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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नक्षत्रnakṣatra[náksha-tra] n. heavenly body; star; constellation; lunar mansion (originally 27, later 28 were enumerated:…
[náksha-tra] neuter heavenly body; star; constellation; lunar mansion (originally 27, later 28 were enumerated: personified as daughters of Daksha and wives of the moon): -nâtha, masculine (lord of the stars), moon; -patha, masculine course of the stars, starry heavens; -pâthaka, masculine astrologer; -mâlâ, feminine; also equal for wreath or group of stars; elephant's head-ornament.
In the Gita10·21

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥

marīcirmarutāmasmi nakṣatrāṇāmahaṁ śaśī. — Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights and splendours I am the radiant Sun; I am Marichi among the Maruts; among the stars the Moon am I. 10·21
- नक्षत्राणाम्nakṣatrāṇāmgenitive plural of the neuter noun nakṣatra (a star).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नक्षत्रnakṣatran. (m. only RV. vi, 67, 6; prob. fr. √नक्ष् cf. नक्ष् द्याम्, i, 33, 14 &c.) a star or any heavenly body
1. neuter gender (masculine gender only fg-veda vi, 67, 6; probably from √नक्ष् confer, compare नक्ष् द्याम्, i, 33, 14 etc.) a star or any heavenly body
2. neuter gender also applied to the sun
3. neuter gender sg. sometimes collectively "the stars" exempli gratia, 'for example' vii. 86, 1 fg-veda etc.
4. neuter gender an asterism or constellation through which the moon passes, a lunar mansion AV. etc. etc. (27, later 28, viz. S3ravisht2ha1 श्रविष्ठा or Dhanisht2ha1 धनिष्ठा, S3ata-bhishaj शत-भिषज्, Pu1rva-bhadrapada1 पूर्व-भद्रपदा, Uttara उत्तर - bh bhadrapada1 भद्रपदा, Revati1 रेवती, As3vini1 अश्विनी, Bharan2i1 भरणी, Kr2ittika1 कृत्तिका, Rohin2i1 रोहिणी or Bra1hmi1 ब्राह्मी, Mr2iga-s3iras मृग-शिरस् or A1graha1yan2i1 आग्रहायणी, A1rdra1 आर्द्रा, Punarvasu1 पुनर्वसू or Ya1makau यामकौ, Pushya पुष्य or Sidhya सिध्य, A1s3lesha1 आश्लेषा, Magha1 मघा, Pu1rva-phalguni1 पूर्व-फल्गुनी, Uttara उत्तर - ph phalguni1 फल्गुनी, Hasta हस्त, Citra1 चित्रा, Sva1ti1 स्वाती, Vis3a1kha1 विशाखा or Ra1dha1 राधा, Anura1dha1 अनुराधा, Jyesht2ha ज्येष्ठ, Mu1la मूल, Pu1rva7sha1d2ha1 पूर्वा*षाढा, Uttara7sh Uttara7sha1d2ha1 उत्तराषाढा, Abhijit अभिजित्, S3ravan2a श्रवण; according to VarBr2S. Revati1 रेवती, Uttara-phalguni1 उत्तर-फल्गुनी, Uttara-bha1drapada1 उत्तर-भाद्रपदा and Uttara7sha1d2ha1 उत्तराषाढा are called ध्रुवाणि, fixed; in the Vedas वेद p the Nakshatras नक्षत्र s are considered as abodes of the gods or of pious persons after death Sa1y. on fg-veda i, 50, 2; later as wives of the moon and daughters of Daksha दक्ष MBh. Hariv. etc.; according to Jainas जैन s the sun, moon, Grahas ग्रह s, Nakshatras नक्षत्र s and Ta1ra1s तारा s form the Jyotishkas ज्योतिष्क s)
5. neuter gender a pearl Lexicographers
6. (in compound)
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अग्निनक्षत्रagninakṣatran. the third lunar mansion the Pleiades (Kr2ittika1 कृत्तिका) S3Br.

neuter gender the third lunar mansion the Pleiades (Kr2ittika1 कृत्तिका) S3Br.

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अवनक्षत्रavanakṣatran. disappearance of the luminaries Kaus3.

neuter gender disappearance of the luminaries Kaus3.

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इन्द्रनक्षत्रindranakṣatran. Indra इन्द्र 's lunar mansion
1. neuter gender Indra इन्द्र 's lunar mansion
2. neuter gender Name of Phalguni1 फल्गुनी S3Br. ii, 1, 2, 11.
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उपनक्षत्रupanakṣatran. a secondary star, minor constellation S3Br.

neuter gender a secondary star, minor constellation S3Br.

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एकनक्षत्रekanakṣatran. a lunar mansion consisting of only one star or one whose name occurs but once S3Br. Ka1tyS3r.

neuter gender a lunar mansion consisting of only one star or one whose name occurs but once S3Br. Ka1tyS3r.

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कुलनक्षत्रkulanakṣatran. any Nakshatra नक्षत्र or lunar mansion distinguished above others, any auspicious asterism Tantras.

neuter gender any Nakshatra नक्षत्र or lunar mansion distinguished a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) according to others, any auspicious asterism Tantras.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

अवनक्षत्रम्avanakṣatramThe disappearance of the stars.

The disappearance of the stars.

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उपनक्षत्रम्upanakṣatramA subordinate constellation, secondary star (their number is said to be 729); सप्तविंशतिः सप्तविंश-…

A subordinate constellation, secondary star (their number is said to be 729); सप्तविंशतिः सप्तविंश- तिर्होपनक्षत्राण्येकैकं नक्षत्रमुपतिष्ठन्ते Śat. Br.

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