As a deity name
Name 441 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
नक्षत्री · noun · masculine
चंद्रमा · विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
नक्षत्री · adj
जिसका जन्म अच्छे नक्षत्र में हुआ हो । भाग्यवान् । खुशकिस्मत् — Śabdasāgara
नक्षत्री · nakshatrī · s.m.
A person born under a lucky star; a fortunate person (i.q. nakhatrī, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1148
Cited formation "नक्षत्री" is नक्षत्र + -ई: नक्षत्र means "star or any astronomical object", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "नक्षत्री" is नक्षत्र + -ई: नक्षत्र means "star or any astronomical object", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "नक्षत्री" is नक्षत्र + -ई: नक्षत्र means "star or any astronomical object", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘having or holding the stars’, N. of Viṣṇu, (cf. ˚tra-nemi).
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "nakṣatrī" is the nominative of "nakṣatrin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
nakṣatrin m. ‘having or holding the stars’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh. xiii, 6996 (cf. ˚tra-nemi).
nakṣatrin m. 1 The moon. 2 An epithet of Viṣṇu.
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