As a deity name
Name 429 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
पक्षति · noun · feminine
शुक्ल पक्ष की प्रतिपदा · पंख की जड़ । पखना । डैना — Śabdasāgara
पक्षति · pakshati · s.f.
The root or insertion of a bird's wing; the first day of the waxing or waning of the moon — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 265
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the root or pit of a bird's wing, (cf. )
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "pakṣati" is derived from "pakṣa" with the ti suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
pakṣa m. (ifc. f(ā or ī). ) a wing, pinion (in one passage n.), RV. &c. &c.
a symbol. N. of the number two, Var.; Hcat.
pakṣati f. the root or pit of a bird's wing, VS.; Kāv.; Rājat. (cf. Pāṇ. v, 2, 25)
the feathers or plumage of a bird, Kād.; Bālar. (ifc.; -tā f.)
Dictionary citations
pakṣati f. the root or pit of a bird's wing, VS.; Kāv.; Rājat. (cf. Pāṇ. v, 2, 25)
the feathers or plumage of a bird, Kād.; Bālar. (ifc.; -tā f.)
the first Tithi or day of the half month (also ˚tī), L.
pakṣati f. (-tiḥ-tī) 1 The first day of the half month. 2 The root or insertion of a wing. E. pakṣa a fortnight, &c. tin aff. and ṅīṣ optionally added.
pakṣa m. (ifc. f(ā or ī). ) a wing, pinion (in one passage n.), RV. &c. &c.
a symbol. N. of the number two, Var.; Hcat.
Alternative readings
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