)"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "si",
"2": "නකත",
"3": "නැකැත"
},
"expansion": "Sinhalese: නකත (nakata), නැකැත (nækæta)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sinhalese: නකත (nakata), නැකැත (nækæta)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Western:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-sau"
},
"expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sauraseni Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "નખેતર"
},
"expansion": "Gujarati: નખેતર (nakhetar)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gujarati: નખેતર (nakhetar)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "नक्षत्र",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hindi: नक्षत्र (nakṣatra)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hindi: नक्षत्र (nakṣatra)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ (nakṣatra)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ (nakṣatra)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "km",
"2": "នក្សត្រ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Khmer: នក្សត្រ (nĕəksat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Khmer: នក្សត្រ (nĕəksat)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "നക്ഷത്രം",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Malayalam: നക്ഷത്രം (nakṣatraṁ)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Malayalam: നക്ഷത്രം (nakṣatraṁ)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਨਛੱਤਰ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਨਛੱਤਰ (nachattar)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Punjabi: ਨਛੱਤਰ (nachattar)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "நட்சத்திரம்",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: நட்சத்திரம் (naṭcattiram)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: நட்சத்திரம் (naṭcattiram)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "నక్షత్రము",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: నక్షత్రము (nakṣatramu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: నక్షత్రము (nakṣatramu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "th",
"2": "นักษัตร",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Thai: นักษัตร (nák-sàt)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Thai: นักษัตร (nák-sàt)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "",
"3": "*nák-kṣatra",
"4": "ruling over the night"
},
"expansion": "*nák-kṣatra (“ruling over the night”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "नक्",
"3": "",
"4": "night",
"tr": "nák"
},
"expansion": "नक् (nák, “night”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "क्षत्र",
"3": "",
"4": "dominion, rule"
},
"expansion": "क्षत्र (kṣatra, “dominion, rule”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "नक्ष्",
"3": "",
"4": "to reach"
},
"expansion": "नक्ष् (nakṣ, “to reach”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Possibly from an earlier *nák-kṣatra (“ruling over the night”), from नक् (nák, “night”) + क्षत्र (kṣatra, “dominion, rule”). Alternatively, from the root नक्ष् (nakṣ, “to reach”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "nákṣatra",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "a-stem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रम्",
"roman": "nákṣatram",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणि",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रा1",
"roman": "nákṣatrā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्र",
"roman": "nákṣatra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणि",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रा1",
"roman": "nákṣatrā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रम्",
"roman": "nákṣatram",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणि",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रा1",
"roman": "nákṣatrā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेण",
"roman": "nákṣatreṇa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राभ्याम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रैः",
"roman": "nákṣatraiḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेभिः1",
"roman": "nákṣatrebhiḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राय",
"roman": "nákṣatrāya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राभ्याम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेभ्यः",
"roman": "nákṣatrebhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रात्",
"roman": "nákṣatrāt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राभ्याम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेभ्यः",
"roman": "nákṣatrebhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रस्य",
"roman": "nákṣatrasya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रयोः",
"roman": "nákṣatrayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणाम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रयोः",
"roman": "nákṣatrayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेषु",
"roman": "nákṣatreṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "nm",
"tr": "nákṣatra"
},
"expansion": "नक्षत्र • (nákṣatra) stem, n or m",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nákṣatra"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "So, through the days maintaining princely power. ye prop the height as ’twere from loftiest heaven.\nThe Star of all the Gods, established, filleth the heaven and earth with food of man who liveth.",
"ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.67.6",
"roman": "dṛḷho nakṣatra uta viśvadevo bhūmimātāndyāṃ dhāsināyoḥ.",
"text": "ता हि क्षत्रं धारयेथे अनु द्यून्दृंहेथे सानुमुपमादिव द्योः।\nदृळ्हो नक्षत्र उत विश्वदेवो भूमिमातान्द्यां धासिनायोः॥\ntā hi kṣatraṃ dhārayethe anu dyūndṛṃhethe sānumupamādiva dyoḥ."
}
],
"glosses": [
"a star or any heavenly body"
],
"id": "en-नक्षत्र-sa-noun-RQDH6VF0",
"links": [
[
"star",
"star"
],
[
"heavenly body",
"heavenly body"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "स्तृ"
},
{
"word": "तृ"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"the Sun"
],
"id": "en-नक्षत्र-sa-noun-wVYw7w10",
"links": [
[
"Sun",
"Sun"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "29 1 69",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "31 3 66",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms in nonstandard scripts",
"parents": [
"Terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "38 2 60",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"parents": [
"Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda"
}
],
"glosses": [
"an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes, a lunar mansion"
],
"id": "en-नक्षत्र-sa-noun-q~iplT1s",
"links": [
[
"asterism",
"asterism"
],
[
"constellation",
"constellation"
],
[
"mansion",
"mansion"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/nɐ́k.ʂɐt.ɾɐ/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/n̪ɐkˈʂɐt̪.ɾɐ/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
}
],
"word": "नक्षत्र"
}
{
"categories": [
"Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
"Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"Sanskrit lemmas",
"Sanskrit masculine nouns",
"Sanskrit neuter nouns",
"Sanskrit nouns",
"Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
"Sanskrit nouns with multiple genders",
"Sanskrit terms in nonstandard scripts",
"Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Dardic:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ks",
"2": "نێچھَتُر",
"3": "نێچھۆتُ"
},
"expansion": "Kashmiri: نێچھَتُر (nechatur), نێچھۆتُ (nechotu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Kashmiri: نێچھَتُر (nechatur), نێچھۆتُ (nechotu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pgd",
"2": "𐨣𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨿𐨪"
},
"expansion": "Gandhari: 𐨣𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨿𐨪 (nakṣatra)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gandhari: 𐨣𐨐𐨿𐨮𐨟𐨿𐨪 (nakṣatra)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "nakkhatta"
},
"expansion": "Pali: nakkhatta",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: nakkhatta"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-pra",
"2": "𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ṇakkhatta)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢 (ṇakkhatta)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Central:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-ard"
},
"expansion": "Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "awa",
"2": "नखत"
},
"expansion": "Awadhi: नखत (nakhat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Awadhi: नखत (nakhat)"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-sau"
},
"expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sauraseni Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [],
"text": "Hindustani: nakhat"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "नखत",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: नखत",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: नखत"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "نَکھَت"
},
"expansion": "Urdu: نَکھَت (nakhat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Urdu: نَکھَت (nakhat)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Eastern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-mag"
},
"expansion": "Magadhi Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Magadhi Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bh",
"2": "नखत",
"tr": "nakhat"
},
"expansion": "Bihari: नखत (nakhat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Bihari: नखत (nakhat)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Northwestern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-pai"
},
"expansion": "Paisaci Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Paisaci Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-tak"
},
"expansion": "Takka Apabhramsa:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Takka Apabhramsa:"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "",
"alt": "nakhattar"
},
"expansion": "Punjabi: nakhattar",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Punjabi: nakhattar"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਨਖੱਤਰ",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Gurmukhi script: ਨਖੱਤਰ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gurmukhi script: ਨਖੱਤਰ"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "نَکھَتَّر",
"sclb": "1",
"tr": "-"
},
"expansion": "Shahmukhi script: نَکھَتَّر",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Shahmukhi script: نَکھَتَّر"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-vra"
},
"expansion": "Vracada Apabhramsa:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Vracada Apabhramsa:"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "",
"alt": "nakhaṭru"
},
"expansion": "Sindhi: nakhaṭru",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sindhi: nakhaṭru"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "نَکَٽرُ",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Arabic script: نَکَٽرُ",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Arabic script: نَکَٽرُ"
},
{
"depth": 5,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sd",
"2": "नखट्रु",
"sclb": "1"
},
"expansion": "Devanagari script: नखट्रु",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Devanagari script: नखट्रु"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Southern:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-hel"
},
"expansion": "Helu Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Helu Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "dv",
"2": "ނަކަތް"
},
"expansion": "Dhivehi: ނަކަތް (nakat̊)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Dhivehi: ނަކަތް (nakat̊)"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "si",
"2": "නකත",
"3": "නැකැත"
},
"expansion": "Sinhalese: නකත (nakata), නැකැත (nækæta)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sinhalese: නකත (nakata), නැකැත (nækæta)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Western:"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-sau"
},
"expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit:",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Sauraseni Prakrit:"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gu",
"2": "નખેતર"
},
"expansion": "Gujarati: નખેતર (nakhetar)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Gujarati: નખેતર (nakhetar)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "नक्षत्र",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hindi: नक्षत्र (nakṣatra)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hindi: नक्षत्र (nakṣatra)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ (nakṣatra)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ (nakṣatra)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "km",
"2": "នក្សត្រ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Khmer: នក្សត្រ (nĕəksat)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Khmer: នក្សត្រ (nĕəksat)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "നക്ഷത്രം",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Malayalam: നക്ഷത്രം (nakṣatraṁ)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Malayalam: നക്ഷത്രം (nakṣatraṁ)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pa",
"2": "ਨਛੱਤਰ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਨਛੱਤਰ (nachattar)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Punjabi: ਨਛੱਤਰ (nachattar)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "நட்சத்திரம்",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: நட்சத்திரம் (naṭcattiram)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: நட்சத்திரம் (naṭcattiram)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "నక్షత్రము",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: నక్షత్రము (nakṣatramu)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: నక్షత్రము (nakṣatramu)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "th",
"2": "นักษัตร",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Thai: นักษัตร (nák-sàt)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Thai: นักษัตร (nák-sàt)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "",
"3": "*nák-kṣatra",
"4": "ruling over the night"
},
"expansion": "*nák-kṣatra (“ruling over the night”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "नक्",
"3": "",
"4": "night",
"tr": "nák"
},
"expansion": "नक् (nák, “night”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "क्षत्र",
"3": "",
"4": "dominion, rule"
},
"expansion": "क्षत्र (kṣatra, “dominion, rule”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "नक्ष्",
"3": "",
"4": "to reach"
},
"expansion": "नक्ष् (nakṣ, “to reach”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Possibly from an earlier *nák-kṣatra (“ruling over the night”), from नक् (nák, “night”) + क्षत्र (kṣatra, “dominion, rule”). Alternatively, from the root नक्ष् (nakṣ, “to reach”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "nákṣatra",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "a-stem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रम्",
"roman": "nákṣatram",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणि",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रा1",
"roman": "nákṣatrā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्र",
"roman": "nákṣatra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणि",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रा1",
"roman": "nákṣatrā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रम्",
"roman": "nákṣatram",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणि",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇi",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रा1",
"roman": "nákṣatrā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेण",
"roman": "nákṣatreṇa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राभ्याम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रैः",
"roman": "nákṣatraiḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेभिः1",
"roman": "nákṣatrebhiḥ1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राय",
"roman": "nákṣatrāya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राभ्याम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेभ्यः",
"roman": "nákṣatrebhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रात्",
"roman": "nákṣatrāt",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राभ्याम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेभ्यः",
"roman": "nákṣatrebhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रस्य",
"roman": "nákṣatrasya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रयोः",
"roman": "nákṣatrayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्राणाम्",
"roman": "nákṣatrāṇām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रे",
"roman": "nákṣatre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रयोः",
"roman": "nákṣatrayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "नक्षत्रेषु",
"roman": "nákṣatreṣu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "nm",
"tr": "nákṣatra"
},
"expansion": "नक्षत्र • (nákṣatra) stem, n or m",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nákṣatra"
},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Sanskrit terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "So, through the days maintaining princely power. ye prop the height as ’twere from loftiest heaven.\nThe Star of all the Gods, established, filleth the heaven and earth with food of man who liveth.",
"ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.67.6",
"roman": "dṛḷho nakṣatra uta viśvadevo bhūmimātāndyāṃ dhāsināyoḥ.",
"text": "ता हि क्षत्रं धारयेथे अनु द्यून्दृंहेथे सानुमुपमादिव द्योः।\nदृळ्हो नक्षत्र उत विश्वदेवो भूमिमातान्द्यां धासिनायोः॥\ntā hi kṣatraṃ dhārayethe anu dyūndṛṃhethe sānumupamādiva dyoḥ."
}
],
"glosses": [
"a star or any heavenly body"
],
"links": [
[
"star",
"star"
],
[
"heavenly body",
"heavenly body"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "स्तृ"
},
{
"word": "तृ"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"the Sun"
],
"links": [
[
"Sun",
"Sun"
]
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda"
}
],
"glosses": [
"an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes, a lunar mansion"
],
"links": [
[
"asterism",
"asterism"
],
[
"constellation",
"constellation"
],
[
"mansion",
"mansion"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/nɐ́k.ʂɐt.ɾɐ/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/n̪ɐkˈʂɐt̪.ɾɐ/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
}
],
"word": "नक्षत्र"
}
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