nakzatraM [ na kzarati ; cf. Uṇ. 3. 105 also] 1 A star in general. 2 A constellation, an asterism in the moon's path, lunar mansion; nakzatratArAgrahasaMkulApi R. 6. 22 ; (they are twenty-seven). 3 A pearl. 4 A necklace of 27 pearls. Comp. — ISaH, ISvaraH, -nATaH, -paH, -patiH, -rAjaH the moon; R. 6. 66. — kAMtivistAraH the white Yāvanāla flower. — cakraM 1 the sphere of the fixed stars. 2 the lunar asterisms taken collectively. — darSaH an astronomer or astrologer. — nemiH 1 the moon. 2 the pole-star. 3 an epithet of Viṣṇu. ( — miH f. ) Revatī, the last asterism. — paTaH the starry sky. — pAWakaH an astrologer. — puruzaH 1 (in astr. ) the figure of a man's body on the limbs of which are shown the various asterisms. — mAlA 1 a group of stars. 2 a necklace of twentyseven pearls. 3 the table of the asterisms in the moon's path. 4 a kind of neck-ornament of elephants; anaMgavAraRaSironakzatramAlAyamAnena meKalAdAmnA K. 11. — yogaH the conjunction of the moon with the lunar mansions. — lokaH the starry region, the firmament. — vartman n. the sky. — vidyA astronomy or astrology. — vfzwiH f. shooting or falling stars. — sUcakaH a bad astrologer; ( pb ) tiTyutpattiM na jAnaMti grahARAM nEva sADanaM . paravAkyena vartaMte te vE nakzatrasUcakAH .. or aviditvEva yaH SAstraM dEvajYatvaM prapadyate . sa paMktidUzakaH pApo jYeyo nakzatrasUcakaH .. Bṛ. S. 2. 17 , 18.